The book talks about how habits work, and how they have the power to create (or prevent) change within 3 distinct areas of life: Personal development, organisations and work, and in society. It also provides a handy guide for the concrete application of the toolkit for personal development. And finally, it communicates a directive: When you know about the habits that drive your behaviour, and you know they can be changed – you have a moral imperative do so....
If my incoming task list is growing faster than I can clear it, I have an input control problem. Inversely, if I can clear my tasks faster than they arrive, I can set aside time to develop effective systems and execution strategies. The heuristic to look for: Empty Desk. Proverbial desk. Is the inbox growing? Tighten the input controls. Practice the art of the deflector shield. Or suffer. The slow and steady spread of mess from surface to surface....
If my incoming task list is growing faster than I can clear it, I have an input control problem. Inversely, if I can clear my tasks faster than they arrive, I can set aside time to develop effective systems and execution strategies. The heuristic to look for: Empty Desk. Proverbial desk. Is the inbox growing? Tighten the input controls. Practice the art of the deflector shield. Or suffer. The slow and steady spread of mess from surface to surface....
Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. Jonatan Mårtensson Every day is another chance to look anew into life and be moved. Ride the highs and dodge the lows. But most important – be moved. When you look into another’s eyes, feel the cold wind bite, feel alive in the world; what an experience to have – what a chance to feel....
That which is enough does not need to grow. That which grows is never enough. Bear, further down this post. Yet a man must be enough, as well as seeking growth. How does he balance, teetering on the edge between stagnation and worthlessness? There is no easy answer, no true answer at all. Perhaps a false dichotomy has been set, insomuch as there is no inherent conflict between finding comfort in one’s being, and having a desire to grow....