🌳 intuitive productivity

“Creativity requires connecting the dots, and connecting the dots requires allowing time for my subconscious to consolidate my ideas and make associations. This means that, from time to time, I need to just stare out the window... This doesn’t feel productive, even though it is.” Ozan Varol

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A clever way to balance this stress is to pair each major work project with a corresponding rest project. The idea is simple: after putting aside time on your calendar for a major work project, schedule in the days or weeks immediately following it time to pursue something leisurely and unrelated to your work.

Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

”It’s normal for me to take 2 days to read my emails and 2 more days to reflect on the matter and respond calmly. The culture of immediacy and the constant fragmentation of time are not very compatible with the kind of life I lead” - Lucy Hunt

But over my two decades of experience, I have found that slowly curating and cultivating a smaller, highly engaged audience who are invested in their journey leads to greater satisfaction (and long-term profitability).

André Chaperon

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

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The greatest discovery of the 21st century will be the discovery that Man was not meant to live at the speed of light.” – Marshall McLuhan

No overt “free webinar” pitches, no over-engineered urgency, no fake scarcity, or any other signals of coercion that are impossible to miss.

André Chaperon • Part II: “Open World” Marketing

Moderation. Being present. Knowing your limits. This is the key. This takes just as much discipline as pushing yourself hard.

Ryan Holiday • The Real Cost Of Working Too Hard For Too Long

"We waste years by not wanting to waste hours" - Amos Tversky