“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” – Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism We live in a world where speed and quantity dominates. Bigger, faster, better, stronger is the motto that a lot of people shoot for, but many tend to spend more time on getting faster so that they can build […]
Today I turned forty. I don’t feel all that different, but I know that who I am now is the sum of all the years I’v spent on this planet. That sum isn’t made up of the moments on their own, but in a large part how I spent those moments. I’ve taken some time
We all get stuck. Sometimes using apps like Unstuck help this “state of stuck” last only for a short while. Sometimes meditation and exercise works. Sometimes asking yourself “What’s the next action?” does the trick. And sometimes none of that stuff works. The Horizons of Focus So what do you do when you really can’t
Being productive doesn’t seem like it has much to do with philosophy, and sometimes philosophy seems like the opposite of productivity. Sitting around and debating arcane positions instead of getting up and getting work done are opposed in almost every regard. But with The Obstacle is The Way, author Ryan Holiday has written a book
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My wife and I watched the film “I Don’t Know How She Does It” (based on the book of the same name) earlier this week. It wasn’t exactly a great movie, but some of the messages in it have been swirling around in my head for the past couple of days. In the film, Kate
“David Allen says that if you are not doing your weekly review, you are not doing GTD.” – Leo Babauta, Zen Habits Even though Leo Babauta (like me) doesn’t dive into GTD all that much anymore, he does offer the above quote that is incredibly valuable when it comes to adopting the systematic approach to
3 Things is a regular series that highlights three things you can do to overcome a challenge, enhance your productivity, and improve other aspects of your work and life. I’m a father. It’s the most important job that I have, and it’s one I enjoy more than any other. Sure, there are parts of the
Todoist has been my task manager of choice for a few months now, and while I still find that I’m missing some features that would make it even better (URL schemes, Start Dates, etc.), I still find that it has a lot to offer that many task managers out there don’t. But perhaps the thing that I’ve found most appealing is the ability to use multiple labels for a task.
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