Archives for the 'pursuit' Category
Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Min-Max Rule [7P Productions]
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Have you ever wondered how some people can achieve a lot more than others, to a point where they can be called super achievers?
I know a few people that fit this description. From what I’ve seen, they have in common one particular approach for working effectively. They are very good in applying [...]
Strengths or Weaknesses: Which Should You Improve? [7P Productions]
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It’s a classic question: should you work on improving your strengths, or should you work on addressing your weaknesses? It’s a question with good arguments on both sides, but the best answer is that you should focus on your strengths.
Now that you have the answer, you can now go out and be the [...]
Proper Planning for Success: Simplify [7P Productions]
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Sometimes we sabotage our own efforts without realizing it. A bad plan can doom a project even before the first step is made. Proper prior planning prevents pitifully poor performance.
There are many guidelines for a successful plan. One of them is so important that there are different ways to describe it: [...]
Are You Smart Enough to Change Your Mind? [7P Productions]
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If you made the wrong choice, are you smart enough to change your mind?
Cognitive dissonance is when something you believe is true conflicts with something that you know is true. Psychology tells us that our mind will try to fix this conflict, even if it has to make something up that’s not true. [...]
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Delegate [7P Productions]
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Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment … seeming to do is not doing.
- Thomas Edison
Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and the Dalai Lama. They are all from different worlds, but what do each of them have in common? Other than being [...]
A Primer on Getting Things Done [7P Productions]
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I’m a zealot, I admit it. As I looked back at my posts related to David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD), my writings were that of an “insider” and I was using insider jargon.
When it comes to GTD, the web seems to have two camps: those who follow it, and those who [...]
Awaken the Giant Procrastinator Within! [7P Productions]
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For those who follow Getting Things Done or any other kind of a productivity system, you know what I mean if I use the phrase “productivity guilt.” You have something on your schedule that you’re supposed to be doing, or some task that is on your to-do list, and you just [...]