How to Excel
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. "
- Aristotle
True, simple but not easy, right?
What habit do you want to start that can make you excellent at what you do?
The classics:
- Wake up earlier to exercise or journal
- Stop drinking alcohol during the week
- Plan for the week on a Monday morning and stick to the plan
And some more:
- If your employment allows it, work following your energy levels - do the hard things when your energy is at its top, and do menial tasks when you are more tired.
- If you can, base your work on outcomes and quality, not the quantity of hours worked.
- Create the conditions and environment for several distraction-free "deep work" sessions each week for important and focused work that needs your full attention.
- Finally, like author Liz Gilbert would say... eat, pray, love. Find a regular time (and if needed schedule it) for life pleasures and expand it beyond work. Leisure and rest will provide a well of inspiration and wellbeing that will come back to you tenfold when you return to your work.
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