3-2-1: On bottlenecks, losing track of time, and confident humility

“When you lose track of time, you are either living your best life or wasting it.”

“Time spent working hard is often better spent identifying where the bottleneck is located.

Working hard on the wrong thing leads to frustration, not progress.”

Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius on taking action:

“Remember how long you’ve been putting this off, how many extensions the gods gave you, and you didn’t use them.”

“3 things that help habits stick:

1) Repetition. Habits form based on frequency, not time.

2) Stable context. If the context is always changing, so is the behavior. You need a reliable environment.

3) Positive emotions. If it feels good, you’ll want to repeat it.”

Writer Ralph Marston on the power of confident humility :

“Whatever you’re doing, a sense of superiority will make you worse at it. Humility, on the other hand, will make you better. The moment you think you’ve got it all figured out, your progress stops. Instead, continue to advance and improve by reminding yourself how much more there will always... See more