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best solution for procrastination is doing meaningful work.
Benjamin Franklin says: “You may delay, but time will not.” If you don’t listen to me, listen to him.
Michel de Montaigne, the 16th-century philosopher, said it best: “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.”
living a full life has nothing to do with the resources or opportunities you have.
Without work, no goal will ever be achieved.
“Hard work. Dedication.”
I’ve trained myself to say it every morning when I wake up. It really energizes me. I wake up and immediately say,
“Let’s go.”
It works really well for me because it changes my state of mind to action.
We all know that life’s too short to spend worrying about things that will never happen. And if something bad does happen to you, do something about it.
Most people’s days consist of answering to notifications. In a way, you’re held captive by others.
Socrates,
“Beware the barrenness of a busy
“There is never a time when new distraction will not show
Focus determines the quality of your life. No focus means no control of your attention. And no control means frustration. We all know what frustration leads to. Start managing your attention. Not your time.
“It’s like a lot of things, said the smith. Do the least part of it wrong and ye’d just as well to do it all wrong.” - Cormac McCarthy
Smartphones are dangerous. Not because they may cause stress, anxiety, and even depression, but because they change your behavior.
I’ve stopped immediately responding to notifications.
It means that I refuse to be a slave to my phone. I control my phone.
That’s why I often try to remind myself not to depend on smartphones too much because my attention matters more than productivity. It’s time to reclaim your attention. And thereby, reclaim your life. It’s worth it.
“Perfectionists are their own devils.” —Jack
When you constantly worry about making mistakes, doubt creeps in your mind. And that causes indecision.
The one that never
The one that starts but has too high standards.
Joachim Stöber and Jutta Joormann, who studied Worry, Procrastination, and Perfectionism, write: “The combination of concern over mistakes and procrastination may be a crucial factor in the maintenance of worry. On the one hand, it may prolong existing threats because no steps are taken to cope. On the other hand, it may increase existing threats or even produce additional threats because initially solvable problems will pile up, thus creating an overload of problems that may finally be insoluble.”
achieving goals is not the only thing in life. It’s more about HOW we reach our goals and aspirations.
“Learned resourcefulness refers to the behavioral repertoire necessary for both regressive self-control and reformative self-control. This repertoire includes self-regulating one’s emotional and cognitive responses during stressful situations, using problem-solving skills, and delaying immediate gratification for the sake of more meaningful rewards in the
Cormac McCarthy put it best: “It’s like a lot of things, said the smith. Do the least part of it wrong and ye’d just as well to do it all
Instead of beating yourself up when you make a mistake or if you fail yourself, you just adjust or solve the problem.
you say: “I’ve got this.”
Otto von Bismarck put it best: “Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others.”
Erasmus once said: “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
If you have more books in your house, you’ll have more choices, and this will help you read more.
Having an inventory of books keeps up the momentum. You also never have an excuse not to read.
Find a way to read around your schedule and your life situation. Don’t make excuses like you’re tired or too busy.
most importantly: Read while everyone else is wasting their time watching the news or checking Facebook for the 113th time that day.
Don’t waste your time reading about subjects you have zero interest in.
pick out the books that are related to your profession or hobby. Read books about people that you admire. Don’t read a book just because it’s a best-seller or a classic if it has no meaning to you.
I don’t want to read a book about investing in bed with a highlighter and a pen. If I do that, I will be awake until 3 AM because my mind is buzzing with the new things I’m learning.
Keep the highlighting for ‘aha’ things only.
If you read something you want to definitely remember, fold the top or bottom corner of the page. For digital readers:
When you finish the book, go back to the pages with the folds and skim your notes.
Write down (use your notetaking software or physical notebook) in your own words
Copy the quotes
Take A Vacation: It Boosts Your Productivity And Reduces Stress
Voltaire said it best: “The further I advance in age, the more I find work necessary. It becomes in the long run the greatest of pleasures, and takes the place of the illusions of life.”
research shows that working more hours general means less productivity. Why? Well, we often waste time if we have more of it. It’s simple:
Bill Gates is famous for his voracious reading habit. He is also known for his ‘Think Week’ where does nothing else but read and think.
Reading slows down time, makes you think, and is good for your brain.
Whenever I hit a creative wall, I just do nothing. Literally, nothing.
