Don’t Be Too Rigid

Imposing strict rules on yourself to stick to your habits can also dull your ability to follow through.

That’s what I noticed about myself when I failed to follow through my ideal morning routine this week.

Acknowledge Death

What can you do today that would make you feel ok to die tomorrow?

Not knowing how much time you have left is an advantage. The countdown will only tempt you to rush through life. And when you rush, you don’t get to enjoy the process.

How to Get Mentored

It’s pretty simple: ask for a piece of advice then apply the advice.

If the advice works, provide credit.

If it fails then follow-up with them to find out what you did wrong.

Do Your Reps

It’s the only way to get better at something.

If you’re not putting in the work, then how do you expect yourself to get better?

This logically makes sense but very stupid in “emotional” sense. Putting in the work is uncomfortable, thus, tempting you to…

What About The Master Plan?

I get criticized a lot for having a messed up plan — I do things on the fly— always changing as new information comes in.

While that’s a good skill to deal with surprises, it can be inefficient because the plans are not well thought out. I became more…

Do The “Hard” Work

But what defines “hard work”?

This was an insight I got from Seth Godin.

We, right away, consider ourselves a “hard worker” when the quantity of our output exceeds the norm.