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Saying Yes to Everything

I've always had a tough time saying no. I'd take on too much and then grind my way through (or under-deliver).

The ability to say no is a superpower of successful people.

Be deliberate about what you spend your time on—and who you spend it with.

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Taking Everyone's Advice

You're going to get a lot of advice from a lot of people.

Most of it is well-intentioned...and also utter crap.

It's dangerous to use someone else's map to navigate your world.

Learn to filter and selectively implement—take the signal, skip the noi...

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Inaction

Overthinking and paralysis is often just a result of inaction.

The first movement is always the hardest—so just start moving.

A body in motion tends to stay in motion.

Maintaining a bias for action allows you to capitalize on opportunities that compound effectivel...

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Complaining Incessantly

Complaining never got anyone anywhere worth going.

The world is split between complainers and doers—the former talk while the latter act.

Complainers are on the sidelines.

Doers are in the arena. Doers fight—their bias for action creates results.

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Beating Around the Bush

Hard conversations are...hard.

Being direct is the way.

A mentor gave me some great advice:

The other person should know what you're there to talk about within 30 seconds. Beating around the bush doesn't soften the blow, it just makes it more shocki...

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Inactivity

Your body was made to move.

Consistent daily activity is essential to your health, brain function, and happiness.

You don't need to have an complex regimen.

Each day minimum:

• Walk for 30 min

• Raise your HR for 30 min

• Mobility work for 5 mi...

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Falling Into Productivity Traps

Hustle culture lied to you.

Obsessively optimizing your time with new "productive" activities is actually counter-productive.

Free time is a call option on future interesting opportunities.

It provides the headspace to pursue high upside ide...

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Glorifying the Wrong Things

What I used to glorify:

• No sleep

• 100-hour workweeks

• Busy schedules

What I now glorify:

• Sleeping 8 hours

• Regular physical activity

• Unstructured schedules

• Working in short sprints

Control of your t...

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Defaulting to a Jog

There are four speeds in life:

• Rest

• Walk

• Jog

• Sprint

Most people default to a jog—a staple of 9-5 work culture.

But you'll go much faster and further by defaulting to either rest/walk or sprint.

Rest, walk, sprint, repeat....

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Multitasking

Multitasking is fake productivity.

You think you're crushing it but you're just running around churning out a bunch of C+ work.

Instead, build your day around focused sprints.

60 minutes works well.

Compartmentalize and focus on the one key task at hand....

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Before you can become good at saying no, you have to know what you're saying yes to when you're saying no. Every opportunity that you pass with a no is really saying yes to something else.

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Speak up

Speak up when your workload is too much. Tell your boss if you are stretched too thin or when you regularly work too many hours. Talk about what you can reasonably get done in a week.

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