3-2-1: How to be great, the power of cold emails, and the dangers of working late
James Clearjamesclear.com
3-2-1: How to be great, the power of cold emails, and the dangers of working late
May 23, 2024
- I know what makes people grow more reliably than anything else. It is: taking on a difficult project with some amount of public accountability. This can be large or small: a lecture series, a business, a blog, a house, a child, etc.
- It’s strange, but I know that it’s common to resist positive emotions, as well as negative ones. Ask yours
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
From James Clear, Fwd: 3-2-1: Making your habits fun, how to host a good party, and tips for prioritizing
"10 years or 1 hour. Those are the two time frames worth prioritizing.
10 years is shorthand for thinking longer-term than nearly everyone else and doing things that are really ambitious or meaningful. Most of the deeply meaningful things in life
... See moreThe critical question isn’t how to differentiate between activities that matter and those that don’t, but what to do when far too many things feel at least somewhat important, and therefore arguably qualify as big rocks. Fortunately, a handful of wiser minds have addressed exactly this dilemma, and their counsel coalesces around three main principl... See more
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
“Things that keep talented people from fulfilling their potential:
– Trying to please everyone
– Imitating the desires of others
– Chasing status without questioning why
– Playing superhero and trying to do it all alone
– Dividing your attention between too many projects”
– Trying to please everyone
– Imitating the desires of others
– Chasing status without questioning why
– Playing superhero and trying to do it all alone
– Dividing your attention between too many projects”