James Clear on making habits stick
vutran | July 13, 2020, 5:25 p.m.
"3 things that help habits stick:
1) Repetition. Habits form based on frequency, not time.
2) Stable context. If the context is always changing, so is the behavior. You need a reliable environment.
3) Positive emotions. If it feels good, you’ll want to repeat it."
— James Clear
Read More →James Clear on working hard vs finding the bottleneck
vutran | July 13, 2020, 5:24 p.m.
"Time spent working hard is often better spent identifying where the bottleneck is located.
Working hard on the wrong thing leads to frustration, not progress."
— James Clear
Read More →Brian P Moran on intentionality
vutran | July 10, 2020, 7:59 a.m.
"Intentionality is the opposite of reaction. In the end, we have greater control of our actions than we do our outcomes. Ultimately, our results are created by our actions. When you are intentional with your time, you know which activities to engage with and which ones to pass on. You are aware when you are procrastinating or engaged in low-level activity to avoid a high-payoff activity that is uncomfortable.
When you are intentional, you are much more conscious of the actions you engage. You willingly employ a discipline and rigor to how you organize and structure your day and week. Your activity is driven by your goals and plan. In the end, you work your plan instead of the day working you.
Intentionality is your secret weapon in the war on mediocrity."
— Brian P Moran
Read More →Software Engineering - Michael Feathers on living in your code
vutran | July 6, 2020, 5:56 p.m.
"Remember, code is your house, and you have to live in it."
— Michael Feathers
Read More →William Shakespear on good and bad
vutran | July 5, 2020, 5:38 p.m.
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
― William Shakespear
Read More →James Clear on getting started
vutran | July 5, 2020, 3:36 p.m.
"Stop worrying about how long it will take and get started. Time will pass either way."
— James Clear
Read More →James Clear on confusing target with proxy
vutran | July 5, 2020, 3:36 p.m.
"What is the real goal?
The real goal is not to “beat the market.” The goal is to build wealth.
The real goal is not to read more books. The goal is to understand what you read.
Don’t let a proxy become the target. Don’t optimize for the wrong outcome."
— James Clear
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