“Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.” Source: Atomic Habits, James Clear. List of lists I’ve tried a few different ways of capturing what needs to be done and by when which I found critical if I wanted to be known as someone who can be trusted to get things done in the timeframe that is required or committed to. For me one of the best tools to do this is the Kanban board (you can read more about the Kanban board here) or to put it simply a list of lists. Kanban boards can be organized in a lot of different ways however I’ve found the following lists as being important: ...
Books
A working list of books that made an impact on me. Self The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Manson 10% Happier, Dan Harris Free Will, Sam Harris No Mud, No Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh Health Living with a Seal, Jesse Itzler Breath, James Nestor Why We Sleep, Matthew Walker Built to Move, Juliet Starrett and Kelly Starrett Outlive, Dr Peter Attia Productivity Deep Work, Cal Newport Four Thousand Weeks Time Management for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman Atomic Habits, James Clear So Good they can’t Ignore You, Cal Newport Slow Productivity, Cal Newport Building a Second Brain, Tiago Forte ...
Do something
This post is about getting started. I, like you, have been caught in the trap of thinking about doing something, or lots of things and after a lot of thinking, doing nothing. Or perhaps looking up one or two things on the Internet about the thing, only to stop or get side tracked by something else and again, not doing anything! In trying to understand why this is, or more importantly trying to get past this point, I’ve read a number of books and blog posts on the topic. I like this quote from James Clear: “Doing the work + patience = results. Planning to work + patience = you’re just waiting.” And also from James: “Finish something. Anything. Stop researching, planning, and preparing to do the work and just do the work. It doesn’t matter how good or how bad it is. You don’t need to set the world on fire with your first try. You just need to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to produce something.” ...