The title may seem daunting, but the idea behind it is simple: You must set yourself up in advance so that you can keep yourself from simply going through the motions every day — which is really what you’re doing if you’re using a simple to-do list. I call this building An Achievement Structure. In order to really achieve, you need to spend some time working on your approach and structure well before you… Continue reading
The Speed of Right
"Slow and steady wins the race.” – The Tortoise and The Hare In our quest to get things done, we can find ourselves moving too fast. When that happens we run the risk of missing key components of task completion,… Continue reading
The One Piece of Time Management Advice That You Should Definitely Follow
I’ve been studying personal productivity and time management for years now and there’s one question that comes up often. “What’s one piece of productivity and time management advice that you would give to everyone?” I love to talk about this… Continue reading
Don’t Worry About It
“Don’t worry about it.” I hate this phrase. Hearing this phrase does the exact opposite of its intent. It creates worry for me. I find that worry is a waste of time. I'm with Travis Bradberry on this. He said… Continue reading
The Sound of Sixty Seconds
During the workshops and talks I deliver I'll often ask the attendees (or audience) to do absolutely nothing for an entire minute. I time that minute and to this day I still get fidgety at around the forty second mark.… Continue reading
Where Your Time Can Go
I’ve been spending a lot of time watching Highway to Heaven for the past couple of months. I’m not a particularly religious person but the show offers some strong messages that I think are valuable and we need to hear.… Continue reading
Do Look Back
I'm a big fan of Henry David Thoreau's insights and writing. There's not much that he says that I don't agree with. But there is one quotation that is attributed to him that I do take a bit of an… Continue reading
Deep Work Doesn’t Have to Be Done in Solitude
I'm a big fan of Cal Newport's writing and his books, especially his book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. We've had several conversations about his working (and living) habits — he’s been a guest on… Continue reading
The One Degree Difference
I had eye surgery only days before writing this piece. It wasn't a laser surgery designed to improve my eyesight, like so many of these surgeries are. Instead it was a surgery designed to prevent me from making my eyesight… Continue reading
How to Wake Up a Sleepwalking Mind
Spoiler Alert: This is not a piece about meditation. The framing I am thinking about when I use the term "sleepwalking mind" is the idea that a mind that is walking in its sleep is less likely to make… Continue reading
The Potential of a Fresh Start
There's something about starting something with a clean slate. The ability to have a fresh start shows up more often than we realize each day. When we wake up in the morning, that's a fresh start. When we come back… Continue reading
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