STEP 2 — BIG ROCKS AND THE NOTHING - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
If you try to find time for your most valued activities by first dealing with all the other important demands on your time, in the hope that there’ll be some left over at the end, you’ll be disappointed. So if a certain activity really matters to you – a creative project, say, though it could just as easily be nurturing a relationship, or activism
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
How can we force ourselves to reject the offers that we don’t realistically have time for? My favourite idea comes from the writer and musician Derek Sivers, which he calls ‘hell yeah or no’. His advice is as follows: when you find yourself weighing up whether to take on a new project or commitment, you’ve got two options – either ‘hell yeah’ or ‘n
... See moreAli Abdaal • Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
Say no to the next invitation or pointless office meeting, no to the next party or social event that keeps you up late, and no to the next anything that doesn’t align with the highest and best use of your time. I’m not recommending that you quit your job, totally avoid your friends and family, and strive to do as little as possible. However, that’s
... See moreJeff Sanders • The 5 A.M. Miracle
the more you say no to the things that don’t matter, the more you can say yes to the things that do.