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November 20, 2023December 8, 2023Book Summary

Book Summary: The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

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This summary outlines the key learnings from The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance […]

July 18, 2023December 8, 2023Book Summary

Book Summary: Deep Work by Cal Newport

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This summary of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World is split into two parts. The first half sets […]

July 13, 2023December 9, 2023Blog

My experience with time-blocking

Time-blocking is a method of managing one’s time by scheduling in advance what tasks or activities you will do throughout the day. […]

June 5, 2023December 8, 2023Book Summary

Book Summary: So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport

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This summary of So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love explains why […]

February 22, 2023December 9, 2023Blog

Motivation, Morality and Demandingness

This is a short post with some musings on motivation, morality and demandingness, after reading Atomic Habits and Tiny Habits. In Atomic […]

February 7, 2023December 9, 2023Blog

Atomic Habits vs Tiny Habits: Which is Better?

People often compare Atomic Habits with Tiny Habits. Which one is better? Which one should you read? Hopefully this post will help. […]

February 2, 2023December 9, 2023Blog

Problems with Atomic Habits by James Clear

Disclaimer: this post is nitpicky. As the title suggests, it will focus exclusively on the problems with Clear’s book, rather than the […]

February 2, 2023December 8, 2023Book Summary

Book Summary: Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Yes, it’s another habits-related book summary—this time, Atomic Habits by James Clear. This post summarises the Habit Loop, the 4 laws of […]

January 23, 2023December 8, 2023Book Summary

Book Summary: Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg

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Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg describes how behaviour change works and how to implement the Tiny Habits method in your life. Basically, […]

January 3, 2023December 9, 2023Blog

Is the quest for “productivity” misguided?

In Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman calls into question whether the quest for better “time management” or “productivity” is misguided: He admits […]

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