Most people get luck wrong. I realized this when I changed my behaviour in one or two ways and suddenly got luckier.
The Lindy Effect: The Mental Model to Play the Long Game
Everybody says you should play the long game, but few tell you how. With the Lindy Effect, a simple yet powerful idea, you’ll instantly become a better long-term thinker.
The Productivity Trap
I have years of experience against it. I know it’s there, and I see it coming. But it’s too strong. I fell for the productivity trap again.
Quantity Is the Way to Quality
Quantity and quality. Two opposite concepts, poles at the ends of a spectrum.
Energy Doesn’t Work That Way
For a while, I considered myself a productivity guru. I knew all the methods, all the tips, and all the tricks. I had read Allen’s GTD book back-to-back. My to-do app was open 24 hours a day. Friends would ask me for productivity advice. Except, it was a farce. The amount of things I was getting done was about the same as before. That is, until I finally understood how energy worked.
The Value of Doing a Little
My fitness app gives me daily half-hour workout routines. The app, though, allows me to shorten them, on the day, to last half that. Or to lower their difficulty. Or both.
I just didn’t get it. Why would the app allow me to cheat?
Good Writing is Invisible
Some things go unnoticed when they work. Leadership, for example. You only ever see the bad type. Typography is another. When the font is right, you won’t even remember which one it was. Non-fiction writing enters this category too.