First let me share 4 links and 1 story. Was reading this interview with Aly Raisman. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/aly-raisman-still-wants-answers Q: We’ve seen so many turnovers in leadership. Is it possible for USA Gymnastics to change, or will reforming the culture of the sport require a much broader overhaul of the governing body? A: When I think about…
Category: Productivity
You don’t need to learn any other thing about productivity. I promise. Identify your Most Important Task(s) for that day. Have maximum of 2, that require at most 6 hours of deep work. Do those first. Two reasons: 1) Everything else will seem so easy after that and 2) Even if you failed to do…
Google Mail – When you need to search something but don’t want to get distracted by your inbox: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/{keyword to search for} Google forms – /viewform to fill in – /viewanalytics to see responses – /edit Google sheet – /copy – /export?format=[one_of_the_option_below] possible formats: xlsx|csv|tsv|pdf|zip|ods Google docs – Go to https://docs.new to create a new…
I thought I have cracked the code to having a good day. I’ve been tracking my time and activities on spreadsheets since Dec 2018. I know the hours I sleep, the things I eat, my mental clarity, my physical fitness, what I consumed that day, what I produced aka achieved that day (non work related),…
One lens I’ve found myself toying with over the past few months is “Just in Time” vs “Just in Case”. Been wanting to share but I haven’t found a good angle or entrypoint to illustrate what this lens is all about and how is it relevant to you. But I’ll try and start somewhere. Let’s…
Have you ever observed your energy level throughout the day? Do you see any pattern between days you are most productive and days where you struggle to get things done? How does your productivity impact your mood and how does your mood impact your productivity? I personally find that the better I sleep, the better…
why do I still feel tired, no bandwidth and motivation to do stuff? but still able to “go pro”, show up, and do my day job — killing it as well. but I’m just left with no energy or interest to do the other non-work stuff like writing and side hustles. even family tim, and…
Reverse engineering Roam’s success. A lesson in product development.
How to set yourself up for success by playing with the way you frame goals Example #1 Goal version 1: do 30 mins of cardio session, then take a cold shower. X Not so fun. Goal version 2: heat my body up enough to be able to enjoy the cold shower. √ Motivated and enjoyed…
“I could” is often more stressful than “I should”. “I should” is sometimes more freeing than “I would”. “I could” is infinitely unbounded.