Get On With It

Writing and drawings about work, family and the stuff in-between

Tag: mental models

You are the world-champion at being nearly identical to who you were yesterday

Why not retire? If you retire now, you can go out on top, and get to the much more interesting work of doing something new.

May 18, 2022
Losing vs gaining

When you are relying on others to get something done, and it isn’t getting done, or it isn’t what you wanted, it’s easy to feel like you are losing something. Nobody wants to be a loser. How can you turn your loss into a gain?

April 3, 2022
Fake it and make it

We’re dressing up here for Halloween, regardless of whether we can actually go trick-or-treating. Even though we aren’t going to be able to be on display for the neighborhood this year, it’s funny to think about what the act of dressing up does: it gives you permission. All of the sudden you can act in […]

October 30, 2020
What I learned last week (#95)

Learned last week: Fake it till you make it, learning is like a tree, it’s not about you, and more!

October 20, 2020
Big rocks first

Priorize your big rocks first. A simple and powerful concept that makes total sense. But why is it so hard to do, let alone do consistently?

April 6, 2020
What I learned last week (#62)

Learned last week: The whisky walk, the power of the mind, we don’t teach concentration as exercise (but we should), how to be perfect, and more.

March 2, 2020
What I learned last week (#52)

Learned last week: Giving thanks travels well, boiled water should not be wasted, another best books list, and more!

December 4, 2019
What I learned last week (#48)

Learned last week: Touch typing, a debug mindset, napping is healthy, and more.

November 4, 2019