There’s an old economic adage from around 1975 that says, “Any observed statistical regularity tends to break down as soon as pressure is applied to it for control purposes.” This statement came from the Bank of England’s chief economic adviser, Charles Goodhart, in an article on monetary policy in the United Kingdom. Goodhart was making […]
Finding motivation can be difficult. Maintaining motivation over a prolonged period of time can be EXTREMELY difficult! I struggle with it too. I struggled to wake up at 5am to write this post. But I did it, and you’re reading it. How do top performers constantly maintain this level of motivation required to succeed? What […]
One of my favourite books on philosophy is On The Shortness Of Life (here) – written by a younger Seneca, almost 2,000 years ago. It teaches stoicism that helps you cope with the shortness of your life, particularly if you feel that you are not accomplishing what you wanted to, or if you feel that […]
When we begin a new project, the ‘newness’ of it tends to keep us in raptures. We are full of passion and motivation. Unfortunately, as this wears off, so does our desire to continue. We get bored and start looking for the next shiny object. Im 100% guilty of this myself. When everything is said […]
One of the most successful novelists of the Victorian era, Trollope figured out a daily writing routine that allowed him to write write books with astounding speed. Beginning with his first novel in 1847, he wrote 47 novels as well as many short stories, nonfiction books, and plays over the course of his 35 year career. Trollope […]
Multitasking sounds like a great idea. Get more done in less time! Wrong. Neuroscience tells us in fact that the opposite is true. What is actually happening is that every time we move from hearing music, to writing a text, or talking to someone, there is a stop/start process that goes on in the brain. […]