Always Negotiate These Things Before Signing a Lease
...Here are six things you should negotiate every time you sign a new lease...
Garden Salsa
...This garden salsa recipe combines ripe ingredients and subtle seasonings to make a real summer treat...
What Sharks Can Teach Us About Survivorship Bias
...Not recognizing survivorship bias can lead to faulty decision making. We don’t see the big picture and end up optimizing for a small slice of reality. We can’t completely overcome survivorship bias. The best we can do is acknowledge it, and when the stakes are high or the result important, stop and look for the stories of those who were unsuccessful...
Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results - Recommended Book
...Our genes do not eliminate the need for hard work. They clarify it. They tell us what to work hard on...
Variability, industrialization and hating your job
...Instead, we have the opportunity to do work that is unexpected, generous and original. It won’t be perfect, it won’t be the cheapest, but it will matter...
Plus Minus Next Journaling
...When I have too many tasks in the “next” column, I use the Eisenhower matrix to make sure my focus is on important tasks. This allows me to discard anything that’s not important and not urgent...
An interview with Daniel Ek, Founder and CEO of Spotify
...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...
Being Smart is Not Enough
...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...
Chocolate Pudding Pizza
...the classic pairing of chocolate and peanut butter presented in a whole new way...
Making a difference (making a point)
...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...
Barking Up the Wrong Tree - Recommended Book
...There are three categories of people—the person who goes into the office, puts his feet up on his desk, and dreams for twelve hours; the person who arrives at five A.M. and works sixteen hours, never once stopping to dream; and the person who puts his feet up, dreams for one hour, then does something about those dreams...
The art of deprioritization
...You only have so many hours in a week, so make sure you're using them for the things that matter most right now...
Oliver Burkeman's last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life
...The capacity to tolerate minor discomfort is a superpower...
High Leverage Time Management
...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...
Past, Present, and Future: Use Time Perspectives to Live Better
...1% past-focused...9% future-focused...90% present-focused...
Watermelon-Strawberry Cooler
...place everything in a blender; cover and process until smooth...
The two train illusion
...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...
Beautiful LEGO - Recommended Book
...a compendium of LEGO artwork that showcases a stunning array of pieces ranging from incredibly lifelike replicas of everyday objects and famous monuments to imaginative renderings of spaceships, mansions, and mythical creatures...
Inbox Zero is the pinnacle of $10 work
...Being effective is about doing the right things, while being efficient is about doing things right...
From productivity porn to mindful productivity
...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...
