Tag: idea

• February 5, 2022

  Capitalise on the energy of big ideas

  So the trick is, when you have the idea, capture it. Don’t lose it. Carry a notebook, keep a digital notebook on your phone, or even talk about it with someone nearby—anything to not let that precious idea slip away.
• May 4, 2021

  Who is in control?

  “How many of our demands could be reduced if we put some energy into prioritizing, organizing, and streamlining the routines that now fritter away our attention?” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Are you controlling your smartphone, or is it controlling you? The days seem to be getting longer and blending into one. It’s hard to maintain a focus…
• January 15, 2021

  New Year routines – revisiting the idea of managing energy, not time

  “Managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance and personal renewal.” Loehr & Schwartz, The Power of Full Engagement I had high aspirations for the Christmas and New Year break. In the lead up to the break, I had been busy doing some freelance contract work in finance (the career I am gradually…
• September 26, 2020

  React to judgments not events

  “If any external thing causes you distress, it is not the thing itself that troubles you, but your own judgment about it. And this you have the power to eliminate now.” Marcus Aurelius The stoics are the most practical practical of philosophers. Even though it was written almost 2,000 years ago, Marcus Aurelius’ book Meditations…