The purpose of thinking is to stop thinking. The reason is that thinking is a high energy activity: It takes massive amounts of energy to simply think. Whenever we think, we are therefore designed to return to automatic pilot as […]
Productivity
Here are ten signs that your organization has an incredibly effective high performance meeting culture. At the start of each meeting, the first point of discussion is: “What are we trying to achieve in this meeting?” At the end of the […]
The road to high performance starts with building on strengths, instead of improving weaknesses. This approach is not always easy. Below are ten warning signs of organizations moving away from their strengths. More than 80% of a typical performance review […]
I recently watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi: A documentary of 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, working in his famous Tokyo restaurant. What impressed me most was his relentless pursuit to create the perfect sushi: From being first at the fish market […]
If you want to improve a skillset, you can use the concept of compound improvement: Small, consistent improvements add up over time and have a massive effect on your results. One powerful method to engage in compound improvement is to […]
The enemy of ultimate perseverance is distraction. If you could focus your mind on a single goal for a long period of time, the results would be staggering. Unfortunately, the brain isn’t naturally wired to shut out distractions and move […]
Marie Kondo is a celebrity organizing consultant, who helps overwhelmed people declutter their life. Her process is simple: She let’s people touch an object and if the object doesn’t spark joy, the object will be discarded. This idea of joy can be a useful […]
Feeling overwhelmed by work is a common complaint: For example, a recent survey reported that over 80% of professionals in the US feel stressed on a regular basis. Contrary to popular belief, stress is not induced by having too much […]
The ten goal exercise is the most powerful technique I know to program the subconscious part of your mind to achieve big goals. This is how it works: Take a blank sheet of paper. Write down your top 10 goals. […]
Extreme productivity requires that you take control of how you spend your time. From my experience, a huge amount of corporate time is spent in meetings. Since time is your most important resource, taking a closer look at how you […]
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