Why is it that only a few people can stay laser focused, energized, productive and can adequately accomplish their objectives of well being, bliss and riches?
All life means progress. Stagnation is death. Our life is either a halt, or a pressing forward…
By Aurelija Urbonaviciute
This was so helpful! I feel like I’ve intuitively taken a lot of care to protect the things that give me energy and avoid those that drain my energy, but I never put words to it. I think that having this concept will allow me to be more intentional about the decisions that I make with my time, relationships, pastimes, etc. Thank you!!
Sure. That would be things like working out together with family or friends. For example, I like to go hiking. I go with my wife and sometimes friends. I’m doing three things, getting exercise, enjoying the peaceful scenery, and spending time with loved ones. Also, when you workout with family or friends you usually do more than if you were alone.
Cultivate your focus. Here’s how:
A few things came together for me over the last several weeks.
“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” — Dalai Lama
Think “investing” not “spending”
I wonder how many ways I can bend my finger. Or how many strands of hair I have on my head. Maybe I should start counting.
Staring at the blank document on my laptop, I let my mind wander without restraint. Despite my numerous efforts, I cannot put any words on the page. My mind…
You don’t have to wake up really early to be successful.
“Come on, come on… Turn green already!”
I gripped the steering wheel tightly as if I could somehow affect the timing of traffic lights through sheer force. The line of brake lights in front of me stretched on for what seemed like a…
This post is a gentle recap of what we’ve already sent to the 3,909 subscribers of the Plainflow Digested Week.
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My biggest insight of the year. Or as they say their “north star”. Knowing your One Thing to optimize for makes everything else make sense.
The knowledge of the community is infinitely…
November 2, 2017
My brain has many bugs and limitations. But by far the most limiting is my inability to comprehend the existence of other people. I mean, I know you’re there. And I know that your world, to you, is as big as mine is to me. But I…
Productivity requires organization skills and even a change of personal habits. Getting…
You have got to teach me 23 smart ways of getting Claps like a boss.
Well well well, the last blog post. Can’t say I’m not relieved. That would be a lie. I’m pretty content with the content of the last 3/4 weeks. It’s been a solid learning experience and I’ve even managed to get a few followers and ‘claps’ (no, not the disease…
How do good ideas become reality? Solutions to complex problems do not come…
Information overload is something that is becoming prevalent in our society. People my age consume information at almost every second of the day. We go to class, we consume information. We get on our phones, we consume information. We watch TV, we consume information. It’s almost a seemingly…
I wish these eight things on everyone.
I have been fascinated by personal development for around 10 years now. I distinctly remember it starting with articles written by Steve Pavlina.
Steve covered everything from building passive income streams, working out, eating raw food and…
A while back I posted a sort of creative writing post about mechanical keyboards, found here.
I mentioned in that post that I would be doing a legit post about mechanical keyboards…
This is a series on the steps I’m taking to conquer my monkey mind. This “blog” is for me first and…
We humans are creatures of habit. We always want to do things which are good for our…
Do you struggle with feeling satisfied at the end of your day’s work? I know I do. There’s always so much more to do than I’ve done and quite often, my to-do list isn’t any lighter at 6pm than when I started the…
I hate the excuse “I don’t have time.” There is always time.
We just do not always *make* the time for things because we have other priorities. I think this nuanced self awareness is super important, as we often lie to ourselves that we do not have enough time for…
Getting your heart rate up in moments of low energy will give you a good burst of energy to be productive or alert.
I spend a majority of my waking hours dwelling on the T-word. Technology. It’s been a lifelong…
No matter the field, it’s the people that make or break companies. Yet historically, HR has been treated as an administrative cost center rather than a strategic department that drives productivity and value.
Starting the day with the right foot is not coincidental — it is basically the state you’re in in the morning and that state CAN be influenced. I know how it feels to be lazy and unfocused in the morning — now I urge myself to explore the opposite: being energetic and…
There are articles all over the Internet touting the benefits of using a virtual assistant. For business owners who want to focus on the big rocks, delegating work to an assistant saves time and energy that’s better spent on building a business.
I’m a sucker for time management and efficiency. Not the type of time management that has me breaking my day down minute-by-minute, but rather into small manageable chunks. (Minute-by-minute has it’s own efficiency problems!) Wasting time…
Accidental managers are a contributing factor in the UK’s low productivity. An ‘accidental manager’ is…
The first step is to equip yourself with what I’ve dubbed the Five Point Approach.
I write a lot of emails. Some are FYIs only, some include action items, and some are important to the recipient. In the years of emailing, I found using certain keywords and phrases in an email subject line helps tremendously when I want my email opened.
Thank you, Artem.
As a new user to Stack Overflow, I will keep these points in my mind as I try to become part of its amazing community.
A friend asked me about this and it gave birth to this post.
There are most definitely benefits to our niggling friend stress but today we will quickly go over what I am currently doing or done to mitigate mine.
Procrastination in most cases is a result of 3 psychological triggers. The good news is that you can overcome these triggers with 3 simple mind hacks I’m about to share with you here in this post.
This article was originally published at jasondrewelow.com on November 1, 2017.
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If you are an addicted user of Quora, you must came across with the questions what are X habits which can change my life and waking up in morning is always one of them. Same on Medium, people give advice to wake up early and bring amazing results in daily life.
Or as I like to call them, three strikes!
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Great Article :)
I like the take the accountability portion to a bit of an extreme end. I’ll use stickk.com to set up bets against myself, so if I don’t complete my goal then my money will be donated to charities I don’t like.
Years may have passed since your college days. You may, therefore, be somewhat out of shape where it comes to your level of academic fitness. If you’re planning to sit for the Series 57, you stand to benefit by paying attention to where, when and how you study…
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