How to Actually Start the Task You’ve Been Avoiding
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My unexpected discovery is that the secret to getting into the cold tub is the same secret that helps successful people get hard stuff done. We tend to think that getting traction on our most important work requires that we be skilled and proficient at that work — but that’s not quite right. The rea
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- My unexpected discovery is that the secret to getting into the cold tub is the same secret that helps successful people get hard stuff done.
- We tend to think that getting traction on our most important work requires that we be skilled and proficient at that work — but that’s not quite right. The real thing we need to be skilled and proficient in is moving through the moment before the work.
- The most productive people I know move right through these moments, wasting little time and getting to their most important work and conversations quickly, without hesitation.
- Our minds and bodies have an incredible capacity to adapt to just about anything. The hard part is rarely being in the new normal, it’s adjusting to the new normal. The hard part is the transition.
- willpower in a moment is much more reliable than willpower over long stretches of time.
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