Category: Getting Things Done

Inside Us 

A great Stoic concept: our emotions, our reactions, the overwhelm and frustration…these all come from inside us.  We say things like, “This person is so difficult”, “This

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Make Worry Equal Action 

Make worry equal action.  I like this little internal soundtrack idea. I spend a lot of time worrying about possible scenarios (most of which never come to pass) so

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Where Are You Enslaved? 

A recent thought I stumbled upon: the key to freedom is self-awareness of where you’ve made yourself a slave.  This is a bit off the beaten path for me,

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Next Action Thinking 

Very little, if anything, gets accomplished without identifying and acting on the next physical, visible action.  I LOVE a good plan! I love to make plans, tweak

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Honest with Ourselves 

Are we honest with ourselves?  Life gives us lots of challenges. We dispatch many of them with ease and without much notice or fanfare. Others require

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Success 

The value of success is our ability to put it to good use for others.  There are many successful people we know all about. They live their lives very publicly

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Results 

Results matter.  A lot of people love to talk about effort. “Look at all the things I’ve done! See my activity? Look at my busy calendar and all the things I’ve crossed off

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Simplicity 

There is clarity in simplicity.  Minimalist artists and designers, truly effective planners, the ancient Stoics…even Steve Jobs all understood this important lesson.  I once heard the idea

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