“Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” — Jocelyn K. Glei Data Copy Share Image
“Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner and microfinance pioneer, says, “All human beings are entrepreneurs. When we were in the caves, we… — Jocelyn K. Glei Business Copy Share Image
“We have become so trusting of technology that we have lost faith in ourselves and our born instincts. There are still parts… — Jocelyn K. Glei Faith Copy Share Image
“DON’T JUST DO, RETOOL YOUR DOING Often I’ll ask a great team about the last time they had a meeting to discuss… — Jocelyn K. Glei Great team Copy Share Image
“The days are long, but the years are short,” and “Always leave plenty of room in the suitcase.” One of my most… — Jocelyn K. Glei Every day Copy Share Image
“self-control is not genetic or fixed, but rather a skill one can develop and improve with practice.8 Baumeister suggests many strategies for… — Jocelyn K. Glei Discipline Copy Share Image
“The single most important change you can make in your working habits is to switch to creative work first, reactive work second.… — Jocelyn K. Glei Change Copy Share Image
“One of the skills that will make or break all of us in the twenty-first century is the ability to try out… — Jocelyn K. Glei Technology Copy Share Image
“there are a lot of talented folks who are not succeeding the way they want to because their strategies are broken. The… — Jocelyn K. Glei Strategy Copy Share Image
“I think we need that self-awareness. That we don’t have time because it’s convenient not to have the time, because maybe we… — Jocelyn K. Glei Time Copy Share Image
“TIME TO OPTIMIZE We need to rethink our workflow from the ground up. Paradoxically, you hold both the problem and the solution… — Jocelyn K. Glei Time Copy Share Image
“Some of the most successful people I know have slowly nurtured small, engaged networks of people who provide tremendous value to each… — Jocelyn K. Glei Relationships Copy Share Image
“It’s time to stop blaming our surroundings and start taking responsibility. While no workplace is perfect, it turns out that our gravest… — Jocelyn K. Glei Responsibility Copy Share Image
“Certain times of day are especially conducive to focused creativity, thanks to circadian rhythms of arousal and mental alertness. Notice when you… — Jocelyn K. Glei Circadian rhythm Copy Share Image
“Sophocles quote—“Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse”—to” — Jocelyn K. Glei Death Copy Share Image
“multitasking is a productivity drag masquerading as an efficiency booster.” — Jocelyn K. Glei Productivity Copy Share Image
“Try leaving the smartphone in your pocket the next time you’re in line or in a crowd. Notice one source of unexpected… — Jocelyn K. Glei Discipline Copy Share Image
“waiting for inspiration to write is like standing at the airport waiting for a train.” — Jocelyn K. Glei Fitness Copy Share Image
“The next thing working against us is the calendar. It has a tendency to represent tasks that can fit in thirty-minute or… — Jocelyn K. Glei Copy Share Image
“Through our constant connectivity to each other, we have become increasingly reactive to what comes to us rather than being proactive about… — Jocelyn K. Glei Copy Share Image
“Frequency makes starting easier. Getting started is always a challenge. It’s hard to start a project from scratch, and it’s also hard… — Jocelyn K. Glei Every day Copy Share Image
“it’s true that frequency doesn’t have to be a daily frequency; what’s most important is consistency. The more widely spaced your work… — Jocelyn K. Glei Time Copy Share Image
“One of my most helpful Secrets is, “What I do every day matters more than what I do once in a while.” — Jocelyn K. Glei Every day Copy Share Image
“Another thing to understand is the notion of choice architecture, which means that the environment in which we make decisions tends to… — Jocelyn K. Glei Food Copy Share Image
“As individuals we’re even worse off; we never have off-sites with ourselves. Seldom do we stop doing what we’re doing to think… — Jocelyn K. Glei Bad habit Copy Share Image