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Tag Archives: Time
Opportunity Cost
How much does it cost to help your friend move on a Saturday? Â What if you had planned to take your son to a ballgame? Â What if you had planned to work overtime? There’s a cost to everything you do, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Money, Productivity
Tagged Money, Opportunity Cost, Time
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3.7%
On average, you have 78 years total to live. The first 18-25 are, hopefully, spent learning.  This leaves you with between 53 and 60 years to produce something worthwhile. Spending 2 years doing something you don’t enjoy is 3.4% … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Future, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Death, Life, Purpose, Time
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Why Taking Time Off To Figure It Out Is A Mistake
Most people I know don’t really know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Â This includes most really successful people I know. Â My grandfather, at 80 years old, used to say he didn’t know what he … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Video
Tagged Al Pittampalli, Decision making, Goals, Life, Passion, Quit, Time
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30,000 Days, If You’re Lucky
You only get about 30,000 days, if you’re lucky. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably got less than 20,000 days left. That’s if you’re lucky. You might get cancer; you might have a heart attack or a stroke; you might … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged 30000 Days, Age, Death, Goal, Life, Planning, Time
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Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late: Define Your Priorities Now
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
Posted in Advice, Business, Food For Thought, Quotes, Relationships
Tagged Family, Goal, HBR, Priorities, relationships, Time
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How To Set A Goal
Most people set horrible goals. Because of this, they never even get close to reaching them. “Lose 10 pounds.” “Earn $100,000 next year.” “Spend more time with my family.” If you set goals like this, you have a 0% chance … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Inspiration, Productivity, Self-Improvement
Tagged Accomplishment, goal setting, Goals, Happiness, Money, Success, Systems, Time
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“You Can’t Compete On My Level”
Someone said that to me today. It’s 100% true. He’s been doing this for 30 years, and he’s goddamned good at it. Unlike most people, he doesn’t have 1 year of experience 30 times over, or even 5 years of … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration
Tagged Compete, Competition, experience, Skill, Time, Youth
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60 Chances
If you’re really lucky, or extremely unlucky, you may realize how short your time is on this planet sometime in your teens. For most people, this revelation comes much later, but let’s be generous and use 15 years old as … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Time Tracking
Tagged Chances, Opportunity, Time
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Want To Live Longer? Move
Steven Johnson, successful, middle-aged author and thinker, is moving from New York to San Francisco. His main reason for moving is to slow down time: Another old friend — my oldest, in fact — wrote an email to me after … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement, Travel
Tagged Biology, Brain, Neuroscience, Slo-mo, Slow Motion, Time, Travel
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