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The balance between personal and professional effectiveness
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The importance of defining your path in life
"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. "
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A psychologist who studies extraordinary performers, Ericsson found that elite performers have something in common: They’re really good at taking breaks.
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“I used to believe that timing was everything. Now I believe that everything is timing.”
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“The best endings don’t leave us happy. Instead, they produce something richer—a rush of unexpected insight, a fleeting moment of transcendence, the possibility that by discarding what we wanted we’ve gotten what we need.”
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Each day, alongside your list of tasks to complete, meetings to attend, and deadlines to hit, make a list of the breaks you’re going to take.
Start by trying three breaks per day. List when you’re going to take those breaks, how long they’re going to last, ...
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