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Michael Rapadas
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Sep 14, 2020

Craft Your Legend

You are the writer, director, and main character of the greatest work you’ll ever be a part of. — You define success. You choose the routes you take. Set yourself up for victory. There are other ways to your goal. Don’t be afraid to explore different paths to outcomes. Also, outcomes can change as you proceed. Try and fail. Really fail. Force yourself to explore different routes to gain…

Life

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Craft Your Legend
Craft Your Legend
Life

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Sep 2, 2020

A Recipe for Purpose-Driven Focus

Stop suffocating in your own learning sandbox. — Getting things done isn’t as rewarding as it used to be. You have access to the world’s information at your fingertips. You can become anything you want to by learning anything online. But there’s too much data. You’ll never cover it all. Infomania leads to endless, fruitless productivity. You’re not…

Productivity

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A Recipe for Purpose-Driven Focus
A Recipe for Purpose-Driven Focus
Productivity

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Aug 21, 2020

A Cure for Cabin Fever

Drop a pin. Go there. — Repeat a routine often enough and boredom will slowly rot you from the inside. Each day blends into the next. Boredom starts to hurt. This is cabin fever. Boredom builds. Since COVID-19 lockdowns, I’ve had weekly cabin fever spikes. I’m not alone. Working from home without a strategy? You’re getting it too. …

Psychology

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A Cure for Cabin Fever
A Cure for Cabin Fever
Psychology

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Aug 6, 2020

My First Week of Anti-Productivity

I am always looking to boost my productivity throughput. I’d consider myself the perfect target market for self-help books, productivity hacks, even questionable Instagram ads for a hat that claims to improve focus. …

Productivity

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My First Week of Anti-Productivity
My First Week of Anti-Productivity
Productivity

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Jul 26, 2020

Stop being a shitty fortune teller in the morning.

Good morning, it’s a new day. You lay cozy in bed, disoriented, quickly trying to find your bearings. What time is it? What day is it today? What do I have to do? Thoughts flood your mind, attempting to predict the day ahead. Will today be a good day or…

Wake Up

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Stop being a shitty fortune teller in the morning.
Stop being a shitty fortune teller in the morning.
Wake Up

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Jul 24, 2020

Mental Models are like Shoes (initial brainstorm)

There’s plenty to choose from. Trends come and go. Past styles can make comebacks. Timeless styles stick around and tend to be compatible with many different outfits. There’s a lot of similarities, if not exact duplicates from different brands. (unoriginal, copies) Most wear down over time. The durable ones last forever. Shoes don’t get you places unless you wear them. You have to move yourself towards where you want to go.

Wip

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Mental Models are like Shoes (initial brainstorm)
Mental Models are like Shoes (initial brainstorm)
Wip

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Jul 23, 2020

Become a SpaceTime Gardener to Cultivate Flow

Distractions fuck with your flow unless you manage them. The underlying issue is that we allow distractions into our precious “focus spacetime”. Little by little, we unknowingly develop terrible habits for cultivating regular flow states. …

Flow

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Become a SpaceTime Gardener to Cultivate Flow
Become a SpaceTime Gardener to Cultivate Flow
Flow

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Jul 22, 2020

Exploit the Hard Days and Build Trust

You’ve been so good all week. You haven’t broken your streak yet. In fact, you’ve caught a wave of momentum for the past few days. But today is different. You don’t have the confidence you felt yesterday. There’s doubt. Not just a small tinge of it; it’s enough to convince…

Habit Building

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Exploit the Hard Days and Build Trust
Exploit the Hard Days and Build Trust
Habit Building

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Michael Rapadas

Michael Rapadas

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Software Engineer, entrepreneur, writer, and overall creative guy.

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