The Best Minute: On how to be great, planning your down time, and why you can’t multi-task
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. Jim Collins on the enemy of great:
“Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.”
II. John Maxwell on the seven steps to success:
1) Make a commitment to grow daily.
2) Value the process more than events.
3) Don't wait for inspiration.
4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity.
5) Dream big.
6) Plan your priorities.
7) Give up to go up.
2 IDEAS FROM ME
I. We plan our workdays, but do we plan our leisure time? Try planning what you will do on nights/weekends/days off ahead of time and the chances of enjoying your time off increases dramatically.
II. Indecision can be worse than making the wrong decision. Wrong decisions give you the opportunity to learn and grow for the future. Indecisions teach you nothing.
1 INTERESTING FACT
Multitasking is actually impossible. When we think we're multitasking, we're actually context-switching. That is, we're quickly switching back-and-forth between different tasks, rather than doing them at the same time. The book Brain Rules explains how detrimental "multitasking" can be: Research shows your error rate goes up 50 percent and it takes you twice as long to do things.
1 CHALLENGE FROM ME
If you could go back five years and do anything differently, why not do that thing now?
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