The month closes. Reflect on what happened before the next one begins.
Daily Reads
Regular review transforms experience into learning. Take time to assess and adjust.
Imagining loss helps appreciate what you have. Consider what could go wrong to value what is right.
Work expands to fill available time. Deadlines create the pressure that produces results.
You are your most important asset. Invest in your development as seriously as any portfolio.
Genuine thanks costs nothing and creates value for both giver and receiver.
Without a definition of enough, more is never enough. Know what would satisfy you.
You become the average of those you spend time with. Choose your company intentionally.
When in doubt, act. Action produces information that planning cannot.
Schedule your most important work for when your energy is highest. Match task to capacity.
Every yes has a hidden no. Consider what you give up, not just what you gain.
What is the one thing that would make everything else easier or unnecessary?
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind there are few.
How quickly you recover from setbacks matters more than avoiding them entirely.
Most decisions are reversible. Act quickly on those and save deliberation for the few that are not.
More is not always better. Find the minimum effort that produces the desired result.
Every switch between tasks costs time and energy. Batch similar work to reduce switching costs.
Share what you learn as you learn it. Teaching others accelerates your own understanding.
Sleep is not optional. It is the foundation that everything else depends on.
Seek opportunities with limited downside and unlimited upside. The asymmetry matters.