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Without a gut-level sense that you are ultimately in control of what's happening to you, you won't even consider the option that you could manage it better.
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The ancestor of every action is a thought. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The real issue is how to make appropriate choices about what to do at any point in time. The real issue is how we manage actions.
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People allow themselves to get distracted I think ultimately, probably the biggest thing that gets in the way of people doing what they ought to be doing at any point in time is distraction.
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There is usually an inverse proportion between how much something is on your mind and how much it´s getting done!
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It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole community.
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'I need milk' and 'I need to decide whether to buy this company' both tie up space in psychic RAM. The solution is simple. Write it down. Look at it. Do it or say to yourself 'not now'.
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Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started.
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Some people have to move, physically, to get something. But if you're stuck in a chair, that's not your limitation - it's simply not an optimal condition for you.
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The reason that deadline actually can work very well for you is what it forces you to do is make decisions.
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First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.
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There are no interruptions, only mismanaged inputs
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You can do anything, not everything
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The problem is, is when your focus is created by a crisis, then the frontal lobe shuts down essentially, the frontal cortex which is your intuitive intelligence. So you get very clever and very stupid in a crisis. Also, you pump adrenalin into your body from what you - physiologically you'll crash.
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Change - even change meant to improve our lives - creates stress. We can get comfortable with our problems.
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You don't actually do a project you can only do action steps related to it.
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A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity.
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If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.
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Once a week, do a thorough review of all your projects in as much detail as you need to. If you do, your systems will work. If you don't, no system will work.
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The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control.
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