Mike "Bagel"
@bagelpuc
Small Business Counselor, Podcaster, Writer, Connector
Mike "Bagel"
liveyourvalues.co
The slow productivity mindset, by contrast, finds advantages to a more languid pace. Frequent cold starts can inject more creativity into your efforts, an effect Miranda seems to have leveraged in the uneven but insistent improvement of In the Heights. It also allowed him to explore and develop as both a creative and a human being. College
... See moreCal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what. That's one of my favorite things to say. So what.”
― Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
Don't shy away from seeking feedback from those who know you well. Sometimes, external perspectives can highlight aspects of your why that you might not see.
Veronica Joce • What Drives You Towards Your Desired Reality?
This sudden interest in workplace experimentation is both welcome and needed, as much about how we work in the knowledge sector today is ossified into tradition and conventions, some of which are arbitrary and some of which are borrowed from different, older types of work. The proposals making waves at the moment, however, feel somehow insufficient
... See moreCal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Wonderful analogy
"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught."
—Baba Dioum
Best mental reset I’ve learned:
If your mind is loud — Write.
If your mind is empty — Read.
If your mind is racing — Walk.
If your mind is tired — Sleep.
If your mind is sharp — Build.
Most problems are just mismatched energy. Get the inputs right, the rest follows.
This occurs often with professional service people—coaches, wealth managers, executive assistants. There’s a funny phrase you hear when something is working. “Haha, this is like therapy.” Meaning: oh, it’s weird that we’re talking about feelings. But it shouldn’t be. Emotions are the substance of motivation, and so, if you’re trying to get people
... See more