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Time Management Lessons from Vegetables

(Time to read: ~ 1 minute) I enjoy eating vegetables, especially raw ones. What I have found difficult to manage is preparing vegetables to eat. I think of eating vegetables when I’m hungry – usually too hungry to be willing to take the time to wash and chop them. If they aren’t already ready to […]

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Your Most Important Task Every Day

Hint: It’s NOT planning (Time to read: 2 minutes) Your most important task every day is to do something that increases your enjoyment of your life. Note that I did NOT say “do something you enjoy”. There’s a very important distinction here. For me, and I’m guessing for you too, there are many things I […]

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The SnowPlow Effect

(Time to read: 2 minutes) Every time and life management system I’ve studied has one of two basic problems. Since I was very young, I have been interested in the question: How can I make use of ‘what I want to do right now’, Honour agreements I’ve made with others, Achieve long-term goals that are […]

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One Way to Make Things More Fun

(Time to read: 1 minute) Over the past few weeks, I’ve been focused pretty intensely on designing and implementing this new website, choosing not to keep up with email and accounting as completely as I usually prefer. And I’m celebrating that the site is at a done-for-now place. In the past, my attention would immediately […]

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