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How to Beat Procrastination - Less Wrong
1. Increase your expectancy of success.
2. Increase the task's value (make it more pleasant and rewarding).
3. Decrease your impulsiveness.
lifehacks  motivation  procrastination  productivity  psychology 
february 2012 by lightningdb
The Minimalist’s Guide to Cultivating Passion | zen habits
“You need to be exposed to many things,” she told me. “You should expose yourself even though you might not know if you’ll be interested.”
When you find something that catches your attention: follow-up; see if it sticks.
In other words, discovering passion requires a dedication to unstructured exploration.
passion  motivation  life 
august 2010 by lightningdb
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son by George Horace Lorimer - Project Gutenberg
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House
of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly
known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son,
Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."
parenting  books  motivation  success  aom 
august 2010 by lightningdb
Vocation: Sham and Sincerity | The Art of Manliness
So, in all fields, the world bribes its leaders to be their worst selves.
life  leadership  success  vocation  motivation 
june 2010 by lightningdb
Your high IQ will kill your startup « Max Klein
And I knew there were a lot of other people as intelligent as I was, and who had all these advantages. The only way to be successful then would be to gain a slight advantage over them – I had to work and train harder than they did, I had to get to know more people than they did, I had to learn more about more things that they did.
startup  motivation  business  success 
june 2010 by lightningdb
How (And When) to Motivate Yourself - Peter Bregman - Harvard Business Review
Need willpower to work on something difficult? Ask yourself when you need that willpower the most. ... Create an established time to second-guess yourself, a time when you know your commitment won't be weakened by the temptations of the moment.
motivation  discipline  productivity  psychology  habits 
may 2010 by lightningdb
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