Slow Productivity
by Johann Van Tonder · updated 11d ago
Slow Productivity
- **Enjoy the Journey**
- Enjoy the journey itself, not just the destination.
- Success is a starting point, not an end point.
Snipped from Creator Science - #224: I cannot emphasize this enough [Voice Memo].
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... See moreJohann Van Tonder added 11d ago
"Doing things that shouldn't be done in the first place faster and cheaper does not in my view constitute progress."
Kevin Gray
Johann Van Tonder added 11d ago
What I like most about deadlines is the whistling sound they make when the pass by.
Johann Van Tonder added 2mo ago
- There are two types of driven people. Those who want to get it done. And those who want to get it right. All people who want to get it right want to get it done. Almost nobody who wants to get it done wants to get it right.
Johann Van Tonder added 4mo ago
“Relentless execution without knowing what to execute is a crime.”
Steve Blank
Johann Van Tonder added 5mo ago
“if I have to work, I find it preferable (and less painful) to work intensely for very short hours, then do nothing for the rest of the time assuming doing nothing is really doing nothing), until I recover completely and look forward to a repetition, rather than being subjected to the tedium of Japanese style low-intensity interminable office hours
... See moreJohann Van Tonder added 7mo ago
- Productivity is not drudgery and chores. It’s your ability to take a vision in your head and manifest it in the real world.
Productivity is also not about working harder and longer. It’s about working more efficiently, which means minimizing waste. Think wasted time, effort, energy, or potential.
Productivity is not some random hacks and silver bulle... See morefrom Superhuman
Johann Van Tonder added 7mo ago
- "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
Johann Van Tonder added 8mo ago
- “If you don’t save a bit of your time for you, now, out of every week,” as she puts it, “there is no moment in the future when you’ll magically be done with everything and have loads of free time.” This is the same insight embodied in two venerable pieces of time management advice: to work on your most important project for the first hour of each d... See more
from Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Johann Van Tonder added 8mo ago
- A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to do great things in this world. If you want to do great things—whether you’re a musician or entrepreneur or investor—you need free time and a free mind.
from Be Too Busy to ‘Do Coffee’ by Naval Ravikant
Johann Van Tonder added 8mo ago