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Category: Being Productive

When Talk Is Gold and Action Is Cheap

Published on August 22, 2022

Talk is cheap.

Unless you’re talking to:

  • Wisdom-bearers
  • Deep-thinkers
  • Action-takers
  • Go-getters
  • Initiators
  • 1%ers

Then, talk is gold.

Action is gold.

Unless you’re taking action without:

  • Focus
  • Thought
  • Connection
  • Reflection
  • Alignment
  • Intent

Then, action is cheap.

Be careful not to apply a cliché to your life without careful and deliberate consideration.

All action and no thought can be just as bad as all thought and no action.

The real gold lies in the beautiful, deliberate balance of the two.

P.s. Today is my birthday! I asked: “(If you’re older) What’s ONE thing you’d tell your 33 year old self now? (If you’re younger) What’s ONE thing you’d love to see your 33 year old self doing/ having done?” Here are the answers. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!

Hold Less; Have More

Published on June 10, 2022

The brain is for having ideas—not holding ideas.

Find an app or a paper to do the holding.

And allow your brain to keep firing.

Getting Ahead

Published on June 8, 2022

One of the greatest time and energy killers is in-the-moment self-negotiation.

  • I shouldn’t eat the donut. Buttt, I have been pretty good lately…
  • I should workout. Buttt, I do have a ton to do today…
  • I should read. Buttt, that new TV series though…

Those who plan their day ahead—get ahead.

Not necessarily because of what they plan (we all have a pretty good grasp on what we should be doing daily) but because of the fact that they planned and there will be less time/ energy wasted on figuring things out as they go.

As trivial as this might sound—even one good decision and a couple of minutes saved every day adds up! …I’ll take 365 minutes of my time back per year thank you very much.

Never leave your important decision making to the moment—it’s an awful time and energy sucking guide.

Do your figuring out ahead of time and focus all of your time/ energy on executing what’s ahead.

…And get ahead.

Keep Refining

Published on April 18, 2022

New rule I’m toying with: no work past 10pm (not even side-hustle work).

Here’s why: nothing past that time (for me) seems to give a higher ROI than sleep.

By that point my focus, energy, and creativity has been generally depleted to the point where the time I invest produces diminished returns—at best.

I’m better off going to sleep and doing the work in the morning when I’m replenished.

This might only save me 5 – 20 minutes.

…But, multiply that by the number of days I have left in my life?

THAT is the power of refinement.

Why So Serious?

Published on March 18, 2022

I like nonfiction.

I like self-improvement podcasts.

Heck, I like all things personal growth related.

But, sometimes…

I like blasting good music, thumb drumming, air guitaring, and forgetting about all of that.

It’s called balance.

Done

Published on March 2, 2022 
When you’ve done your best
Return to gratitude—
Not your to-do list.

Unlocking Productivity

Published on February 18, 2022

Speeding up when you’re busy is like:

  • Flooring it on a car that’s overheating
  • Trying to push mudded pond sediments to the pond floor
  • Opening more applications on an overwhelmed computer

When you’re busy, unlocking productivity happens from slowing down.

Not the opposite.