Bronnie Ware on belittling friends

vutran | May 22, 2020, 10:44 a.m.

"If a friend is making you feel small, end the friendship. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been friends for years, or if you don’t have that many friends, or if you have to see them all the time. Nothing is more damaging to your sense of self worth than surrounding yourself with people who pick away at you. Feeling lonely is better than feeling small."

— Bronnie Ware in The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Garry Keller on natural ceiling of achievement

vutran | May 20, 2020, 6:33 a.m.

"Highly productive people don’t accept the limitations of their natural approach as the final word on their success. When they hit a ceiling of achievement, they look for new models and systems, better ways to do things to push them through. They pause ?ust long enough to examine their options, they pick the best one, and then they’re right back at it. Ask an “E” to cut some firewood and the Entrepreneurial person would likely shoulder an axe and head straight for the woods. On the other hand, the Purposeful person might ask, “Where can I get a chainsaw?” With a “P”mindset, you can achieve breakthroughs and accomplish things far beyond your natural abilities. You must simply be willing to do whatever it takes" 

— Garry Keller

Lin Yutang on wisdom and busyness:

vutran | May 18, 2020, 6:13 p.m.

"Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise."

— Lin Yutang

Gary Keller on knowledge and skill acquisition

vutran | May 18, 2020, 6:10 p.m.

"Knowledge begets knowledge, skills build on skills. Its' what makes future dominoes fall more easily" 

— Gary Keller

Garry Keller on getting timeblocking on trial

vutran | May 18, 2020, 6:09 p.m.

"If your time blocking were on trial, would your calendar contain enough evidence to convict you?" 

— Gary Keller

James Clear on Attention

vutran | May 15, 2020, 2:13 p.m.

"The more control you have over your attention, the more control you have over your future."

— James Clear

Alexander Graham Bell on focus

vutran | May 14, 2020, 6:36 p.m.

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”

— Alexander Graham Bell

Time blocking harnesses your energy and centers it on your most important work. It’s productivity’s greatest power tool.