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Productivity

“People waste years of their lives not being willing to waste hours of their lives.”

Michael Lewis

How you work is important, but what you work on matters way more. And if you work on the right things, it barely even feels like work.

Here are ways to work toward that.

  • Work and Career
  • Prioritization
  • Tactics and Mindset

WORK AND CAREER

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Work and Career

Pretirement: When Early Retirement Isn’t Early Enough

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Work and Career

How to Take a Career Break: 8 Steps to Reset and Find Your Calling

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Work and Career

The 10 Not-So-Obvious Pros and Cons of Working from Home

PRIORITIZATION

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Life Direction

How Do You Define Becoming a Winner at Life?

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Life Direction

Personal Mission Statements: Why Bother and How to Make Yours Work

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Life Direction

Want to Find Direction in Life? Try This 4-Part Formula

TACTICS AND MINDSET

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Tactics and Mindset

The 8 Reasons Lifelogging Is the Opposite of a Waste of Your Time

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Tactics and Mindset

How to Measure Personal Productivity In a Way that Makes a Difference

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Tactics and Mindset

Time Logging Day 1,876: A Boring Example of an Extraordinary Habit

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