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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Random House Canada, Penguin Allen Lane) is a 2018 self-help book by the Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson. It provides life advice through essays in abstract ethical principles, psychology, mythology, religion, and personal anecdotes. The book's central idea is that "suffering is built into the structure of... Continue Reading →
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Free Press) by Steven Covey is one of the most celebrated books which presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway in this book for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity—principles that give us the security to... Continue Reading →
Atomic Habits by James Clear (Penguin Books) is the most comprehensive and practical guide on how to create good habits, break bad ones, and get 1 percent better every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break... Continue Reading →
[Reproduced from a Twitter thread by Ben Meer @SystemSunday] For everyone having a career, it is important to improve consistently. Small but effective points are often helpful in propelling you towards improvement. Here are tips which will help you become a better Professional. 1. Make People Feel Important (SHR Method) Your formula to be charismatic:... Continue Reading →
Not literally!! Frog stands for the tasks which we don’t feel like doing because of its difficulty or size. “Eating that frog” means you have to do the task you dread first, before all other tasks. Once you have “eaten” your “frog”, you can rest assured that the worst is behind you, so you’re likely... Continue Reading →
Task batching is the process of grouping activities in clusters, especially those that require a common skill or are of a similar nature. By doing so, you can conserve energy, maintain focus and establish better productivity habits. Tasks are typically also batched according to the amount of attention they demand. The aim of task batching... Continue Reading →
Simple, yet potent, Two Minute Rule is a technique which is effective in avoiding procrastination and letting the small things in work and life add up. Following this rule can spring oneself into action, completing tasks quickly instead of leaving them forever undone. The basic premise of the Two Minute Rule is very simple and... Continue Reading →
A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule and shows the dependency relationships between activities and current schedule status. In simpler words, Gantt charts are a visual view of tasks displayed against time. They represent critical information such as who is assigned to what, duration of tasks, and overlapping... Continue Reading →
The Feynman Technique is a learning concept you can use to understand just about anything. To continuously expand your skill set and achieve mastery over new and complex concepts, it’s crucial to have a framework for conquering puzzling problems ranging from computer science and product design to psychology and evolutionary biology. The Feynman Technique is... Continue Reading →
Goal setting is a very critical component of productivity. If the goals are vague and generic, monitoring the progress becomes very hard. It becomes very tough to review and motivate in case of such goals. This severely dents the productivity. Hence techniques like SMART focus on Goal setting. The SMART in SMART goals stands for... Continue Reading →
