What Problem Should You Be Working on Now?
Do I need to spend more time searching for better information or do I need to spend more time acting on the information I already have? Is the bottleneck strategy or execution?
3-2-1: Two ways to develop great ideas, a rule for life, and contentment
Johanna often asks me a question that helps when I’m lost like this. She says, quite simply, “What is the problem you should be working on now?”
It sounds too simple to work. But when I’m in my office and ask myself the question, I nearly always realize I’m working on the wrong thing. And if I ask it again half an hour later, guess if I haven’t... See more
It sounds too simple to work. But when I’m in my office and ask myself the question, I nearly always realize I’m working on the wrong thing. And if I ask it again half an hour later, guess if I haven’t... See more
“The key is to keep asking yourself the same question, again and again and again: this is your life—what do you want to pay attention to?”— Catherine PriceFound in Susan Cain’s Quiet Journal