Timing really is everything. If you want to be current (or even ahead of the curve) you have to be intentional about when you bring up particular topics. The right time is probably considered to be when enough people are interested in order for your work to gain some traction. Anytime before that and it's … Continue reading Hot topics
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The planning process
Or how to get caught in false productivity, when really you're just wasting time. You could spend forever planning if you really wanted to. You could write lists, create mind maps and make a 12 month plan. You can do all of those things and make no progress on the project you are planning for. … Continue reading The planning process
Getting ahead and falling behind
The trick to getting ahead is to increase your work rate and never go below your usual work rate. If you want to get ahead long-term then you have to make time to regularly increase your work rate, this gives you the ability to know that you're always ahead even when you back to your … Continue reading Getting ahead and falling behind
Responding and reacting
The way you would react when you're angry, upset, frustrated or annoyed is not the same way you'd respond when you're calm and relaxed. Of course this is fairly obvious, yet how many times have you allowed your feelings to get the better of you instead of simply taking some time. What ends up happening … Continue reading Responding and reacting
Hard to imagine
There are many things in life that are hard to imagine however, it's worth remembering that this has no impact on the possibility of these things becoming a reality. This time two years ago you had no idea of what 2020 would bring and almost a year since the first lockdown we're still in the … Continue reading Hard to imagine
Least time, most value
If you could only listen to 3 artists for the rest of your life, who would they be? I was thinking about this recently and I found myself surprised that the artists I'd choose are the ones I listen to the least. There was once a time that I listened to them the most but … Continue reading Least time, most value
Updating your comfort zone
Every once in a while you may be forced to come out of your comfort zone. The idea that what you resist persists is true, some things just can't be avoided. You've probably been resistant and stuck in your comfort zone because you're scared, the uncertainty is overwhelming and you've become comfortable with what you … Continue reading Updating your comfort zone
Reasons to log out
Every so often I log out of social media. I do it to remind myself that I don't need to use it as much as I think I do. I do it to free up space in my mind for my own thoughts and opinions. I do it so that I can spend my free … Continue reading Reasons to log out
Change takes time
You can go from making grand plans one day to forgetting why you wanted to change your life the next. It can be hard to shake the unhelpful habits that bind you to your past self. Even though you know they don't benefit you and that you should change them, you can't. And it's not … Continue reading Change takes time
Why learning something new is a great idea
Last year there were lots of discussions, tweets and conversations about how we're in a pandemic, you don't need to do xyz it's totally okay if all you did was survive. The thing is, of course you don't need to do anything new or different with your time. That statement has always been true. But … Continue reading Why learning something new is a great idea
The Daily Gemm 