Paul Sturrock
@psturrock
Founder climb.works
Paul Sturrock
nichenavigation.substack.com
Anne-Laure Le Cunff (@neuranne)
Many people think productivity is about getting work done. But it’s not. Instead, it’s about making intentional progress. Sometimes that means taking a break, making time for thinking, exploring ideas, chatting with a friend.
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Most goals are rooted in an external result that’s not in your control. Writing a book is not the goal most people have. No, their goal is hitting a bestseller list. Only you determine whether you write a book or not, but the bestseller list? That’s up to the New York Times. Winning a Grammy? That’s up for the Recording Academy. A Nobel Prize? That... See more
Most people start the year with goals—lose 20 pounds, write a book, learn a language. But goals are just finish lines—they’re about achieving something specific, often external, and usually out of your control. A better approach is to focus on the process: the daily work and the practices that will move you forward, regardless of the outcome. As
Philosopher and writer Friedrich Nietzsche on enjoying the process:
"The end of a melody is not its goal."
"The end of a melody is not its goal."
3-2-1: On savoring your victories, being adaptable, and doing things cheaper, faster, and better
... See more“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To hims
This ties directly to Phil Knight’s quote about making work like play in Shoe Dog
the science of business is scaling, and the art of business is things that don’t scale
Scott Belsky • The Wild Future of Commerce & The Rise of Conformative Software
