The Evergreens
reminders for myself
The Evergreens
Keep in touch, and always send a thank you note
Networking is a necessary — and misunderstood — skill. Here’s how to hone it.
you almost certainly can't consistently do the kind of work that demands serious mental focus for more than about three or four hours a day.
Oliver Burkeman • The three-or-four-hours rule for getting creative work done
Beware: learning more is a smart person’s favorite form of procrastination.
Procrastination is sexy
Near the end of December, I open my email or pick up a pen, and I begin composing thank-you notes. The messages are usually just a few sentences long: I recap my interactions with the recipient that year, put my finger on what I appreciated, and say I’m grateful. But when I consider whom to thank, I realize the list could go on and on. I try to thi... See more
The Surprisingly Profound Power of Thank-You Notes
“You are never too old to be what you might’ve been.” - Mary Ann Evans (aka George Eliot)
“The fast way is the slow way because the slow way is the only way”
– Steven Bartlett
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”
— William G.T. Shedd
Build Your Fire
I used to think that most of my early 20s was “wasted time” because I did nothing productive outside of my career. However, looking back now I realized that I was consuming information that would eventually help with this blog. The information you consume will likely one day provide you with some benefit, you just don’t know where y... See more
I used to think that most of my early 20s was “wasted time” because I did nothing productive outside of my career. However, looking back now I realized that I was consuming information that would eventually help with this blog. The information you consume will likely one day provide you with some benefit, you just don’t know where y... See more