Archive for May 2007
If it can't be measured, it's not important.
Really.
Notetaking Skills
Maybe if I had as much creative skill as Peter, I would take the time to review my moleskine more often!
Dealing With E-Mail Addiction
I am deep in the throes of withdrawal due to my new e-mail policy.
You see, e-mail addiction is just like any other addiction. Think about the symptoms for any hardcore drug of choice. Anxiety. Needing a hit first thing in the morning. Impacting your social life. Impacting your time with friends or family. Now take a hard look at how e-mail is impacting your life. Any similarities?
In fact, for me, it is much WORSE to cutoff the e-mail than it was to deal with a coffee/caffeine addiction! I really used to love my Americano’s.
One Set To Failure Training Protocol
As part of my Seattle Experiment, I’ve been weight training using a single set (to failure) protocol. After two weeks of this method (4 training sessions), I can truly say that it is working (I am getting stronger, even though my weight isn’t changing). Amazingly, I am also spending hardly any time in the gym. So far, so good.
Here is a run down on the exercises I typically will do. Note that there will be some variation to this routine. For example, I will vary the tricep or bicep exercises and sometimes do dead-lifts instead of squats or pull ups instead of rows. Other than that, I’ve kept things constant.
What kind of business are you in?
The simple questions can be the HARDEST ones. Whether you are in business for yourself as an entrepreneur or a cog in the corporate wheel, the question still applies.
I’m in the business of HELPING PEOPLE. This applies to my corporate job and my non-corporate personal endeavors regarding personal development.
Seattle Experiment: Check-In
I’ve been following a HIT <high intensity training> training protocol for the past 12 days. The routine, as mentioned on Tim Ferriss’s blog and outlined in The Colorado Experiment, calls for training less frequently, using very slow reps whereby you reach muscular failure in a single set.
Man's Search For Meaning
Started reading Man’s Search For Mean, by Viktor Frankl. yesterday.
The book is a look inside the horrors that happened during the Holocaust in Germany’s concentration camps. Frankl, a psychiatrist, provides an intriguing view into not only what happened, but how people reacted to and attempted to find meaning withing the confines of this bleak environment.
Life Without Obsession Over E-Mail
It’s been a week since I’ve implemented my twice a day e-mail policy.
In practice, there have been a few times when I’ve “slipped” and checked outside of my predetermined times. There have also been a few times when I had to check (or at least that is my excuse) for business critical reasons. But even considering these times, I’ve pretty much stuck to it.
Through this single measure along I’ve saved AT LEAST 15 hours of time. As a byproduct, I’ve been able to make a lot more progress in other projects. I also just feel better, with an overall sense that I am actually PRODUCING value and not just CONSUMING it.
Empty Your Cup Every Day
Want a sure-fire way to make every day interesting and stress-free?
Empty your cup EVERY DAY.
What does this mean? It means, empty out the expectations and baggage you carry around with you every day, and just experience life assuming that anything can really happen.
Get More Done. Check E-Mail Twice A Day Or Less.
I’m starting to crack down hardcore on my TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS. I hate the term “time management” because the thought of having to “manage” anything can in itself be an utter waste of time. However in this case, the fixed cost investment will be well worth it.
The way I figure, since I an 27 years old right now….I have about 25,000 days left to live..give or take a few thousand (yes, I expect to live to at least 100 y/o).
