Start Again
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And Again and Again and Again…

In our last +1, we talked about the renowned Vipassana meditation teacher S.N. Goenka and his mantra: “Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you’re bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.” Goenka had another mantra t...

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Parkinson’s Law + 80/20 Principle
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= Productivity Magic

Continuing our theme of how to Optimize our productivity, let’s talk about an Idea from Tm Ferris. In The 4-Hour Workweek, Tim combines two concepts to create some magic. I just so happened to be a micro-case study in the power of this approach today and thought it would be a good ti...

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Stay in the Zone - Keep Hammering

Lanny Bassham won a gold medal in rifle shooting. We’ve talked about him and his wisdom from With Winning in Mind a number of times. ...

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Hint: Get Rid of Your Other ADD (Addiction to Digital Devices)

In our last +1, we talked about single-mindedly focusing. Today we’ll talk about its opposite: “continuous partial attention.” First, note: As we’ve discussed, having the ability to shine the spotlight of our attention is pretty much the secret sauce of awesome. And… Yet...

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What’s Important? Start. Finish. (Repeat.)

Here’s another Big Idea from Brian Tracy that you’ll find echoed among all the great productivity gurus. I love how Brian puts it so here we go: “Once you have thought through your work and decided on your most valuable task, you must discipline yourself to start it immediately and st...

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Fear & Expectations
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How to Move from Fear to Excitement

Quick pop quiz: Are you afraid of something these days? Pause for a moment and identify one thing that’s kinda (or really) stressing you out. Might be work, relationships, finances. Whatever. Got it? All right. Now, I can *guarantee* you that any fear you may have is tied to a N...

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Three Steps to Clarity

In Born for This, Chris Guillebeau tells us that, according to legend, Warren Buffet once gave a struggling friend a three steps process for setting goals. Here’s the quick look. 1. Start by writing down 25 things you’d like to do in your life. 2. Circle the Top 5 goals.

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Creates a Poverty of Attention

Herbert Simon won the Nobel Prize in Economics. He was one of the early thought leaders in the field of “attention economics.” In 1971, he told us: “What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of...

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Expecto Patronum!
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How to Deal with the Dementors in Your Life

Continuing our Harry Potter theme, let’s explore how to deal with dementors in your life. Recall that dementors are big, ugly, wraith-like creatures that feed on and suck all the happiness out of you. And, if they’re feeling really feisty, they’ll give you a kiss that sucks your ...

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Carpe Momentum
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Execute the Task at Hand & High Five Mr. Mo

In our last couple +1s we created some momentum with Newton’s First Law. 🤓 Here’s another angle on the same idea. This is from Harvey Dorfman, who was one of the world’s top mental training coaches. He earned World Series rings as the mental training coach for the Oakland A’s ...

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Eliminate Distractions to Stay in Motion

In our last +1 we talked about Isaac Newton and his First Law of Motion. Recall the basics: An object at rest will stay at rest. An object in motion will stay in motion. Today I’d like to look at the fine print of that Law. Let’s dust it off and read the whole thing again. *un...

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Count How Many Times You Check Your Phone Today

Quick quiz today: Do you know how often the average American checks his or her smartphone? * Enter Jeopardy music here * Well… What’s your guess? How about every six and a half minutes. That’s 150 (!!!) times per day. Second part of the quiz: How often do YOU c...

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“It’ll Only Take a Minute”
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Yah, Right.

Here’s another gem from our Procrastination-Fighting SuperResearcher, Tim Pychyl. He tells us that one of the most dangerous things we can tell ourselves when we’re trying to get important stuff done is, “It’ll only take a minute.” “I’m just going to update my Facebook acco...

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Save Your Brain Cells for Stuff That Matters

In his classic book on Creativity, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi walks us through the science of what makes extraordinary creators so extraordinary. Of course, one of the key facets of being a truly great creator is the willingness and ability to FOCUS your attention, eliminating distraction...

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First Things First
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Second Things? Not at All

One of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is “First Things First.” He also wrote a whole book by the same name. But you know where he got that phrase? Peter Drucker. It was Drucker who said “Put first things first.” And you know what he said we sh...

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