For those in a hurry:
2.) Don’t Check Email in The Morning
3.)Before You Try To Do It Faster, Ask Whether It Should Be Done At All
4.) Focus Is Nothing More Than Eliminating Distractions
5.) Have A Personal System
6.) Define Your Goals The Night Before
- From The New York Times, Thomas Friedman's column for today: "Iraq's Best Hope"
In short, "More American universities, please — not just drones."
-From The Economist: Are monkey's better stock-pickers than humans?
-From Early Retirement Extreme: "The Forest vs. the Trees"
"However, often the focus is on the trees. Instead of thinking about how a method fits in with other methods, there’s too much focus on the particular method. Take cold showers, for instance. It’s not about the temperature. When there’s too much focus on the method, it becomes about saving $X in isolation. Side-effects are no longer considered. When people pick and choose—I’ll do this, but not that—the whole is not considered and thus a lot of benefits aren’t realized."
"However, often the focus is on the trees. Instead of thinking about how a method fits in with other methods, there’s too much focus on the particular method. Take cold showers, for instance. It’s not about the temperature. When there’s too much focus on the method, it becomes about saving $X in isolation. Side-effects are no longer considered. When people pick and choose—I’ll do this, but not that—the whole is not considered and thus a lot of benefits aren’t realized."
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