What does it mean to be effective? My definition is “being successful in getting more of the right things done.” Effective behavior, in my opinion, is a combination of productivity (getting …
Atomic Essays
Time is your most valuable resource
Time is inelastic. It doesn’t matter if you’re vacationing at the beach or working furiously at the office to meet a deadline. The amount of time in a day does not fluctuate in response to demand. You …
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Stay engaged within your Circle of Influence
We all have things that concern us. Some of which we can do something about. But most of which we cannot. In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey illustrates this …
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Both responses are counter-productive
Toilet paper runsRudy Gobert’s press conference The first is unjustified fear-induced panic. The second reeks of either indifference or ignorance. The correct response lies somewhere in …
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Yellow lists
At 12:30 am on April 4th, 1841 President William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia just a month after taking office. But people living in Los Angeles wouldn’t hear about it for another 3 …
Writing well is being succinct
In his article Writing Well, Julian Shapiro demonstrates how our writing improves when we eliminate extra words. He uses the following paragraph as an example: "To be brief on the …
Discipline equals freedom
Jocko Willink wakes up between 3:00-5:00 AM every single day. Even on Saturday. I know this because he posts an image of his TimeX Ironman wrist watch every morning on Instagram to prove …
Why novel ideas have the biggest critics
Repeated exposure to something often increases our trust or appreciation. Psychologists call this the mere exposure effect. It explains why most of us grow up disliking the taste of coffee until we …
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Chief problem solver
That’s your expanded job title. Your business card might say that you’re a Product Manager, Sales Associate, or Customer Experience Specialist. But really, a leader’s primary role is that of the …
10 years to become an overnight success
YouTube began as a video version of an online dating website. (The)Facebook was a place for Harvard students to post photos of themselves and share class schedules. In the 1960s, Nintendo made …
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