Category: Productivity and Focus
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Would you pay someone for how you spend your time?
“One of the things you should be asking yourself when you spend an hour is, ‘well, would I have paid someone $50 to have had that hour?’ And if the answer is no, well maybe you should do something else with your time. It depends on whether or not you think your time is worthwhile.…
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For the perfectionists
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” Elbert Hubbard It’s ok to make mistakes. In fact, it’s an important part of learning and growing. A fear of mistakes could be holding us back from real progress.
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Just start
“Motivation often comes after starting, not before. Action produces momentum.” – James Clear
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Productivity vs Creativity
“If you want to become more creative, become less productive.” Neil deGrasse Tyson A new dilemma I have a dilemma. I have been thinking a lot about productivity. I feel a heavy pressure to be more productive. I want more progress on my goals, but I think much of the anxiety comes from ‘success culture’.…
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What are you tracking?
There is a famous saying by management guru Peter Drucker, “What gets measured gets managed”. So by drawing our attention and focus to key metrics, we can increase the chances of success in those areas.
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Wait ten minutes
“While we can’t control the feelings and thoughts that pop into our heads, we can control what we do with them.” – Nir Eyal
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Getting in the way
We all have things we know we ‘should’ be doing, but for whatever reason stuff just gets in the way. What is getting in the way for you? Reflection What is one thing I can do to make today a good day?
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Invisible help
“Invisible help is the help we as yet do not know we need.” David Whyte Often we need help, but for whatever reason, we are not yet ready to admit it. We think we can power on and do it all by ourselves. You know the new employee trying to prove himself but is struggling…