Productivity
When you wait, you lose momentum. And momentum is incredibly powerful because when you’re inspired, you act—and you do it with enthusiasm.
Erifili Gounari • literally just do things
Vincent Van Gogh on the accumulation of small things:
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. The trick is to focus on the first small thing. Starting small is still starting, and small beginnings often lead to extraordinary endings.”
"Each day, spend some time on two things:
working toward something that will pay off years from now
appreciating something that is happening right now"
-James Clear
A lion is fully capable of capturing, killing, and eating a field mouse.
But it turns out that the energy required to do so exceeds the caloric content of the mouse itself. So a lion that spent its day hunting and eating field mice would slowly starve to death.
A lion can’t live on field mice. A lion needs antelope. Antelope are big animals. They
... See moreMost people’s mental models of energy are flawed: they think there’s a ‘tank’ of energy that gets depleted as you spend it. This may be roughly true for physical energy, but mental energy is different: spending mental energy on things that you consider productive or important gives you more mental energy for other things: a positive feedback loop.
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Let’s be clear, I believe in hard work. Nothing meaningful gets built without it.
But there’s a difference between hard work and working hard .
Hard work is about focus. About using your time with intent, cutting the noise, doing what actually moves the needle. It’s not about waking up early just to drown in Slack and back-to-backs until your brain... See more
But there’s a difference between hard work and working hard .
Hard work is about focus. About using your time with intent, cutting the noise, doing what actually moves the needle. It’s not about waking up early just to drown in Slack and back-to-backs until your brain... See more
The Summer Reset - Part 1
Here's the key point : A flywheel helps build momentum that makes it easier to maintain the system.
In order for a flywheel to be effective, it must meet 3 criteria:
In order for a flywheel to be effective, it must meet 3 criteria:
- Activities must flow smoothly from one phase to the next
- Each rotation is easier than the previous one
- Each rotation produces more than the previous one.