How To Be More Effective

The less you hold in mind at once the better.’

Group information into chucks whenever you have too much information.’

The only way to do two mental tasks quickly, if accuracy is important, is doing one of them at a time.’

Switching between tasks uses energy; if you do this a lot you can make more mistakes .’

When you need to focus, remove all external distractions completely.’

Peak performance requires the right level of stress, not minimal stress.’

Practice noticing what your expectations are in any given situation.’

Practice setting expectations a little lower.’

You need to work hard at creating connections to create good collaboration.’

Be open and transparent about your dealings with people, remembering that unfairness is easy to trigger.’

Creative people are all about putting together information in a novel way. Novelty gets attention.’

Source:

Dr. David Rock (2020). Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter all Day Long

How To Build The Life You Want

In the words of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, ‘Obstacles present no hindrance, for they open new avenues of intellectual advance.’

When you face a problem, what do you? Do you give up? Do you just say, ‘I am done. I can’t do it?’

Or do you try to figure things out? This is better. It is better to face what is in front of us than to leave it and just walk away.

Yes, you can walk away if it is not what you are really interested in, or what you want to do with your life.

‘You never build the life you want by getting lost in things you don’t want.’- Dan Rockwell

Because staying with what is not working is a waste of time.

If something is not going to make you a better human being, let it go. If you are not enjoying what you are doing, why do it?

Do not waste your time. Whatever it is that is NOT making you happy, that is stressing you, that is not adding anything to your life, if possible, let it go.

‘You can get what you want if you are willing to let go of what you do not want.’

Let it go. Because you need more time to do other important things, to live a better life, and to do a better work.

Because you can’t win by playing not to lose. You can’t win by not taking more risks. You can’t get what you want by keeping what you have. Because life is about investment.

To get more, you must invest more. You must do more. Learn more. And love more. The question is, will you do it? Do you have the courage to face what is right in front of you?