The Illusion of Productivity
I have to admit, I get a sense of excitement from being busy. It feels good. Because in the short term it does create the illusion of progress. It does feel like things are moving.
How to Use Procrastination to Get Stuff Done
Procrastinators seldom do absolutely nothing, they get their email inbox to zero, clean up the house, reorganize their desktop, read articles on how to take better notes, read books, the list goes on. Why does the procrastinator do these things?
Ideas are Just a Multiplier of Execution
Ideas by themselves are pretty much worthless, execution is what really counts and moves the needle. I see this play out in my own life every day of the year.
The power of the weekly review
(+ my step by step process)
In order to spend our attention wisely and to where it matters most, we need to develop the awareness as to what is actually going on in our lives and how it all fits together. Enter the weekly review.
The Difference Between Pros and Amateurs
If we don’t miss workouts, we get into the best shapes of our lives. When we write every week, we become better writers. When we regularly take our camera to the streets, we take better pictures.
Simple right? But why is it so damn difficult?
Productivity vs. Procrastination
How do you know when you're crossing the line from planning into procrastination? Or building productivity systems instead of doing the actual work? Or learning about productivity instead of being productive?
All you need are a few small wins every day
The process of writing a best-seller book, creating a successful business, crafting an award-winning work of art, product or anything else really, is a lot less glamorous than the end result might suggest...
