...A great meeting has three key elements: the desired outcome of the meeting is clear ahead of time; the various options are clear, ideally ahead of time; and the roles of the participants are clear at the time...
...Know that it’s the Geniuses who innovate, but it’s the Butterflies who spread that innovation around. Both components are required for successfully implementing new, brilliant ideas...
...Change comes about when the story the other person tells themselves begins to change. If all you do is make a point, you’ve handed them a story about yourself. When you make a change, you’ve helped them embrace a new story about themselves...
...You only have so many hours in a week, so make sure you're using them for the things that matter most right now...
...The capacity to tolerate minor discomfort is a superpower...
...Use routines (and speed) to reduce cognitive load...Run High Leverage Meetings...Delegate & Say No...Constantly Recalibrate Your Focus...Adjust Time Management Techniques As You Scale...Prioritize Your Own Health & Learning...Communication Habits Are The Key...
...1% past-focused...9% future-focused...90% present-focused...
...Whether or not we commit to movement, the world never stays precisely as it was. Insisting that it does is simply a waste of time and a source of frustration...
...Being effective is about doing the right things, while being efficient is about doing things right...
...Here are a few ways you can switch from productivity porn to mindful productivity...Identify actual bottlenecks...Make time for self-reflection...Manage your information diet...
...This new definition of success might mean not taking the promotion that offers a better title and salary; not buying an expensive car because your neighbors have one; not going on the fancy (but probably stressful) vacation because it’s what you’re supposed to do. Success is about stepping back and asking yourself What do I really want? And then doing what you can to align your actions—the unfolding process of your life—with how you answer. It is in this way that you own success, and not just figuratively, but literally, too. It is how you make success yours...
...Insisting on a bigger interruption is lazy. It’s lazy because if you really cared about solving the problem, you’d change the situation, not yell about it. If you get the design right, you can whisper instead...
...if we want to get an accurate view of reality, it is important we consider how observing it may distort the results...
...As you think about where you are and where you want to be, you can quiet the “what ifs” that come with uncertainty by keeping a few key principles in mind...
...We like to think we make complicated decisions based on rational analysis, but most of the time, we actually make an emotional decision and then invent a rational analysis to justify it...
...Forgiveness, of others and one’s self, can be a powerful, life-altering process. It can change the trajectory of a relationship or even one’s life. It is not the only response one can make to being hurt or hurting others, but it is an effective way to manage the inevitable moments of conflict, disappointment, and pain in our lives...
[Ed. note - bad language ahead]...it’s only rational to delay gratification if and only if you believe you will receive that long-term reward. When you’re unsure of getting the results you’re holding out for, it can be rational to not wait and instead indulge. In these cases, immediate gratification isn’t so much a failure of willpower, it can also be a calculated choice...
...Doubling down on wrong always makes things worse...
...When introducing two people who don’t know each other, ask each of them to opt-in to the introduction before making it...
...If you don’t take charge of your learning, no one else will...
