What determines whether or not you lose the habits you’ve trained yourself into? The deciding factor is how you handle breaking a habit streak. Those breaks are inevitable. Sometimes we are too exhausted to maintain our chosen routine; sometimes, we…
The modern business world strongly believes in “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Is it true for all situations? Or, more importantly, should we try to measure and calculate before making every decision? I think not. To start with,…
Today was my first workday after a short vacation. I had rested very well, so today I felt full of energy and ready for anything. Usually, after a vacation, I immediately try to accomplish something big, for example: finishing an…
I gave a public speech and noticed that I did not worry at all. This is not very unusual for me, as I have some experience speaking to audiences. However, sometimes I worry, and sometimes I do not. So, I…
Today I left my office with a pleasant feeling that I’ve done my work properly and now I had every right to enjoy my evening. Why? It was quite an ordinary day, but in the last 30 minutes I said,…
Today, I worked to prepare for important negotiations. After the conversation, I was not satisfied with the results. I realized that my attention to detail in my preparation was lacking; I definitely could have done better. If you’re working on…
Today, I read an incredibly deep and useful essay by Paul Graham – It brings more fresh ideas than a dozen standard self-help books. The author uncovers principles about activities that can yield significantly more than what is invested…
A year ago I scheduled the first two hours of my workdays as focus time: a period when I deal only with my strategic workload. It was one of the best decisions for productivity. The benefits are obvious. If you…
Today was a pretty busy day but the most interesting insight actually came from the previous day. Yesterday I wrote: “I awoke at 3:00 a.m. and could not fall asleep again. I remembered a tip for such a situation: get…
Today I awoke at 3:00 a.m. and could not fall asleep again. I remembered a tip for such a situation: get up and busy yourself with some useful activity for 30-40 minutes; your brain will protest and force you to…