Slow Productivity
“Relentless execution without knowing what to execute is a crime.”
Steve Blank
"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
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.
What I like most about deadlines is the whistling sound they make when the pass by.
"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."
#764 Modern Wisdom Podc
“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
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
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.
Naval Ravikant • Be Too Busy to ‘Do Coffee’
“I rarely have good ideas.
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.”
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
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 more
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