Choose a 'Benchmark Dish' to Evaluate New Restaurants
...My benchmark dishes are usually iconic dishes that represent their genre, and can give me a bit of insight into the restaurant or bar’s philosophy and style...
...My benchmark dishes are usually iconic dishes that represent their genre, and can give me a bit of insight into the restaurant or bar’s philosophy and style...
...the 3 breaks are physical, social, and spiritual(ish)...
...Reality is indifferent to our preferences. There is no such thing as a fair price. Stuff—life—costs what it costs. You either pay it or you don’t...
...Handwritten notes are a powerful tool for encrypting embodied cognition and in turn supporting the brain’s capacity for retrieval of information. And secondly, when you take notes by hand, your hands create a robust external memory storage: your notebook...
...Feeling angry these days? New research suggests that a good night of sleep may be just what you need...
...Productive is the skill of getting the right things done, so that we accomplish what we set out to do in the first place. The work that matters...
...Most people get bogged down in linear opportunities. Be willing to let small opportunities go to focus on potential step changes...
...Whenever things quiet down for a minute and finally start clicking; whenever a conversation with family and friends leaves you bathed in an intoxicating glow; whenever you find yourself stirred by an unexpected moment of beauty; drink it in...
...The less rigid we are in our thinking, the more open minded, creative and innovative we become...
...Often, what we care about is the work done, not how long it took to do it...
...We believe that couples often behave as though there is a set limit on the amount of ambition that can be contained within one union. Sometimes this limit is clearly articulated; sometimes it is unspoken, and the ambition can be distributed in different ways...
...Excavation and organization isn’t sexy or glamorous. But it can be liberating. It can be freeing. Once you’ve put in the work on cleaning things up (and admittedly that can take some time!), you’ll be able to focus on the things that really matter to you...
...When you sort of commit, you’re likely to fall...
...Its aim is to make you have 100% trust in a system for collecting tasks, ideas, and projects...
...From time to time, it’s helpful to put a question mark on your processes and routines...
...It’s easy to get excited about half the system, but real change and real benefit only happen when both pieces are working together...
...a dog will shadow its owner because it sees them as an object of trust and security...
...A simple way to dig deeper into the underlying reason for your financial goals is by peeling back the layers and asking yourself “why?” three times...
...As Seneca said, “Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power...”
...Our brains employ two modes of thinking to tackle any large task: focused and diffuse. Both are equally valuable but serve very different purposes. To do your best work, you need to master both...