Sharing what I have learned from what I have read: A blog by Joe Abittan
Cal Newport writes, "in many cases, contributions to an outcome are not evenly distributed," in his book Deep Work. Across many different domains, several of which Newport mentions in his book, we find an 80/20 split emerge terms of relationships between important things. Newport states that 80% of computer program crashes are caused by just … Continue reading Focus on the Few Major Items
"The Inspiration Paradox – the idea that innovation and creativity are greatest when we are not at our best, at least with respect to our circadian rhythms," is an idea that Daniel Pink writes about in his book When. Time is important for us human beings. We all have experienced first hand how frustrating it … Continue reading Afternoon Creativity – The Inspiration Paradox
Dan Pink looks at earnings calls for major companies in his book When. It turns out, for major companies reporting earnings on conference calls, scheduling for the early morning is best. Pink writes, "afternoon calls were more negative, irritable, and combative than morning calls." In the book, Pink explores how we react to the day and … Continue reading Economics Suggests We Should Change Our Routines
I started a new job a few months back and my commute time has doubled. I was already driving a good distance across Reno, NV (I know it is not LA, San Francisco, or Washington DC but it was still not fun), and now I am driving about twice as far to our State Capitol … Continue reading Rhythms and Routines
Life is hard and each day can be its own struggle and battle, but learning measured approaches to life can give us the tools and training that we need to face those challenges successfully. We all hope to have success, to have an easy life with plenty of opportunities, but we know we will face … Continue reading Training Daily
A short section in Michael Bungay Stanier's book The Coaching Habit is titled "One of the laws of change: As soon as you try something new, you'll get resistance". I think we have all experienced this at one time or another in our life. We end up in the habits and patters in our lives because … Continue reading Resistance to Change
A challenge in my life lies between my routines and implementing the changes that I want to see in terms of habits, new activities, or improved uses of time. Routines help me get more done, help me make sure I get a workout in, and allow me to build a productive flow to my day. … Continue reading Translating New Insights Into Action
A short section in Michael Bungay Stanier's book The Coaching Habit is titled "One of the laws of change: As soon as you try something new, you'll get resistance". I think we have all experienced this at one time or another in our lives. We end up with the habits and patters of our lives … Continue reading Resistance to Change
In my last post I wrote about how much of our life happens on auto-pilot in habitual decisions and actions that often don’t even reach our conscious mind. Not everything we do needs to be a conscious action (think about how tired your brain would become if you had to focus on every step you … Continue reading Building Habits
A challenge in my life lies between my routines and adjusting to implement changes that I want. Routines help me get more done, help me make sure I get a workout in, and allow me to build a productive flow to my day. They also take some of my agency away and put me in … Continue reading Translating New Insights Into Action