The Boardroom Exercise is simple – when faced with a problem, question or dilemma, you conjure a set of ‘personalities’ as ‘board members’ to advise you. This might sound a little schizophrenic, but hear me out. Regardless of the problem, there are likely certain members of the board that could offer an interesting insight, but […]
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I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the most motivated or disciplined person. I don’t think I’m an unusual in saying that my motivation tends to come in fits and spurts, in waves or seasons of high and low energy. I always used to find this cycle discouraging – each period of high motivation
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The world of podcasts has exploded in recent years, with millions of people tuning in to listen to everything from educational lectures to entertaining banter. Whether you want something for your morning dog walk, your commute, or before bed, podcasts are an excellent format to add a little entertainment or education to the mix. I
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1. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahnemann Written by Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahnemann, Thinking Fast and Slow is far from just an economics book. It explores the ‘two-systems’ model of cognition, and the many ways our intuition and decision-making can go wrong. With an emphasis on human judgment and the shortcuts and heuristics
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Sometimes it can be tough to save money – with increases in cost of living, everything seems to be getting more expensive. However, there are many skills and hobbies that can be a great way to improve your self-sufficiency! These are all skills and hobbies I’ve picked up in the last few years, and each
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Self-discipline is key to achieving your goals and living a fulfilling life. While there are no shortcuts or magic solutions, there are several fundamental habits that can help you on your journey to becoming a more disciplined person. Adopting each of these habits reinforces all of the others, making it easier to succeed in the
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There’s a common refrain I often hear in the productivity community – “The brain is for having ideas, not for storing them.” This quote can be attributed to productivity guru David Allen, writer of “Getting Things Done”. I can definitely relate to the statement – as a devoted note-taker and second-brain enthusiast, I can full-well
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One of my first and most popular articles I posted on Medium was “How to build a second brain in Notion”. In it I described my quest to refine and perfect my digital knowledge system – basically how I organize my to-do list, projects, notes and everything else, in a way that I could quickly
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I recently finished reading Tiffany Schlain’s book “24/6”, which encourages taking a weekly “technology shabbat” where you abstain from your usual screens – such as your phone, computer, TV, and devices, for a period of 24 hours once a week. Persuaded that a little time away from the computer was valuable, I decided to give
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When life gets you down, it’s worth remembering that anybody with internet access can freely download and read the entire Harvard Classics – thousands of hours of cultivated quality reading that would have been the envy of virtually anyone in history. In a spontaneous (and perhaps over-ambitious) desire to read the whole thing, I began
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