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Why no productivity hack will solve your overwhelm
In this day and age it is normal to feel overwhelmed by information overload, multitasking, and extreme time management. “Urgent” items inundate our daily to-do lists. It isn’t uncommon to spend hours putting out the fires that masquerade as important issues—hours that could have been spent developing long-term solutions to truly important problems
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The fundamental change we need is a shift from a feeling- centered approach to decisions to a purpose- centered approach. The question isn’t “What do I feel like doing?” but, rather, “what needs to be done?” All the time management systems in the world won’t really help us very much until we’ve developed the capacity to make decisions based on purp
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But these top-down, willpower-heavy systems sucked the joy from everything , even the theoretically thrilling bits, leaving no room for spontaneity, or the rhythms of inspiration, or my shifting moods.
The Imperfectionist: The right dose of self-discipline
development books, listened to podcasts, or participated in coaching or therapy just to end up right back where you started? No amount of willpower can unlock this dilemma for you. Our “hustle until you die” culture that applauds those who work themselves into an early grave would peg you as weak-minded. They would say, “You’re just making excuses!
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