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Its easy to get overwhelmed or frustrated with the daily grind of life The issue is that when your are working on a large project or objective, its difficult to see your progress This is especially true in the early stages The lack of progress, makes it feel like you aren’t making any and this […]
When we encounter problems in our lives, it’s easy to get stuck over-focused on the problem itself We stress on what we could have done different, why it’s happening to us, how crappy the situation is, and many other unchangeable factors about our circumstances Focusing on the problem itself often has little to no benefit […]
Each person has their own personal view of themselves based on their past experiences Some fall victim to having an insecure outlook on their own potential For example, my singing voice is no good and I’ll never be able to sing like they do on those TV shows The truth is that most of us […]
Often we dread doing certain activities Example: you have a call with a client that frustrates you and always gets on your nerves; you really don’t want to take this call and dread its arrival Even the most frustrating and challenging activities hold an opportunity for growth In the example given above, the call can […]
High risk endeavors also usually carry high rewards These rewards are restricted to individual brave enough to take the risk You can mitigate risk by increasing the number of attempts This is usually why the house always wins In one game their probability of winning isn’t too much higher then the players As the game […]
Source: Thinking, Fast and Slow – Book by Daniel Kahneman Your environment has a strong influence on your thoughts and behavior Configuring your environment in such a way that it consistently reminds you of the things you should be doing, will make it easier for you to move in that direction Example: you have a […]
Source: Sell Or Be Sold: How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life – Book by Grant Cardone Sympathy is one of the most important components of any successful relationship If you jump out and contradict someones point of you, you automatically place them in a defensive state of mind The primary purpose […]
Source: The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy by Chris Bailey All of us encounter times when we don’t want to do what needs to get done We procrastinate and look for other things to essentially kill time When you encounter this feeling, try the following: Write down a list […]
Source: The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy by Chris Bailey There are many things we need to do each day Not all things are of equal importance and some could safely be ignored without any consequences Specific items are exponentially more impactful then the rest Being able to isolate […]
Personal productivity is the new hype There are literally thousands of self-help books and articles on the topic Many focus on individual factors of productivity In the grand scheme of things, true productivity depends on three things Time Energy Focus In order to master productivity, you need to master each of these individual aspects Insufficiency […]