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David Allen on trusting our External Brain

vutran | April 10, 2020, 5:49 p.m.

A“trusted system” means not only that you trust the contents of your “external brain” but that you will engage with the appropriate parts at the appropriate times.

—David Allen

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Sophocles on trouble self inflicted

vutran | April 9, 2020, 4:44 p.m.

"It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it"

—Sophocles

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George Santayana on Life of Reason

vutran | April 8, 2020, 8:50 p.m.

"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot rememberthe past are condemned to repeat it."

— George Santayana, Life of Reason

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David Allen on Project List

vutran | April 8, 2020, 6:46 a.m.

"Some people have lists of big goals and visions, and many people have lists of simple to-dos. Very few have a list of all the in-between outcomes (i.e., “projects”), and that’s a critical list for staying focused on the right stuff, week to week."

— David Allen

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Merle Shain on helping others

vutran | April 6, 2020, 8:56 p.m.

"Loving someone means helping them to be more themselves, which can be different from being what you'd like them to be, although often they turn out the same."

— Merle Shain

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James Clear on 5 Minutes

vutran | April 5, 2020, 2:18 p.m.

"What can you do with 5 good minutes?

5 good minutes of:

-pushups is a solid workout 

-sprints will leave you winded 

-writing can deliver 1 good page 

-reading can finish an insightful article 

-meditation can reset your mood

You don’t need more time—just a little focused action."

— James Clear

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Cal Newport on Busyness as Proxy for Productivity

vutran | April 2, 2020, 8:57 a.m.

"Busyness as Proxy for Productivity: 

In the absence of clear indicators of what it means to be productive and valuable in their jobs, many knowledge workers turn back toward an industrial indicator of productivity: doing lots of stuff in a visible manner."