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Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.
If it’s important to you and you want to do it “eventually,” just do it and correct course along the way.
It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. The choice is between multiplication of results using strengths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair.
Distress refers to harmful stimuli that makes you weaker, less confident, and less able.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear.
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all. When people suggest you follow your “passion” or your “bliss,” I propose that they are, in fact, referring to the same singular concept: excitement. This brings us full circle. The question you should be asking isn’t, “What do I want?” or “What are my goals?” but “What would excite me?”
‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ You won’t believe what you can accomplish by attempting the impossible with the courage to repeatedly fail better.”
(Go to www.fourhourblog.com for larger printable worksheets and online calculators.)
Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.
What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.
Which 20% of sources are causing 80% of my problems and unhappiness?
Which 20% of sources are resulting in 80% of my desired outcomes and happiness?
maximum income from minimal necessary effort (including minimum number of customers) is the primary goal.
Parkinson’s Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion.
Limit tasks to the important to shorten work time (80/20).
Shorten work time to limit tasks to the important (Parkinson’s Law).
Am I being productive or just active?
Confide in them honestly but tactfully and explain your concerns.
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Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.
The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what’s going on so they can do a lot more than they’ve done in the past.
People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.
Never automate something that can be eliminated, and never delegate something that can be automated or streamlined.
Which social, industry, and professional groups do you belong to, have you belonged to, or do you understand, whether dentists, engineers, rock climbers, recreational cyclists, car restoration aficionados, dancers, or other?
How is it different and why should I buy it?
