I have just discarded most of my baggage. Literally. This is all that I own.
I did it for freedom, to be lightweight as I travel the world, and to make a statement to myself that I will always value experiences over possessions.
These benefits are similar to the ones you’ll have when you discard your emotional baggage: you’ll feel free, lighthearted, and make the statement that what is to come matters more than what has been.Read More
Freedom is the positive result of prosperity and progress.
But as you’ll see, excessive freedom can be ruinous to the human brain.Read More
Productivity is defined as “the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services.”
A simpler definition that we tend to use? Getting things done.
But I think the more complicated definition is better, because it reveals important nuances of productivity. One of those nuances is that language “being able to…” A key factor of productivity is ability, and there’s a spectrum. I’m able to swim well, but Michael Phelps is able to swim really fast.
Procrastination is a fancy word for resistance. If there weren’t resistance between you and your desired behavior, then nothing would stop you from doing it right now. No resistance, no procrastination.
Resistance comes in many forms, such as “I’d rather do this” and “I’m too tired to do that.” But the challenge is always the same—you know what you should do and want to do, but you don’t feel like doing it. As I talked about last week, simply recognizing the difference between what you feel and what you want is a great start for making the better choice. This article’s technique will take you a step further.
To defeat procrastination and get moving on things that matter most, we must figure out how to decrease the resistance we feel to taking positive actions. The goal is that simple, and so is the solution.Read More
Boredom should be feared on the same level as spiders and snakes.Read More