Admitting that luck has a huge part in most of our achievements and successes does not mean diminishing them. Nor does it mean diminishing our skills and capacities. It's more about understanding that there are a set of things we have under our control and a set of things (usually bigger) that we have absolutely … Continue reading Inputs and outputs
Category: self-help
An additional point on focus
A person can normally be focused, or in "flow", for 50 to 90 consecutive minutes (source: Peak Performance, by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness). So, after you have picked your long, medium and short term focus, and after you have made sure that the amount of push distraction (e-mails, notification, colleagues, and so on) are … Continue reading An additional point on focus
Focus
Focus is a simple concept and a very challenging practice. Focus is understanding what is important and what not in your life, what you want to achieve and what is your end game. Where do you want to get before your time is over? Focus is making short and medium term decisions about what to … Continue reading Focus
Legacy
What is your predominant status? Anger. "You can't, you shan't". This is the status of fear, of control, of walls to be built, of closed doors and burnt down bridges, of punishment, of arrogance, of self-blindness, of others as a tool to achieve your goals. Regret. "I could, I should". This is the status of … Continue reading Legacy
Your own experience
Most of the information online nowadays is organised in bullet points. There's an "how-to" step-by-step guide for basically everything, and listicles are one of the most popular form of content that gets consumed. Yet, a part from very practical type of instructions (changing a tyre, replacing a lightbulb, starting off your grill, and so on), … Continue reading Your own experience
Against denigration and disregard
We attach labels to people and groups of people, partly because we try to make sense of what we do not understand, and partly to reinforce our identity and belonging to a different group. "People that are born in that period are weak." "People that work in that team are lazy." "People that come from … Continue reading Against denigration and disregard
On getting stuck
One week ago I got stuck. I had 98 blog post published, and was about to write number 99. The night before, I had prepared a LinkedIn article to celebrate post number 100. I was quite proud of the result, and I felt on a roll with writing. I started thinking that perhaps I could … Continue reading On getting stuck
