The part when you talked about procrastination and thinking “that’s just how I work” is something that resonated with me. I am a chronic procrastinator and have been trying to stop the habit. But this I think has helped because I should stop letting myself think that is just how I am. I think a lot of times when people around me joke about how badly they procrastinate, and then I too talk about how much I procrastinate, then it creates this atmosphere and mindset that procrastination is completely fine and so feel others are doing it it’s ok for you to let the habit go unchecked.
Also I liked the diagram of quality of questions and level of bias for action. I think I fall more into the “thinkers” side of things and need to increase my actions (which are mostly stifled by fear of failure). This diagram was a great way to show the concept visually!
I really liked the progressive overload idea for building your tolerance for focusing. It’s similar to how I used to think about doing school work. I knew that after I did a hard project that the next thing I did that was similar would be easier and that the hard projects I took on the easier other work would get. Applying this idea to being productive is not something I considered before, but I really like it!
Love the article! A really nice compilation of hard truths. What do you mean by "stake creation"? This sounds fun. Could you elaborate on how to do it/where to learn more? Sounds a bit like gamification to me. Thanks!
The part when you talked about procrastination and thinking “that’s just how I work” is something that resonated with me. I am a chronic procrastinator and have been trying to stop the habit. But this I think has helped because I should stop letting myself think that is just how I am. I think a lot of times when people around me joke about how badly they procrastinate, and then I too talk about how much I procrastinate, then it creates this atmosphere and mindset that procrastination is completely fine and so feel others are doing it it’s ok for you to let the habit go unchecked.
Also I liked the diagram of quality of questions and level of bias for action. I think I fall more into the “thinkers” side of things and need to increase my actions (which are mostly stifled by fear of failure). This diagram was a great way to show the concept visually!
I really liked the progressive overload idea for building your tolerance for focusing. It’s similar to how I used to think about doing school work. I knew that after I did a hard project that the next thing I did that was similar would be easier and that the hard projects I took on the easier other work would get. Applying this idea to being productive is not something I considered before, but I really like it!
Thanks for all the thoughts!
This is all awesome feedback. Thanks for reading so closely!
No problem! Your stuff is interesting and fun to read, it’s good food for thought!
Brilliant quote from Picasso. Thank you for the inspiration.
That's one of my favorites!
These are great tips! Thank you 🙂
Love the article! A really nice compilation of hard truths. What do you mean by "stake creation"? This sounds fun. Could you elaborate on how to do it/where to learn more? Sounds a bit like gamification to me. Thanks!
I like how you touched on a variety of topics and habits, including spending time with family and exercise.