Why You Should Wait for the Second Marshmallow
Don’t give up what you want most for whatever you happen to want now.
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Author: Colter Reed
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Wiping the Slate Clean After Making a Mistake
It’s not important that you made a mistake. That’s expected. What’s important is how you handle it.
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Crab Buckets and 4 Other Things to Overcome
If you want to be awesome, you need to overcome the forces holding you back. You don’t make something happen by accident.
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7 Reasons Knowing the Next Action Will Help You Get More Done
Even if you can’t define all the tasks in a project up front, there are still benefits to knowing at least the next action to take.
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What Roads Will You Not Take?
The road less traveled takes effort and exertion. It will also make all the difference if you’ll make the necessary sacrifices.
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How Not to Score a Touchdown and Other Lessons from Danny Trevathan
Our productivity suffers when we do two things at once—like planning the celebration before we’ve scored the touchdown.
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Why Settling for “Good Enough” Might be Even Better
Before you worry about making it perfect, ask yourself if that’s the best use of your time. It probably isn’t.
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How to Put Today’s Schedule on the Desktop
Putting your calendar on the desktop is a useful and unobtrusive way of staying on top of your schedule.
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The Ivy Lee Method: Simply Productive
Sometimes the best thing you can do to increase your productivity is also the simplest.
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Why Everyone Should Have a Personal Mission Statement
Everyone should have a personal mission statement. It’s one of the most powerful things you can do to shape your life, from what you do day-to-day to the person you become.
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