Personal Productivity Secrets

You can only manage what you can see, and you can only see what is outside of your head.

If you notice, lion tamers always grab the stool by the seat, and aim the legs at the lion. The animal perceives four separate threats and tries to focus on all four legs at the same time, which makes it confused. When the lion is confused, it becomes passive and retreats.

but remember this important principle: You don’t have to convince yourself to do everything; you only have to convince yourself to do the next thing.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

Stefan Boëthius describe preactive as the state in which you have created the space to think, to plan, to use your own creativity to get an edge in your work and your life; the time when you are gaining insight and solving problems.

Tony Robbins say something to the effect of, “If you give your brain a destination, it will find a way to get you there.”

A common adage is “what is measured is improved.”

Symptoms of ADD include the following:
Difficulty getting organized
Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started
Many projects going simultaneously; trouble with follow-through
A frequent search for high stimulation
An intolerance of boredom
Easy distractibility; trouble focusing attention, tendency to “tune out” or drift away in the middle of a page or conversation
Impatient; easily frustrated

When a person can focus for extended periods of time and be quiet, unplugged, and thoughtful, true learning takes place. Not “learning” in the sense of memorizing facts, but making connections between things, performing analysis, and deconstructing an idea.

External distractions are the constant demands on your attention created by other people and technology. Internal distractions are the mental gymnastics you do on a daily basis to stay on top of all the necessary details that enable your life to run smoothly.