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Avid Weekly Ideas #12 – How to Build Better Habits

September 26, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #12 - How to Build Better Habits

When trying to achieve success it is important to distinguish between the goals you seek to achieve and the systems in place that will bring you there. The only way to actually win is to get better each day. If you do this, “the score takes care of itself.”

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: James Clear

Avid Weekly Ideas #11 – Tiny Habits Make a Big Difference

September 19, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #11 - Tiny Habits Make a Big Difference

The core idea of the book is that many people mistakenly think success comes from one big defining moment, when in fact it is the tiniest things, compounded over time, that bring true sustainable results in the long run.

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: James Clear

Avid Weekly Ideas #10 – The Energy Metric

September 12, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #10 - The Energy Metric

The way I approach the problem of multiple priorities is by focusing on just one main metric: my energy. I make choices that maximize my personal energy because that makes it easier to manage all of the other priorities.

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: Scott Adams

Avid Weekly Ideas #7 – The Principle of Working on Your Machine

August 18, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #7 - The Principle of Working on Your Machine

One aspect of life that always struck me as fascinating is the fact that we are born with no “operating manual.” Imagine if you bought IKEA furniture and there was no manual showing you how to assemble it…that would be a challenge wouldn’t it? Or at least it would make your life at that point unnecessarily difficult. Yet human life on earth is vastly more complicated, and here we are without any operating manual.

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: Bible, Jordan Peterson, Ray Dalio

Avid Weekly Ideas #6 – The Japanese Art of Decluttering

August 13, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #6 - The Japanese Art of Decluttering

Having a messy workspace can have adverse effects on productivity. Some of us seem naturally tidy while others could not get organized to save their lives. ๐Ÿ˜€ Like many things in life though, if you search hard enough you will find a book with best practices and principles to help make your life easier. ๐Ÿ“–

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: Marie Kondo

Avid Weekly Ideas #4 – Extreme Pareto

August 6, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #4 - Extreme Pareto

Never before have humans been inundated with so much information mixed with misinformation. With so much you could do and so many choices, ironically the problem of the modern world is not so much one of scarcity than one of abundance

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: Gary Keller, Naval Ravikant

1% Smarter #11 – The Simplest Advice to Significantly Increasing Your Productivity

April 8, 2019 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

The Simplest Advice to Significantly Increasing Productivity

Have you ever felt like you are in a rut lately? Increasingly irritable and impatient? Triggered by the slightest of annoyances during the day? A loss of ability to focus?

Filed Under: 1% Smarter, Being More Effective Tagged With: Arianna Huffington, Jason Fried, Matthew Walker

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