Tag: productivity

Quote of the Day

To blame the poor for subsisting on welfare has no justice unless we are also willing to judge every rich member of society by how productive he or she is. Taken individual by individual, it is likely that there's more idleness and abuse of government favors among the economically privileged than among the ranks of the disadvantaged.

“To blame the poor for subsisting on welfare has no justice unless we are also willing to judge every rich member of society by how productive he or she is. Taken individual by individual, it is likely that there’s more idleness and abuse of government favors among the economically privileged than among the ranks of the disadvantaged.” — Norman Mailer, Esquire (1996)

If Not Now, When?

If Not Now, WhenHillel’s “If Not Now, When?” is more universal than “Do It Now!” or “Just Do It!”

It helps you plan because not everything can be done now. The “when” makes you think about a time for getting it done. You have things you can do now and you plan for all the other things you need to do. You are not overwhelmed by a long list of things to just do now.

Its other strength is that it’s harder to ignore a question than a command. Humans feel compelled to answer a question.
It’s a complex question. It makes you think.
You need to know, “Can I do it now?”
You will need to justify, to yourself, a “no”, so,
you will have also asked yourself “Why not now?”
And every-time you think of “not now,” you remember you will need to decide “when.”
You may decide, it’s simpler to just do it now.

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Control What You Can, Which Is A Lot

Control What You Can, Which Is A Lot

Control panelNicholas Bate’s seven productivity boosters are six tips to keep you working on what is important and one reminder to do a few things well.

The second tip,  ‘Control what you can,’ was a reminder that reality is subjective. We can control our perception of the world through our mood.  We can ignore unfixable nuisances. We can control a lot.

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Seven Productivity Boosters (nicholasbate.typepad.com)