Traction vs. Distraction
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Which Way Are You Being Pulled?

Nir Eyal wrote the playbook that pretty much all of the major tech companies use to create their super-compelling (addictive/Irresistible?) web sites, apps, etc. The book is called Hooked. Then… A funny thing happened. Nir found himself hooked to the very technology he helped create. So… He wrote an...

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Do It with Dignity, a Defined Anchor and Strong Determination Then Do It Again

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And One-Pointedness

The other day I was flipping through a jumbo, 3-inch wide, 3-ring binder of my very first 100 PhilosophersNotes. I have those Notes organized in that binder by tabs with these categories: “Old-School Classics” + “20th Century Classics” + “Modern Classics” + “Positive Psychology” + “Abun...

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A Close Relative of Flow Junkies

Yesterday afternoon I was having my last meal of the day at 3:15pm (go glymph!!) before my 3:30 physical therapy appointment with the wonderful Dr. Julie. I was looking at the mountain and reflecting on how good I felt after a day filled with 4.75 hours of Deep Work Flow. Then I smiled as I thought about...

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And the Spotlight of Your Attention

Have you ever heard about the Invisible Gorilla? Insert1: Spoiler alert coming for those who haven’t heard of it yet! Insert2: Watch this quick little video if you don’t know what I’m talking about and/or would like a refresher. Insert3: Stop reading/press pause if you want to get the full effect. ...

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Remove the Distraction-Asteroids from Your Life

Wrapping up our fun tour through the brilliant life-design system called “Make Time” created by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky, let’s talk about what they call “time craters.” “Time craters”? Yep. They tell us that when one of them was a kid, they went on a family vacation to Arizona where th...

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4 Steps: Highlight + Laser + Energize + Reflect

Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky is a great book. It falls into the “Alexandra Amazon-ed it and I immediately swiped it and read it” category along many other books including, most recently, The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins. Jake and John (he goes by JZ in the book) met at Google Ventures wh...

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← Aka How Twyla and I Read a Book

In our last +1, we talked about Twyla Tharp’s thoughts on reading and thinking. Recall her comment that: “If I stopped reading, I’d stop thinking. It’s that simple.” (Amen!) Today I’d like to talk about HOW she reads. I really like her perspective because it’s pretty much EXACTLY how I read...

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Mirror Mirror in My Brain (and in Yours!)

In our last +1, we had fun taking the first step in building our Agency. Pop quiz: Do you recall what that step was? (And, MUCH more importantly: Did you take a little action to Optimize?) Recap: According to Paul Napper and Anthony Rao, the first thing we need to do if we want to cultivate our ability t...

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Control Stimuli (Or Else!)

In our last several +1s, we’ve been talking about The Power of Agency. In our next few +1s, we’re going to talk about the Top 3 ways Paul Napper and Anthony Rao tell us we can build our agency such that we can eat all those challenges like the energy bars they’re meant to be—fueling us as we Opti...

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On What Will You Shine Yours?

In our last +1, we did some severe pruning with Steve Chandler and Ralph Waldo Emerson. (How’d that go for you? More specifically: What went for you? 🤓) Today we’re going to spend some more time doing creative gardening with Steve. Now, as we discussed in our +1 on our radish farm (oops!), I’m n...

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Severe Pruning
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Need To Do Any?

Steve Chandler has a new book called CREATOR. It’s awesome. I particularly loved one of the passages in which he shared some Ralph Waldo Emerson wisdom we put to good use years ago when we were working together one-on-one. Here it is: “Ralph Waldo Emerson said, ‘As the gardener, by severe pruning, ...

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Easy as 1, 2, 3

In our last +1, we had fun tweaking James Clear’s 4 Laws of Behavior Change as we applied The 3 Laws of Creating a Great Habit. Pop quiz!! a) You remember the 3 Laws? And… More importantly: b) Did you do the theoretical work of dropping your habit into that model? And… MOST importantly: c) Did you ...

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Easy as 1, 2, 3

In our last +1, we took a quick look at James Clear’s “4 Laws of Behavior Change.” I promised to help apply those laws to building a good habit and breaking a bad habit. We’ll build the good one today and break the bad one tomorrow. First, I want to simplify the four laws into three—leaning bac...

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100% On + 100% Off <- Repeat

In our last +1, we talked about how the Peak Performance guys recommend we craft our optimal work-to-rest ratio. Pop quiz: You recall the ratio? Pop answer: 50 to 90 minutes ON. 7 to 20 minutes OFF. Making nice rhythmic waves… (More importantly: You practice it yesterday?) Today, as promised, I want to...

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