Category: Productivity
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How little social media metrics matter
I posted a video of our Charity Chocolate Chip Cookie Off last week: https://www.facebook.com/sorwell/videos/10156501887784534/ As I write this, it has: 3500 views 203 likes 40 comments 18 shares Those are not impressive numbers. 3500 views is a pittance. I know dozens and dozens of people who could post a video of them just walking down…
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Focus on the big picture (morning routines are but a part of the puzzle)
What gives you a more significant result? Increasing 100% of something by 1%, or increasing 5% of something by 10%? Aka, improving the whole by 1%, or improving a small subset by 10%? (For those a bit slow with their math, 1% of 100% = 1, whereas 10% of 5% = 0.5). The answer is…
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You shouldn’t give up, but you should most definitely quit
I’m a big fan of quitting. And when I say big fan, I mean if they sold one of those giant foam fingers and had “#1 at quitting” on it, I would be first in line to get it. The single most precious commodity you have is time. And the singular best way to free…
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Don’t be lazy
Being slightly lazy and causing more work for someone else is a recipe for frustration. If you’re going to do something, do it right. And don’t half-ass it – do it all the way. Make my life easy A while ago I had someone email me and ask me a simple question. I usually don’t…
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Dreams are for suckers; smart people aim for the inevitable
I had someone email me the other day and tell me that after reading this site, he was now chasing his dreams. He subsequently asked me how I was able to achieve mine. Don’t view what you want as dreams. Words have implicit associations with them. Dreams are something that are far off; something near…