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A starting lineup of priorities
“Exercising remains one of the few things in life that you are always happy afterward that you did.” Alex Toussaint, Activate Your Greatness
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Energy makes time
I’m a big believer that being a little selfish is a prerequisite to being able to be selfless. In other words, you need to take care of yourself in order to take care of others.
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Have you earned your title?
How long has it been since you updated your bio? What about just taking mental stock of what it is you say you do versus what your calendar says? Would you call yourself a professional engineer or artist? An entrepreneur? A dedicated wife or sister? Do you PRACTICE those things actively? If not, your title…
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Goals and how I want to spend my days
My wife and I have been thinking about longer-term goals and direction lately, and the indomitable James Clear (author of Atomic Habits) has come up a few times in the past couple of days, as if on queue, with some sage advice.
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Why having an imbalanced work-life balance is actually a good thing
I haven’t been devoting as much time to my work this year. Sure, I’m doing the essentials of my job, and am doing those well enough, but I’m not really pushing myself quite like I was at the end of last year. Personal stuff is requiring a lot of headspace and that’s what I’ve been…
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Long lists are guilt trips
How is your to-do list looking these days? Is it helping you or is it weighing you down? If a list has too many items on it, it probably isn’t that useful. Of course, how many items are too many is up to you to decide.
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I don’t cut my grass often and I’m better off for it
Thoughts on procrastination, urgent vs important tasks, and…mowing the lawn?
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The maddening pursuit to maximize my time
Some lessons learned from those smarter than me about maximizing one’s time. TBH my dog probably does it best.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
