BlogHide Resteemswcy (62)in attention • 4 years agoAttention Is a Habit You Can DevelopWhen you let your attention slide for a bit, don't think you will get back a grip on it whenever you wish - instead, bear in mind that because of today's mistake everything that follows will be…wcy (62)in consulting • 4 years agoThe Three Types of Questions to Help You Be More Creative and Unleash New IdeasWhen I first joined consulting, I had tremendous imposter syndrome. Who was I, a recent graduate, to tell Executives how to change their strategies or improve their technology? So I would sit in…wcy (62)in life-lessons • 4 years agoLife Lessons and Wisdom From James Clear, the Expert on Building HabitsIt felt like James Clear, author of the NY Times #1 best-selling Atomic Habits, burst onto the scene in 2018. One day, I heard about this book called Atomic Habits and read it wondering what the…wcy (62)in decision-making • 4 years agoTim Ferriss' Mental Models and Heuristics That Help Him Make Better DecisionsTim Ferriss recently released a video about how to make better decisions. While you can watch it on YouTube, I summarized his key points below and have added a few of my own. I'm certainly not in…wcy (62)in writing • 4 years agoHow The Practice of Running Every Day Can Help Your WritingOn the surface, Haruki Murakami’s What I talk about when I talk about running seems to be about running. Haruki runs on average, 26 miles every week, and has set a goal to run a marathon every year…wcy (62)in career • 4 years agoHow Commitments Can Help Your CareerIn his book Born For This , the author Chris Guillebeau talks about a strategy to develop a plan to quit his job in one year — and to do that every year. 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Before I knew this, I would cut into my steak immediately, and while it was okay, it was nowhere near as good as when I let it rest for…wcy (62)in life-lessons • 4 years agoGiving a Loved One a Good DeathOne of my good friends recommended the following YouTube video by Scott Galloway: The Algebra of Happiness by Scott Galloway I then realized the name sounded familiar, so I looked at my…wcy (62)in problem-solving • 4 years agoSubtracting Your Way to Success?Derek Sivers, in his book Hell Yeah or No, talks about the following mental model for making decisions. Imagine, for a minute, that your life is on a number line. 0 is on the left. 10 is on the…wcy (62)in decision-making • 4 years agoCan Procrastinating Lead to Better Decision Making?“A new college campus was built, but one thing was still debated: where in the grass should we put the paved walkways? Some people thought the walkways should go around the grass, to leave it green.…wcy (62)in energy • 4 years agoWhat to Do When You Feel Extremely UnmotivatedA strategy for taking advantage of ‘low energy’ moments Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash The other day, my good friend asked me what advice I had for those times in the day (or week)…wcy (62)in habits • 4 years agoWhy the Unlearning Habit Will Change Your Life ForeverWhat is it? Why should you adopt it? How do you do it? Photo by Florian Klauer on Unsplash As the author of the amazing Essential Habits, I like to think of myself as a bit of a habits…wcy (62)in happiness • 4 years agoThe Four Things I Do Each Day to be HappierSteal one or more of these ideas to increase the happiness in your life Photo by Yoksel 🌿 Zok on Unsplash The province I live in announced there would be further lockdowns. 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