Productivity
The Imperfectionist: How to get out of a rut
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"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 moreLearning to finish is a skill in itself...being able to push through the boring, tedious, difficult (yet necessary) parts to a satisfactory conclusion without quitting.
Starting is easy. Everybody does that. Finishing is hard...it is an acquired skill but one definitely worth learning.
Starting is easy. Everybody does that. Finishing is hard...it is an acquired skill but one definitely worth learning.
Celine Nguyen • Oblique Strategies for Starting a New Project
Information that is worth saving usually falls into two buckets:
- Administrative information: The daily minutiae of our lives (e.g., grocery lists, meeting notes, to-do lists)
- Creative information: Information that fuels our projects and ideas (e.g., that perfect quote for a presentation, the scientific study that inspires your next big essay, the
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
"A man is the sum of his projects"
This has been my motto for the past year.
it doesn't matter if you're building rockets to go to mars or building model trains in the basement.
man is happiest when fully engaged in a project.... See more
Shaan Purix.comThe anti-productivity productivity day is a concept that I created based on an article from Marc Andreessen. Marc advocates not sticking to a schedule for a whole year. Pick whatever you feel like working on when you wake up, and go work on it.
While that’s difficult to do for a whole year, it’s quite easy to do for one day. I like to schedule at... See more
While that’s difficult to do for a whole year, it’s quite easy to do for one day. I like to schedule at... See more
Taylor Pearson • 4 Ways to Find the Work Only You Can Do
Enter the 1–3–5 rule.
The 1–3–5 rule is a task management strategy that is all about prioritization and focus. It involves choosing one big, three medium, and five small tasks to try and knock out each day.
The 1–3–5 rule is a task management strategy that is all about prioritization and focus. It involves choosing one big, three medium, and five small tasks to try and knock out each day.