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5 Timeless Productivity Lessons from Artists and Entrepreneurs
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Consistency Over Heroic Efforts
Though inspiration can suddenly strike, turning it into a tangible finished product is a matter of sustained effort. It’s getting up every day and doing the work.
The best people in their field are the best not because of a few massive efforts, but because of consistency over a long duration.
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Seek Mentorship
We all need to grow, learn, and take risks. Having a mentor or coach makes this massively easier.
Additionally, a good mentor helps you avoid making the same mistakes they have
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Put Yourself in Good Company
Seek out people who know things you don’t and try to learn from them.
Surround yourself with positive, honest, smart, and diverse people who bring new perspectives and are not afraid to challenge you.
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Focus on What You Can Control
Worrying about the result is a distraction from what you really should be thinking about: how you can respond, and what happens next.
Your work leaves your hands at some point and what happens next is almost always out of your control. People either like your work of art or they don’t.
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Stick With The Plan
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Picking Something Fun
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Showing Up
To change your mental state, you need to change your physical state. Your mood changes based on the action you are performing.
Action is the biggest motivation. Show up and get started, and the rest is easy.
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Dealing With Uncertainty
- Prevent it: Do what you can to minimize uncertainty by training like you want to race.
- Manage it: Develop a mantra or automatic actions to fall back when uncertainty strikes.
- Grow from it: View uncertainty as an opportunity to grow. Welcome it on the path to personal growth.
Turning Anxiety into Excitement
Pre-race nerves are common, even amongst professional athletes.
Reframe nerves as excitement. When we do this, we harness heightened perception to raise ourselves up.
Instead of telling yourself, “I’m anxious, I need to calm down,” tell yourself, “I am excited, my body is primed to perform.”
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Find your internal rhythms
To improve your mental ability, you have to understand its natural peaks and drops throughout the day. It can be different for every person, so pay attention to what time of the day your mind is functioning at its best.
If you find it difficult to see what time of day your mind is functioning best, keep a productivity log. At two-hour intervals, write down your physical and mental status. You'll find a pattern of peak performance or sluggishness.
Multitasking is a myth
Most people have little pockets of time throughout the day, between meetings and calls and emails, with 15 minutes here, and 30 minutes there. To perform at your best depends on simple time management hacks.
- Set aside one or two times a day to check and respond to all your messages and emails, then close your inbox.
- Try and structure your day in one-to two-hour chunks of focused work.
- Introduce a clear protocol for colleagues to contact one another in case of an actual emergency.