#0798 Passive Or Active
In productivity terms, minutes matter. You can choose to read this blog. Or write one yourself.
Tag: strengths and weaknesses
#0797 Well-worn Pathways
You are not the first. Nor will you be the last. Whatever the endeavour,someone has travelled some of the path before you. You can forge your own. It doesn’t mean you can’t use their map.
#0796 Neglect
Going all in is okay. But not at the expense of everything else. Every part of your business feeds another. What you starve today may be what you need tomorrow.
#0795 Change Is Afoot
There’s a big shift coming. Products and systems have been the domain of those technically minded. The user experience didn’t always work. Now the users can build. The people experiencing the problem can create the…
#0794 Reading The Room
A dog uses multiple senses to read a situation. Smell. Sight. Sound. As humans, we often focus on the words, missing many of the other cues. Reading the room means a lot more than active…
#0792 Better Aim
You miss every shot you don’t take. But if you miss most that you do,maybe your technique needs work. More shots aren’t always the answer. Sometimes you need better aim.
#0791 The Reward
There’s a vast distance between good enough and exceptional. The final few percent demands the most. It’s often where the greatest reward lies.
#0789 Gratitude
Being grateful takes less energy than being jealous. One appreciates what is. The other obsesses over what isn’t. Gratitude might just be a productivity hack.
#0788 Protect Moments
Something magical happens when you take a moment. Your breathing changes, muscles relax and the mind wanders. These are not moments to fill in.
#0787 Becoming
Reaching your goal can be underwhelming,after all the blood, sweat and tears shed. Perhaps the goal was never the reward. Who you became getting there was.
#0786 What And Why
It’s a lot easier to solve a puzzle, if you have all the pieces. Infinitely easier if you have the image on the lid. Knowing what you have matters. Knowing what you’re trying to build…
#0784 The Hidden Costs
The order matters. Every unnecessary step, has a price. You may still get there, but at what cost.
#0782 And Again
Artists push well beyond the version they were happy with. Musicians, athletes and authors do the same, long after most would consider it good enough. Talent determines what you’re capable of. Your tolerance for going…
#0781 Just Enough
Confusion stops progression.Clarity creates movement. Your job is not to know everything. Just enough to keep moving.
#0780 Stretching
Muscle memory makes repetition easier.Until something changes. Practising the expected builds competence. Practising the unexpected builds adaptability.
#0778 Intention
Every communication has three versions. What you intended. What you communicated. What they understood. Each has its own consequence.
#0775 You Still Decide
Seeking feedback can be scary. It’s how we grow. But feedback isn’t truth. It’s another perspective. What you do with it is yours to decide.
#0774 Distance Magnifies Obstacles
The path reveals itself the further you travel. Until then, the obstacles are imagined. From afar they can seem insurmountable. Up close tells a different story. The only way to know is to take the…
#0773 Choose Carefully
Yes is easy. Not always the right response. No creates room for focus. Narrows your attention. Opens different possibilities. Your response determines the direction.
#0772 And Yours Is
Just when you solve one,another blocker appears. The obstacles aren’t the differentiator. Your response is.