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5-Bullet Monday #213: Things I Found Cool This Week
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Happy Monday! What I'm sharing— The Replacing Guilt series by Minding Your Way. A fantastic series of articles. Start with Replacing guilt, Half-assing it with everything you've got, and Rest in motion. What I'm pondering— “If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.” — David Allen on Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (resurfaced using Readwise — my summary here) What I'm watching— 100 Food Hacks I Learned In Restaurants by Joshua Weissman. Great video and I learned a couple of neat tricks. What I'm sharing— One Big Thing: A Simple Way to Do More by Planning Less by John Zeratsky: "My best work happened when I spent hours in flow, intensely focused on a single task. These projects didn’t need to be sliced into neat to-dos. They didn’t need to be managed — I needed to clear my schedule and do them." What I'm reading— Roger Federer as Religious Experience by David Foster Wallace. Beautiful article: "There are three kinds of valid explanation for Federer’s ascendancy. One kind involves mystery and metaphysics and is, I think, closest to the real truth. The others are more technical and make for better journalism. The metaphysical explanation is that Roger Federer is one of those rare, preternatural athletes who appear to be exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws." P.S. Soon, I'm launching a new community for ambitious people who want to be more productive. Want to be the first to know about it? Reply "before" and I'll send you the details before anyone else. Dan Whenever you're ready, there are 2 ways I can help you:
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