#shitiforgotaboutthat

18 minutes by Peter Bregman

1. Pause for a second

We often think that we’re on track, working hard towards our goals. Sometimes though, this can have us taking the longer, less efficient route, or sometimes even point us in the wrong direction. It’s important to regularly stop and consider if we are doing what’s really important, or just the first thing we saw this morning. This can happen because often we see planning as an extra, time-consuming task. The reality is that we need to plan to be able to take the most efficient route.

Stop, pause, and take a look at the big picture. Ask yourself if what you are doing is the most efficient way to achieve your goals. If not, it’s time to get planning.

2. Use your weaknesses

There’s this idea that you should avoid your weaknesses. But weaknesses are all about the outlook, they are only weak in certain contexts. You’re stubborn? Perhaps socially that could be considered a weakness but you would be more likely to get your way in a negotiation. Maybe you’re obsessed about something? In fact, you know more about it than anyone else. You’re an expert.

Think about it. How can you turn your weaknesses into positives?

3. Book a time (with yourself)

You know what you have to do, but how many times are you going to keep saying I’ll do it tomorrow? If you really want to get something done, decide when and where you are going to do it. Get it out of your mind and on to a piece of paper.

1/? Take Control Humans like to be in control. No matter whether it makes any difference to the outcome, we are hard-wired to enjoy the feeling. Sometimes though, we’re told that we are a ‘natural born ______’ and we start to believe that our ability is out of our control. Our motivation comes from our sense of control, I mean, why would you study to be a doctor if you’re always going to be bad at science and never succeed? but, if we believe that we can control how well we do by making the decision to study, we realise that we are in charge of our life, and that we’re free to choose the path we take into the future. If you feel like you are in control, you are likely to be self-motivated and get up in the morning knowing that the day will become what you make of it, and not just the result of external factors.

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teaching people, and learning new things

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