Choose smaller, tractable projects with immediate benefits to make progress towards larger goals.
Pre-schedule dedicated time for projects and develop discipline to consistently make progress.
Look for real-life case studies to find examples of the lifestyles you desire and track resonating elements in a dedicated notebook.
Deep dives
Choosing Smaller Projects and Stacking Them
To address the issue of jumping from one thing to another without making progress, start by choosing smaller, more tractable projects that can be completed in a shorter amount of time. Focus on projects with tangible and immediate benefits. Stack these smaller projects on top of each other to gradually make progress towards your bigger goals.
Deploy Pre-Scheduled Time and Daily Disciplines
To ensure follow-through on your projects, pre-schedule dedicated time for them and treat it as non-negotiable. Create daily disciplines that become routine and automate your progress towards your larger goals. Develop a sense of discipline and self-identity as someone who can consistently make progress on hard projects.
Lifestyle-Centric Career Planning and Finding Examples
To find examples of the lifestyles you desire, look for real-life case studies of people whose lives resonate with you. The resonating aspects could be certain values, crafts, locations, or ways of living. Keep a dedicated notebook to track these resonating elements and learn what specifically causes that sense of resonance. Over time, a clear image of your ideal lifestyle will emerge, allowing you to plan for the remarkable.
Utilizing the Deep Life Stack
The lifestyle-centric planning fits within the top layer of the Deep Life Stack, which focuses on planning for the remarkable. Combine elements from different lifestyles that resonate with you to create your own unique vision. Deconstruct examples and extract the specific aspects that align with your vision. Keep a notebook dedicated to your quest for a deeper life, where you can track and refine these resonating elements.
The power of controlling your time and workload
Being able to control your time and obligations allows you to have control over your workload. By strategically managing your time, you can work fewer hours and still be perceived as a high-performing employee. This gives you the flexibility to pursue other interests and avoid burnout. The decision of whether to switch jobs should be based on your lifestyle vision and how the new opportunity aligns with your long-term goals.
An overview of the remarkable 2 tablet
The remarkable 2 tablet is an electronic notebook that replicates the experience of writing on paper. It allows you to have multiple notebooks in one device, reducing the need for physical notebooks. With its E-ink display and stylus, the tablet provides a realistic writing experience. While not ideal for typing, it excels in capturing handwritten notes and annotations. The tablet integrates with cloud storage services like Dropbox and Google Drive, making it convenient for accessing and marking up PDF files. Although it is expensive, the remarkable 2 is a great tool for those who rely on notebooks for their work and want a digital alternative.
Do history’s greatest thinkers care about time management? In today’s episode, Cal analyzes the system that the mathematician and philosopher, Kurt Godel, used to structure his days, weeks, and years to produce meaningful work over a long period of time.
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