What Do You Really Want in Your Life?
And do you have the courage to cultivate it?
Every now and then, things creep into our schedules that don’t belong there. Like Michelangelo, we need to remove the bits that don’t look like our masterpiece.
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How to Conquer the Hidden Claims On Your Year
Stake a claim for your time before someone else does
Each year presents a new frontier in your life. Stake your claim on what the year will be before others plan it for you.
Embrace the Freedom of Missing Out
Think of missing out as creating margin in your life
Don’t be so afraid of missing out on the best life has to offer that you crowd it out. Missing out makes room for the life you want to live.
If Now Isn’t a Good Time, Never Might Be Better
Deferring work gives you time to reconsider it
Triaging work classifies work. What do you need to do now? What can you do later? What can you never do?
Survey a Large Field, Cultivate a Small One
5 Principles of Personal Growth in Agrarian Wisdom
Someone once said you should survey a large field and cultivate a small one. Time has forgotten who, but it’s just as applicable today.
How to Get More Done with a Fraction of the Work
Three simple steps that will change your task list forever
What could you eliminate, automate, or delegate today to free up your valuable time and attention?
Are You Doing More Than You Need to be Effective?
If you don’t overdo it, you could get more done
The most productive people know when they’ve hit the point of diminishing returns and it’s time to move on.
When Everything’s Important, Nothing Is
You really can get more done by focusing on less
What’s important needs to stand out. Don’t let things that are unimportant pull you down.
Is Your Task List Weighing You Down?
Your plan for the day should bring clarity, not more confusion
It takes a focused effort to keep your task list relevant and useful. It’s a tool that should help you accomplish incredible things, not a burden to weigh you down.
The Opportunity Cost of Reading a Book
Reading is good, but it’s not always the best use of your time
Sometimes, the best way to spend your time is to be fully present in the moment. Don’t miss out on the important things in life because you were too busy being busy.