If you want to finish a 10km race, be able to run 20km. If you want to earn $5000 per month from your business, work as hard as you would need to earn $7500. If you want to be able to do 50 push-ups, train yourself to do 100. The power of overkill is that […]
How to Get More Time to Sleep
Do you get enough sleep? If six hours is a normal night’s sleep, and you’re addicted to coffee just to wake up in the morning, the answer is probably no. What I often find surprising is how many people miss sleep, without any need to. Some people have a legitimate reason for not getting enough […]
How Much Time Do You Spend on Your Most Important Goals in Life?
On a typical day, how many hours are you directly working on your biggest goal in life? Subtract sleeping, eating, errands and working at the 9-5. Subtract television, relaxing and talking on the phone. What number are you left with? Run a timelog and count up the minutes. In my experience, most people are horribly […]
Energy Management Is More Important for Creative Work
There are two basic veins of thought when it comes to getting the most accomplished. The classic view is time management: keep lists, stay focused and organize your time effectively to get everything done. As a whole, time management works fairly well. However, it misses a couple key problems, such as:    Why do you […]
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