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Motivation and effort are not enough because they are limited resources. To truly make progress on the things that matter, we need a whole new way to work and live. A way that eases life’s inevitable burdens. A way to achieve extraordinary results, without burning out.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Nothing valuable is easy
“I have never seen ordinary effort lead to extraordinary results.”
Brain Food: The Perfect Pause
High Effort: The Big Risk
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
The time for extra effort is clearly when the situation is in doubt. When neither side has a clearcut superiority. Winning the battle for sales leadership in a single year will often clinch the victory for decades to come. It takes 110 percent of rated power for a jet to get its wheels off the ground. Yet when it reaches 30,000 feet, the pilot can
... See moreJack Trout • Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind
“effort is what makes you smart or talented.”
Helen Sword • Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write
Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.