Escaping the Productivity Pendulum
Our motivation to get stuff done is like a pendulum. When we swing to one side, we push ourselves to do more. When we swing …
Steer
Improving how we deliver sustainably and scalably.
No Matter; Fun
No matter how important the situation, much more gets done much better when we do it with fun and not, as we’ve been conditioned believe, …
An Unusual Productivity Boost
Here is a rather unusual productivity boost that takes just 2 minutes per day: set simple, quiet bedtime and waking up buzz-raising routines. Each night …
Drawing Your Way Out of Procrastination
One of the main causes of procrastination is confusion about what to do next. When we do not know the best next, small, discreet step …
By When?
“By when can you get that done?” If we ask people to get something done, it may get done. If we ask them if they …
The Pressure We Feel
We often misinterpret the pressure that we feel to do more, to be more productive. We think it means we need to get busy, work …
Real Change
Real change–the change we need to make to (finally) get what we’ve been seeking–is really uncomfortable. It can seem so horribly uncomfortable that we will …
Why Anticipate Success
The sages tell us that we get what we focus on. That means that focusing on a problem has an odd but reliable way of …
The Hard Way and the Simple Way
Pushing ourselves and others is the long, hard way. The fast, simple way is have a compelling goal, a high-buzz-quietly-assured outlook, a commitment to win-win, and a …
All Is Nominal
People who fire rockets like to say, “Conditions are nominal,” when everything is good to go. Guess what? Conditions are nominal. All the courage you …