{"id":2118,"date":"2011-05-10T07:30:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T14:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2018-04-04T02:29:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:29:33","slug":"welcome-zen-habits-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/welcome-zen-habits-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Zen Habits Readers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just wrote an article for Zen Habits here: The Really Simple Way to Get Work Done<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re new to the site, I post once per week about motivation, productivity, learning and just generally getting more from life. Here are some good articles to start with:<\/p>\n

Productivity<\/h2>\n
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  1. Taoism and The Way of Productivity<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. The Art of the Finish: How to Go From Busy To Accomplished<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Twenty Ways to Stay Productive When Working From Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Faster Learning<\/h2>\n
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    1. Double Your Reading Rate<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. How to Ace Your Finals Without Studying<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Life, Goals and Motivation<\/h2>\n
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      1. Should You Wander the World or Build a Home?<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. What Do You Want to Do With Your Life?<\/a><\/li>\n
      3. What are You Going to Be Exceptional at in 10 Years?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Learn Faster, Achieve More<\/h2>\n

        In addition to the weekly updates to this blog, I run a private newsletter with articles on learning, motivation and productivity that don’t show up on the site. Joining is free and easy<\/a>, and you get a free copy of my rapid learning ebook as soon as you sign up. (Unsubscribing is easy too, in case you change your mind)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        I just wrote an article for Zen Habits here: The Really Simple Way to Get Work Done. If you’re new to the site, I post once per week about motivation, productivity, learning and just generally getting more from life. Here are some good articles to start with: Productivity Taoism and The Way of Productivity The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[679,661],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-nc-habits","7":"category-reading","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWelcome Zen Habits Readers! - Scott H Young<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/welcome-zen-habits-readers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Welcome Zen Habits Readers! - Scott H Young\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I just wrote an article for Zen Habits here: The Really Simple Way to Get Work Done. 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