productivity
It’s not that I hate people. The other best times in my life were with people. But it’s interesting how many highlights were just sitting in a room in that wonderful creative flow, free from the chatter of the world. No updates. No news. No pings. No chats. No surfing.
Silence is a great canvas for your thoughts. That vacuum helps turn all of your i
... See moreDerek Sivers • Disconnect
The dollars and hours pile up as we aim for a good life that always stays just out of reach. In moments of exhaustion we imagine simpler lives in smaller towns with more hours free for family and hobbies and ourselves. Perhaps we just live in a nightmarish arms race: if we were all to disarm, collectively, then we could all live a calmer, happier,
... See moreThe Economist • Why Do We Work So Hard?
Power-law — “A functional relationship between two quantities, where a relative change in one quantity results in a proportional relative change in the other quantity, independent of the initial size of those quantities: one quantity varies as a power of another.” (related: Pareto distribution; Pareto principle — “for many events, roughly 80% of th
... See moreGabriel Weinberg • Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Motivation often comes after starting. Find a way to start small. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion.
James Clear • The Physics of Productivity: Newton’s Laws of Getting Stuff Done
eliminate the opposing forces. Simplify your life, learn how to say no, change your environment, reduce the number of responsibilities that you take on, and otherwise eliminate the forces that are holding you back.
James Clear • The Physics of Productivity: Newton’s Laws of Getting Stuff Done
Third rule of productivity
Because only you can decide what will make you happy.
Jeff Haden • Tim Ferriss Is No Longer Living the Tim Ferriss Lifestyle. Neither Should You
Newton’s Laws of Productivity
Newton’s laws of motion reveal insights that tell you pretty much everything you need to know about how to be productive.
- Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than 2 minutes.
- It’s not just about working hard, it ’s also about working on the right things. You have a limited amount of f
James Clear • The Physics of Productivity: Newton’s Laws of Getting Stuff Done
One possibility is that we have all got stuck on a treadmill. Technology and globalisation mean that an increasing number of good jobs are winner-take-most competitions. Banks and law firms amass extraordinary financial returns, directors and partners within those firms make colossal salaries, and the route to those coveted positions lies through y
... See moreThe Economist • Why Do We Work So Hard?
Burnout, as it is defined, is not a medical condition — it’s “a manifestation of chronic unmitigated stress,”