Slow Productivity
"Doing things that shouldn't be done in the first place faster and cheaper does not in my view constitute progress."
Kevin Gray
What I like most about deadlines is the whistling sound they make when the pass by.
Naval Ravikant • Be Too Busy to ‘Do Coffee’
“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 more"There are a million opportunities. Things to say 'no' to, that you would've begged to have the opportunity to say 'yes' to only two years ago. So you're permanently readjusting the sensitivity on what constitutes a ‘hell yeah’. What you would have begged for yesterday is something you now need to learn to say 'no' to today."
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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 more
Superhuman
To overcome this limitation, I think about one topic (like habits) for an unreasonable amount of time. Then, I revise, revise, revise until only the best stuff remains. It’s slow, but it works.
You can either be a genius or you can be patient.”
jamesclear.com • 3-2-1: On attracting luck, taking risks, and the ineffectiveness of anger | James Clear
Many founders, out of their fear of things slowing down, are missing the opportunities that [slowing down] affords them.
Amy Buechler, Founder Coach at YC