Tim Herrera > Quotes

“Yet of the countless articles, books and so-called lifehacks about productivity I’ve read (or written!), the only “trick” that has ever truly and consistently worked is both the simplest and the most difficult to master: just getting started.

Enter micro-progress.

Pardon the gimmicky phrase, but the idea goes like this: For any task you have to complete, break it down into the smallest possible units of progress and attack them one at a time.
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My favorite expansion of this concept is in this post by James Clear.

In it, he uses Newton’s laws of motion as analogies for productivity. To wit, rule No. 1: “Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than two minutes.”
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And it’s not just gimmicky phrases and so-called lifehacking: Studies have shown that you can trick your brain into increasing dopamine levels by setting and achieving, you guessed it, micro-goals.

Going even further, success begets success. In a 2011 Harvard Business Review article, researchers reported finding that “ordinary, incremental progress can increase people’s engagement in the work and their happiness during the workday.”
― TIM HERRERA

“Online learning can be a lifeline to those who have obstacles, such as geographical distances or physical disabilities."               - Paul Levinson, author, "The Soft Edge”
― Tim Herrera, What the Online Student MUST Know: Vital Lessons Before Logging On

“Use what you learn Students often ask this question of their instructors “How does this apply to real life?” That’s a good question. However, as an instructor I would flip the question around and ask “How will you apply this to your real life”? If you are able to take the subject matter you are learning and apply it to your job or your own personal life, you will likely remember it more easily. Make a connection between what you are learning and what you are doing on the job. Once you make that connection, that light bulb over your head will burn even brighter. Congratulations”
― Tim Herrera, What the Online Student MUST Know: Vital Lessons Before Logging On

“When you're through changing; you're through.”               -Will Rogers”
― Tim Herrera, What the Online Student MUST Know: Vital Lessons Before Logging On

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”               -Alvin Toffler, American Writer and Futurist”
― Tim Herrera, What the Online Student MUST Know: Vital Lessons Before Logging On

“Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will.” - Vernon Howard, Author/Philosopher”
― Tim Herrera, What the Online Student MUST Know: Vital Lessons Before Logging On