Notifications are other people’s priorities arriving uninvited. I stopped optimising my tools and started finishing my tasks. Energy, not time, is usually the scarce resource.
Lessons
Habits stick when the first step is almost embarrassingly small. Calendars show commitments; task lists show wishes. Most of my productivity came from doing fewer things on purpose.
The system that survives is the one simple enough to restart after a bad week. A weekly review is a conversation with your future self.
Details
Rest is not the reward for work; it is part of the work. Two focused hours beat a day of half attention. Writing things down turns worry into a list.
A weekly review is a conversation with your future self. I stopped optimising my tools and started finishing my tasks.
Context
A weekly review is a conversation with your future self. Meetings without an agenda tend to produce more meetings. Saying no early is kinder than saying yes and disappearing. Most of my productivity came from doing fewer things on purpose.
Saying no early is kinder than saying yes and disappearing.
A weekly review is a conversation with your future self. Energy, not time, is usually the scarce resource.
Most of my productivity came from doing fewer things on purpose. Habits stick when the first step is almost embarrassingly small.
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