⏱️ The secret to productivity
💡 2 THOUGHTS FROM ME
I. The secret to productivity is clarity.
If you want to get things done and make progress on what truly matters, you need to know what matters.
It’s easy to waste hours each week on emails and tasks that make you feel busy but don’t move the needle. You can do lots of things, but not the thing that matters.
The most productive people aren’t just good at managing their time—they’re ruthlessly clear on their priorities. Productivity isn’t about doing more; it’s about doing more of what matters.
Get clear on your priorities, and productivity will follow.
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II. Do today what you’ll thank yourself for tomorrow.
The hardest things to do today are often the things you’ll be most grateful for tomorrow. The workout you didn’t feel like doing. The hard conversation you didn’t want to have. The five minutes you took to plan your priorities instead of reacting to your day.
Most people think the biggest changes come from big moments, but real life change is usually built on small, daily decisions that stack up over time. The uncomfortable choices—the ones that feel inconvenient or even insignificant—compound into something meaningful.
Future you is shaped by present you. Do something today that tomorrow you will thank you for.
💬 2 HELPFUL QUOTES
I. Stephen Covey on managing yourself:
"The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Time management is really a misnomer—the challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves. The essence of time management is to organize and execute around priorities."
II. Brendon Burchard on how to be a high performer:
"High performers are not born; they are conditioned. They develop habits and routines that protect their energy, focus their efforts, and allow them to show up consistently as their best selves. The difference is often in the clarity of their goals and the discipline of their days. They don’t leave their performance to chance—they plan, prioritize, and practice."
📖 1 BRIEF BOOK REVIEW
The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
This book covers the fictional conversation between a philosopher and a student. The book is about the teachings of Adlerian psychology (from the psychologist Alfred Adler).
I had seen this book recommended a good bit but was disappointed by it myself.
I found the conversation between the philosopher and student to be both cheesy at times and unrealistic. The student would just happen to tee up the philosopher on many occasions instead of asking better and more difficult questions about what he was teaching.
The book didn't really address the title until about halfway through, and I often found myself bored, confused at times, and my mind drifting elsewhere while reading.
Plus, I don't agree with some of the main arguments of the teachings the book presented (which doesn't make a book bad, but it doesn't help when written unconvincingly).
4/10
