Make a little progress every day
Preston If you’ve ever felt like you were working yourself to the bone, but making little progress, then you might have been on the wrong side of the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 rule is also known as the Pareto Principle. The 80/20 rule is defined as 80% of the results coming from 20% of the causes. … Read more
Do you catch yourself procrastinating a lot? It used to be a major problem for me before I started following the time blocking scheduling method. Procrastination is one of those habits that is really hard to break. Why do we procrastinate? There are many reasons that we procrastinate. This New York Times Article argues that … Read more
Have you ever bought a new planner with the idea that this is the one that will help you get everything done that you want to? You just know that this planner is going to change everything for you. But then you get home and open it, and it’s just a bunch of empty time … Read more
Planning is fun. It’s the best part about laying out your goals. You can daydream about what life will be like once you get to where you want to be. Planning allows you to get creative and really give yourself some great ideas for how to spend your time. But planning is the easy part. … Read more
This is one of my informal book summaries. Every book that I read is turned into notes. I like to reflect on those notes every so often depending on what is going on in the world and what other articles I’m writing. I wanted to share them with you so that you might get some … Read more
This is one of my informal book summaries. Every book that I read is turned into notes. I like to reflect on those notes every so often depending on what is going on in the world and what other articles I’m writing. All information presented to a person is first passed through the “croc brain” … Read more
This is one of my informal book summaries. Every book that I read is turned into notes. I like to reflect on those notes every so often depending on what is going on in the world and what other articles I’m writing. Page 1 through 5 We have been telling stories forever. People like stories. … Read more
How many times do you lay your head down at night and actually feel fulfilled with what you got done today? Now, I’m not only talking about your to-do list at work, or your chore list at home. I’m talking about actual real fulfillment with how your day went. For you, that fulfillment may be … Read more
Do you ever get to Friday evening and think to yourself “what in the world did I get done this week?” You’re not alone. A lot of us are in the habit of floating through the week while being totally reactive to things that arise. We aren’t proactively planning things out, which in turn causes … Read more
You’ve been grinding away for a while now. Your career is growing. Your work life is starting to take off. But you still feel like you could be doing better. You’ve got some serious goals for your career and you can see yourself achieving them, but you are not exactly sure what to do every … Read more