I’ve written many times about the commonality – even the necessity, in some cases – of working with others (and I’ve given some suggestions here about how to do it well). This time I’d like to lay out some specific benefits (and
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You hear quite often that “hindsight is always 20/20.” By this, people mean that things are often obvious when looking backward, but not so clear when looking ahead. That’s mostly true, but it doesn’t automatically follow that looking backward has no value.
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Almost everyone agrees with the simple idea that passion is important. So I don’t have to justify diving into the process of supplementing your efforts to be productive and successful by adding extra passion. Here are some ideas on passion for you
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Communication is central to our efforts toward productivity and success. But few of us communicate as productively as we could. One reason is that too much communication is haphazard, misdirected, poorly constructed, or intentionally outright manipulative. Productive communication, on the other hand,
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Too much advice is misleading. It’s too often based on incomplete information, incorrect assumptions, or irrelevant experience. Even if it’s helpful, on another level it can make the receiver feel less confident and more dependent on the advice giver. Whether you give
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As I’ve written before, self-awareness is an important building block of both productivity and success. The better you know yourself, the more accurately you can steer your efforts and your Basic Choices in directions that are most likely to satisfy and succeed.
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Some work is never done. Whether it’s cleaning your house, improving your personality, or anything in between, some types of work just go on and on without end. Many of us naturally feel a tendency to get tired of these routines, of
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Increasing your level of productivity and success obviously depends to a great degree on your drive, as well as your native level of aptitude, talent, and energy. But there’s another important component that will help determine how high you can rise in
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