Woolgathering # 159: Some Advice Never Goes Out of Style
Plus: the proximity effect, super-lean entrepreneurship, and tactile illusions
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Woolgathering #158: Systems, Habits, and Half-Measures
Why no system will really work for you, PLUS: the ideal planning/doing ratio, the neurology of goals, pictures of people that don’t exist, and the importance of lateral moves
Woolgathering #157 - Less is More, More is More, and so on...
Also: Unrealistic expectations, Quality>Quantity, counterintuitive time management, and more...
Woolgathering #156: Say More, Say Less--Don't B.S.
Plus: Opportunity costs, 2022 predictions, 2 Goals/2 Mindsets, and nuance...
Woolgathering #155: Try Not to Laugh Too Hard
Also: 98 years' worth of advice, the benefits of disrupting routines, and what we get wrong about distraction
Woolgathering # 154: The Answer to Keep in Your Back Pocket for Tough Questions
Plus: An enlightening brain-teaser involving cabbage,
Woolgathering #153: The Emotional Bank Account and Personal Excellence
Keeping track of the right things, shadow emotions, and how simple it is to do superhuman things.
Woolgathering #152: Which One Are You, Frog First or Frog Later?
Plus: podcasts, pomegranates, and projects...
Woolgathering #151: "Give Me 6 Hours to Chop Down a Tree.."
How we consistently overlook a crucial investment of our time, how to avoid mistakes in judging others, and how to better estimate time
Woolgathering #150: On Ownership and Stewardship
Plus: Off-the-beaten-path productivity systems, the Cynefin Framework, and The Beatles!