Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get thereJosh Billings I have written before about my natural tendency to feel overwhelmed when faced with a large goal and how I have developed mental models to overcome these often less-than-useful thought patterns. Overcoming procrastination due to overwhelm probably ranks in my top
As someone who has drunk alcohol on a fairly regular basis (with the exception of acute periodic abstention) since the age of 19, I’ve been consciously examining my relationship with alcohol and what it brings to my life. In short:- my findings have alarmed me. We obviously all know that alcohol is not good but
It was March 2020 and my country of residence announced a seriously tough lockdown because of the virus that shall not be named. We were prisoners in our own home; allowed out for groceries only if we brandished our quarantine pass. Everything else was off limits. At the time of writing this (some 18 months later),
So you’re going through a patch where you feel completely demotivated to do anything positive. Your mind is stucking in a loop of negativity and it’s bringing you down to the point where you just can’t get yourself to do anything. You ask yourself “what’s the point?” and your self talk becomes increasingly destructive. You
Generic self help advice is full of polar opposites:Get up at 5am. Sleep 8 hours a night. Sleep when you’re deadDon’t quit. Know when to quit. Fail quicklyEat vegetarian. Eat only meat. Only mix protein and fats. Don’t eat carbsJust get started. Finish one thing before you start something new.Ship fast. Fail quickly. Go above
Seth Godin, one of my favorite authors, has a very strong and consistent message in his books and lectures:- get good at shipping. To ship simply means to release that software, publish that book, open up that company for business, finish that video course…It means releasing whatever you’re working on into the wild. The only purpose
One of my first semi-successful bootstrapped businesses over a decade ago was an online training portal designed to show non technical entrepreneurs how to create authority sites to generate income. Before the launch, I remember spending months and months creating videos, writing blog posts, books and recording webinars. After about 3 months of solid work
Skill hacking is the art of developing either a new or existing skill in the shortest time possible. I’m particularly fascinated with the topic and regularly do experiments to try and accelerate my learning. On of my favorite and most reliable ways of learning a new skill as fast as possible is the 30 day challenge.
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