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Why You Need A Minimum Viable Day To Fall Back On

Some days just don't go to plan

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Want To Be Better At Time Management? Just Do Less πŸ‘‡

Why do we always think we can do more than we can?

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Why Becoming A Prolific Creator Might Mean Slowing Down The Pace

What does it mean to be a prolific creator?

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Why Today Is A Bad Day To Start That New Habit You're Excited About

Good intentions don’t work. Mechanisms do... Jeff Bezos

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How do you stay on track with goals when you can't see progress?

Why are habits so hard to stick to?

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How do you stay on track with goals when you can't see progress?
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Systems Won't Save You From Yourself. Here's What Will...

That shiny new tool, or template or system is not going to save you from the perceived disorganised mess that you are.

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Help Your Brain Out By Naming Things Right

What's in a name? Turns out everything.

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Help Your Brain Out By Naming Things Right
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Why Technology Can't Save You From Yourself

Neither will Roam. Or Obsidian. Or Asana. Or insert other shiny new tool here

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Why Technology Can't Save You From Yourself
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Change Your Focus. Why Deep Work Isn't Everything.

The thing that distinguishes Nobel prize winners above everyone else is NOT that they can relentlessly focus. It’s that they know the KIND of focus they need at a specific time and

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Change Your Focus. Why Deep Work Isn't Everything.
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Managing Your Time Is So 1990's. This Is What All The Cool Kids Are Doing...

I've experimented with A LOT of ways to manage my time.

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Managing Your Time Is So 1990's. This Is What All The Cool Kids Are Doing...
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Why You're Probably Failing At Weekly Planning

Most people fail at planning their week because they have too much freedom and not enough constraints.

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Why You're Probably Failing At Weekly Planning
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Are We Missing The Whole Point Of Productivity?

In any professional kitchen you'll find the three main values of Mis En Place in action: Preparation, Process & Presence.

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Are We Missing The Whole Point Of Productivity?
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