Project Management
When you’re stuck, ask yourself: what’s the simplest, worst version of this I can whip out in 15 minutes?
• Free-flow shitty first draft of a blog post
• 5-slide presentation with no design flourish
• Messy project mindmap in your notebook
Put a timer on and give it a try :)
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” - Marcus Aurelius
It bears repeating: Being productive is not a path to fulfilment. Your productivity is not your self-worth. You can live a great life with zero ‘productive’ output. Do work that gives you an intrinsic sense of satisfaction, not as a stepping stone to happiness.
“When momentum is on your side, people focus on your strengths and forgive your weaknesses. When the momentum stops, they scrutinize the whole thing.” – Packy McCormick
Collaborative Fund • Smart Words From Smart People
Thinking is fundamentally done alone
Lilly Chen • How Brainstory follows management principles
"When we focus on linear goals in a non linear world the only result is being overwhelmed and burnout. " #sxsw2025@neuranne
X. It’s what’s happening
"I frequently worry that being productive is the surest way to lull ourselves into a trance of passivity and busyness the greatest distraction from living, as we coast through our lives day after day, showing up for our obligations but being absent from our selves, mistaking the doing for the being." — Maria Popova
What made the hours pass like minutes when you were a child? Herein lies the key to your earthly pursuits.” — Carl Jung
Another reason why persistence is so important is because the greatest ambitions often mean nothing if you try to cash in midway. If Columbus had turned his boats around halfway through the Atlantic, he wouldn’t have half a day named after him — he’d be forgotten by history. Though his journey required skillful sailing, his decisive edge was optimi
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