Tag Archives: Priorities

If You Wouldn’t Wake Up Early For It, Don’t Stay Up Late For It

Posted on May 30, 2012 by AJ Kessler

One of the reasons Reddit is great is that you can find genuinely wise, pithy, and applicable advice from someone named SmellsLikeUpfoo. In this case, the advice is simple: if you wouldn’t set your alarm one hour early to do … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 27, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Just a reminder on this day that if you’re going to fight for something, you better make damn sure it’s worth it. Kai Chang via Ben Casnocha

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Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late: Define Your Priorities Now

Posted on October 29, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Some good advice about priorities from Clayton Christensen over at the HBR: Over the years I’ve watched the fates of my HBS classmates from 1979 unfold; I’ve seen more and more of them come to reunions unhappy, divorced, and alienated … Continue reading →

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Yes, It Matters, Even If No One Sees

Posted on October 12, 2011 by AJ Kessler

For the first thirty years of your life, you make your habits. For the last thirty years of your life, your habits make you. – Old Hindu Proverb We tell kids that their homework is important, even when we know … Continue reading →

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Selling Out Your Dream For $140 A Week

Posted on September 26, 2011 by AJ Kessler

You’ve got two job offers: Option 1 is a job at a fantastic company, with great people, doing something you want to be doing. Option 2 is a job at a good company, with good people, doing ok work.  But, … Continue reading →

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Priorities

Posted on September 9, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Power is out.  Pretty much everywhere south of Los Angeles.  Our entire operation shut down immediately.  Even in an office where everyone basically just reads and writes all day, a loss of power is totally crippling. There was nowhere to … Continue reading →

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