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Ask useful questions
Some of the most useful questions I've found......
Don’t work, ship
Working is isolated. You can work forever, research, fiddle, doubt, but until you ship nothing has changed in the world. ...
How to execute faster
What are the concepts / attitudes / traits related to speed of execution?...
9 ideas for 2019
Here are some ideas I think worth pursuing and stressing in 2019 and why....
Make a fair deal with yourself
Focus or check email, study or reply to a message, exercise or watch videos. It's easy to be conflicted these days....
Self above narrative
One Friday evening, I found myself confronted by a choice: work or not? I couldn't decide and felt uneasy.
I decided to meditate before making a choice. ...
Become an exclusionaire
For most of human history obesity was not a problem, now it is. For most of human history distraction was not a problem, now it is. For most of human history, clutter was not a problem, now it is....
The productivity-prone attributes of work
Work is a vague term. One persons work is another's play and vice versa.
Yet, many times work is referred to as thought it were a single thing.
It seems to me that the term hides the underlying complexity a little too well....
Don't worry, be content
There's euphoria and there's contentment.
Euphoria is rare and comes from rare events. It doesn't last. Even winning a gold medal at the Olympics wears off after a few days....
Boredom: the cure to everything
WeMost people would do literally anything to avoid an extended period of boredom, like for instance Neil Gaiman writing his books....
The absurdity of overwhelm and why you can't teleport
Yothe next Instagram at once. In my case yesterday, you can't scan 106 drawings at once....
Small bets and big bets
Innovation and innovative work can be described as betting on an idea or experimenting.
There are two types of innovation: linear and non-linear....
What needs to be done?
How do you start work? Do you look at a to-do list and ask yourself "What do I want to do?"
I wouldn't....
How to transform yourself into your ideal
1.01 ^ 365 = 37.783434333
This pi...
What is more precious than time
Time is the only resource we can’t buy mor...
The new meaning of hard work
Hard work used to mean plowing a field or chopp...
Information to transformation
What is information for
 certain in uncertain times
What will the world look like ...
What if Columbus never set out?
There’s not much uncharted territory left ...
The wrong kind of testing
A common complaint from students is that there are...
Impact vs Integration
Impact
Impact is an imprecise word. It suggests makin...
Who are you becoming?
We take many tests — personality tests, IQ tests, ab...
How do you change the world?
Everyone wants to change the world.
That’s n...
Time is made, not found
What do you want to do more of?
That’s a question...
Want to be more positive? Here is a habit to get you started
I have the BB...
Today I ran to chase away vultures
I used to hit the road and run for an hou...
What I learned by Traveling for the First Time Alone Pt. 1
I did not leave t...
Feedback eliminates uncertainty & risk
When an archer shoots, their feedback...
Experiment, replicate success, repeat
Any significant pursuit means solving ...
Return to what you once learned
From the science of learning we know that if...
We think in trends
We often see the value of something only when we lose it....
2 key components in an effective information environment
Why are games so ef...
Off day? No, a recharge day
Even the most productive and creative people get...
The less familiar the work, the more setup needed
An expert on a subject can...
The value of the non-scientific
Why do old religions and local customs conti...
Be in the present, or in the future?
We hear about being present, living in ...
Examine the culturally accepted
Coffee, alcohol, cigarettes, sleep deprivati...
Only a Sith deals in absolutes
Can you see the shades of gray?
Social media...
The hidden wealth of experience
Words give us only the barest inkling of mea...
Getting to a variable understanding
In every system, there are key variables...
The root of ‘easy for you to say’
The internet is full of advice for ach...
The music of words
We read hundreds or thousands of words every day. But wha...
Does it work?
The thing you’re working on, does it work?
Why? Why not?
W...
Use binary to think clearly
Many dichotomies are really a spectrum. Not eith...
Break up your creativity
You hear it often, hard work, hard work, work hard?...
The power of philosophical action
To-do list apps are lacking in a fundament...
Make your environment a woodshop
If you go into a woodworker’s woodshop an...
Avoid the tech tunnel
After hours spent at a computer or using the phone, ...
How can’t you lose?
When Elon Musk started SpaceX, he estimated the chance...
Don’t just browse there, do something
We have too much information availab...
Focus for meaning, not happiness
Recently, I watched a interview with Ray Da...
Confront yourself daily to avoid crashing
How do you call yourself on your b...
Why I seek discomfort
Have you ever tried sleeping on hard ground at night, ...
Close the intent-action gap
The moment you define a task, a timer starts run...
Prioritize engagement, raise your productivity
Why do social media care so m...
Set your own expectations
You go see a movie you were looking forward to… a...
Untangle yourself
Wanna know the winning formula for sickness?
*Sickness = ...
Extreme push to a new height makes everything easier
When you’ve run a hal...
Extrapolate over time
A small indulgence today could be okay. It could also ...
How fast can you turn pain into learning?
We fail sometimes. The more we do,...
Quantity to quality
Quality vs quantity is a short-term way of thinking. It ...
A fighter pilot lesson from a toddler
Today, I watched a toddler watch the w...
Gaze at the stars
Work coming from all sides, projects proliferating, mind o...
Adapt
Evolution doesn’t say the smartest or the fastest win, it says those...
How to mine a profound idea
Every once in a while, I hear an idea that’s i...
Who is planning for you?
We need structure in our lives. Without it, without...
What does your inner world look like?
Someone shouts at you, someone else in...
No choice productivity
Algorithm
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identify tasks
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decide top priority ...
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Be like water
One day before my bus would leave, I went for a stroll in the ...
What will you do with this present?
How does one live in the present mome...
What do you do when you f*ck up?
Over the past few days, I’ve dropped the ...
When is ‘good enough’ enough and when is the time for the best?
Imagine ...
Are you asking questions that matter?
I had a conversation with a friend rec...
Are you making it harder for yourself to work?
Yesterday, I walked home and ...
Don’t think in apps, use your vast imagination
This is the state of the ...
Create energy out of thin air
Let me tell you a story.
When I ran a half ma...
It’s probably not personal, don’t assume
You walk down the street and ...
How To Be Productive
‘I want to do something.’
I want to be productive. I want to do things. I have work to do. But, sometimes I just don’t feel like doing anything. I feel I don’t have energy. What can be done about that? Maybe answering the following questi...