Luc Cheung
@luccheung
Luc Cheung
Focus on one big thing
I used to make long to-do lists and feel guilty about not completing them.
Now, I structure my to-do list as follows:
If I finish my one big thing, then my day is a success. To find it, I use this matrix:
The Eisenhower matrix
This matrix does have one flaw. From my... See more
I used to make long to-do lists and feel guilty about not completing them.
Now, I structure my to-do list as follows:
One big thing Less important thing Less important thing
If I finish my one big thing, then my day is a success. To find it, I use this matrix:
The Eisenhower matrix
This matrix does have one flaw. From my... See more
Peter Yang • 8 Tips to Manage Your Time Better to Achieve Your Goals in 2024
Be willful
A big secret is that you can bend the world to your will a surprising percentage of the time—most people don’t even try, and just accept that things are the way that they are.
People have an enormous capacity to make things happen. A combination of self-doubt, giving up too early, and not pushing hard enough prevents most people from ever... See more
A big secret is that you can bend the world to your will a surprising percentage of the time—most people don’t even try, and just accept that things are the way that they are.
People have an enormous capacity to make things happen. A combination of self-doubt, giving up too early, and not pushing hard enough prevents most people from ever... See more
Sam Altman • How to Be Successful
Finding Your Anchor Task
Doing more things does not drive faster or better results. Doing better things drives better results. Even more accurately, doing one thing as best you can drives better results.
Mastery requires focus and consistency.
I haven’t mastered the art of focus and concentration yet, but I’m working on it. One of the major... See more
Doing more things does not drive faster or better results. Doing better things drives better results. Even more accurately, doing one thing as best you can drives better results.
Mastery requires focus and consistency.
I haven’t mastered the art of focus and concentration yet, but I’m working on it. One of the major... See more
James Clear • The Myth of Multitasking: Why Fewer Priorities Leads to Better Work
Productivity and
The difference between average results and exceptional ones is what you avoid.
Be quick to say no and slow to say yes. Saying yes consumes time. Saying no creates time.
Never say yes on the spot. Always give yourself some space. Make it a rule. Tell people. That’s what Daniel Kahneman does. When he’s on the phone, he says, ‘my rule is I never say... See more
fs.blog • The Focus to Say No
Productivity and Focus
Slowness in LaunchingCompanies of all sizes have a hard time getting software done. It's
intrinsic to the medium; software is always 85% done. It takes an
effort of will to push through this and get something released to
users.
[3]Startups make all kinds of excuses for delaying their launch. Most
are equivalent to the ones people use for procrastinating... See more
intrinsic to the medium; software is always 85% done. It takes an
effort of will to push through this and get something released to
users.
[3]Startups make all kinds of excuses for delaying their launch. Most
are equivalent to the ones people use for procrastinating... See more
The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups
One of the most important principles in Silicon Valley is that "you make what you measure." It means that if you pick some number to focus on, it will tend to improve, but that you have to choose the right number, because only the one you choose will improve; another that seems conceptually adjacent might not. For example, if you're a university... See more
