Mindset
About this category
Content whose primary subject is how an individual manages their own psychology, focus, habits, or relationship with work. The unit of change is the *person themselves*, not their business or team.
Showing 2363 articles for Mindset.
Resilience & grit
YouTube
The internet doesn't destroy us — people do
GaryVee
March 13, 2023
Stop blaming the internet — individual choices create online toxicity
Hurt people hurt people — compassion is the only real fix
Why Gary still believes he'll own the New York Jets
Resilience & grit
Podcast
How Carli Lloyd turned a career crisis into elite discipline
The Daily Stoic
March 11, 2023
Resilience & grit
10
Identity & self-belief
9
Productivity & habits
8
Getting cut at 21 exposed the gap between talent and professionalism.
Obsession and daily discipline outlast raw ability at the elite level.
Knowing when enough is enough takes more courage than pushing on.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Stop blaming others: taking ownership of your outcomes
GaryVee
March 10, 2023
Identity & self-belief
10
Resilience & grit
8
Pointing fingers removes your agency — point at yourself instead
Waking at 5 a.m. for a 3-minute segment is the actual game
Making immigrant parents proud beats money and notoriety
Resilience & grit
YouTube
Practical positivity, creative ruts, and hard vs. fast thinking
GaryVee
March 9, 2023
Resilience & grit
9
Content marketing
6
Telling friends you love them creates immediate, measurable impact
Shadow bans aren't real — you're just in a creative rut
Easy and fast is why people lose; hard and slow wins
Five productivity strategies for designing your time by default
Dan Martell
March 7, 2023
Time management
8
Productivity & habits
7
Schedule big rocks first — reactive work fills every gap if you don't
Multitasking costs 3–4× more time than batching similar tasks
A Sunday calendar review prevents a week of misaligned busy-work
Resilience & grit
YouTube
iPhone vs. DSLR for vlogging: just start creating content
GaryVee
March 7, 2023
Resilience & grit
9
Identity & self-belief
8
Bootstrapping
6
Your phone is good enough — stop waiting for better gear
Live below your means; 95% of startup investments go to zero
Saying yes to new technology is a rare and powerful edge
Productivity & habits
Podcast
How asking the right questions builds mental fitness
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
March 6, 2023
Productivity & habits
9
Identity & self-belief
7
Autopilot is the default — questions are the override mechanism.
A three-step framework: get clear, get intentional, expand possibility.
Five minutes of daily check-ins outperforms hours of occasional reflection.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Why reading physical books is essential for deep thinking
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
March 6, 2023
Productivity & habits
8
Deep work & focus
7
Digital skimming physically prevents empathy, inference, and critical thought.
Screen reading rewires the brain toward pre-literate, tribal reactivity.
Seven concrete steps to build — or rebuild — a serious reading habit.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
60 Stoic lessons: core principles for a better life
The Daily Stoic
February 21, 2023
Resilience & grit
10
Productivity & habits
9
Identity & self-belief
8
Your anxiety is self-generated — no external event causes it
Enough is never enough for those who treat enough as too little
The best revenge against difficult people: simply don't be like them
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
How to Human: Three Ways to Share Life Beyond Distractions, Divisions, and Disconnection
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
February 20, 2023
Identity & self-belief
7
Work-life balance
6
Reframe identity: you are not your productivity, titles, or achievements.
Proximity dissolves bias. Walk 12 feet to see the person you've built a story about.
Move conviction to action. Seeing people demands uncomfortable relationship-building and real service.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Hacking remote work: five strategies to shrink your job's footprint
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
February 20, 2023
Deep work & focus
9
Processes & SOPs
6
Remote flexibility must be engineered — it won't happen on its own.
Replace constant availability with office hours and structured processes.
Consistent high output earns idiosyncrasy credits to work on your terms.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Success comes from simplicity and self-awareness, not external validation
GaryVee
February 17, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Goal setting
7
Chasing external validation is the root cause of unhappiness
Simplicity and a small circle of loved ones define real success
Bold, simple communication is a learnable skill that compounds
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Humility, patience, and self-belief as the real edge in business
GaryVee
February 16, 2023
Identity & self-belief
10
Resilience & grit
7
Social media
6
Why humility — not hustle — is the first step out of a downturn
Build your own audience or a platform will own your leverage forever
Self-loathing almost always traces back to one person who was wrong
Resilience & grit, Productivity & habits, Motivation
Podcast
Investigative journalist Nick McKenzie on stress, trust, and staying sane
How I Work
February 15, 2023
Resilience & grit, Productivity & habits, Motivation
8
Collaboration, Communication, Conflict resolution
7
Resilience under extreme pressure, High-stakes decision making
6
Fear of failure — not ambition — is the best guard against confirmation bias.
How running mid-afternoon solves problems, purges anger, and wins source trust.
Five years of defamation warfare taught him to channel stress, not eliminate it.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
How philosophy can help us live well, not just feel happy
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
February 14, 2023
Resilience & grit
8
Goal setting
7
Identity & self-belief
6
Happiness is a byproduct of living well, not the goal itself.
Acknowledging difficulty — not avoiding it — is the foundation of real connection.
Atelic thinking: value lies in the process, not the outcome.