Mindset
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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.
Productivity & habits
YouTube
Energy management, the three selves, and the work-rest ratio
Noah Kagan
May 14, 2020
Productivity & habits
9
Resilience & grit
6
Recovery isn't the opposite of performance — it's the mechanism
Any strength overused becomes a liability; find its positive opposite
Under pressure, a survival self hijacks decisions — quieting the body restores the adult
Resilience & grit
YouTube
Managing stress and emotional blocks for entrepreneurs in crisis
Bill Gallagher
May 13, 2020
Resilience & grit
9
Communication
6
Your crisis reaction is likely an old childhood trauma, not the current event.
Avoiding emotional discomfort costs businesses months and millions in delayed decisions.
A three-step process to name, story-test, and root-trace any emotional block.
Productivity & habits
YouTube
How to protect your time from fake business gurus on YouTube
Noah Kagan
May 11, 2020
Productivity & habits
8
Identity & self-belief
5
Most business YouTubers profit by selling to you, not from real businesses.
Three red-flag phrases that expose a fraudster immediately.
Zig when others zag — read books no one else is reading.
Productivity & habits
YouTube
Using military after action reviews to build personal discipline
Noah Kagan
May 1, 2020
Productivity & habits
8
Resilience & grit
6
Two categories — sustain or improve — replace every self-help framework
A broken upbringing gives you more material to work with, not less
Downtime is preparation time: be ready to sprint when the door opens
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Shifting your money mindset as a freelancer or solopreneur
Joanna Wiebe
April 30, 2020
Identity & self-belief
9
Cash flow management
7
Processes & SOPs
5
Your hidden childhood money beliefs cap what you let yourself earn
Separate business and personal accounts before making any hiring decision
Automating your salary is the single biggest mindset shift for freelancers
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Working from home productively: tips on focus, energy and team culture
How I Work
April 29, 2020
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
8
Work-life balance
7
Align deep work to your chronotype — most people get this wrong.
Stopping mid-sentence makes re-entering flow almost effortless.
Remote culture is built by rituals you repeat, not values you state.
Resilience & grit
YouTube
What a difficult ayahuasca experience taught about courage and self-discovery
Noah Kagan
April 28, 2020
Resilience & grit
8
Identity & self-belief
7
Running shirtless into the dark wasn't the failure — coming back was the point.
No one is coming to save you; the answers are already inside.
Any deliberate challenge works; ayahuasca is one tool, not the only one.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Six apps to reduce distractions when working from home
How I Work
April 13, 2020
Deep work & focus
9
Productivity & habits
6
Automation & tools
5
Closing email entirely beats minimising it for focus.
Forest's dying tree makes phone avoidance surprisingly motivating.
Pocket batches article reading so tabs never multiply.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Using Stoicism to manage negativity, anger, and lazy habits
The Daily Stoic
March 28, 2020
Resilience & grit
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Productivity & habits
5
Temperance, not willpower: self-discipline as freedom from your own urges
Anger is universal — Stoics used audits, pauses, and outlets to domesticate it
Tommy John's 1-in-100 shot: why the Dichotomy of Control demands full effort
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Creativity, parenting, and identity: lessons from Austin Kleon
The Daily Stoic
March 14, 2020
Identity & self-belief
9
Productivity & habits
7
Deep work & focus
5
Writing reveals what you think — it doesn't record what you already know
Create an environment for kids to learn; don't try to teach them directly
Forget the label; identity is a trap and the work answers the question
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Overthinking, decision-making, and living by your values
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
March 2, 2020
Identity & self-belief
9
Deep work & focus
6
Mental health & wellbeing
5
Perfectionism silently fuels overthinking in ways most people don't recognise
Pre-made decisions based on your values eliminate most daily deliberation
Small mental habit changes compound — just like small destructions do
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Steven Pressfield on resistance, turning pro, and saying no
The Daily Stoic
February 29, 2020
Productivity & habits
9
Identity & self-belief
8
Deep work & focus
6
Resistance is the internal force blocking all creative work
Procrastination ends when you sit in the chair — nothing else
Every yes is a no to something else; rules make saying no easy
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Being an informed citizen without consuming cable news
The Daily Stoic
February 8, 2020
Resilience & grit
8
Mental health & wellbeing
7
Heavy news consumers know the most trivia, not the big picture
Stockdale's Vietnam POW story proves Stoicism works in modern extremes
Stoics intervene when others are bullied — not when targeted themselves
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Using an experimental mindset to build better habits in 2020
How I Work
February 3, 2020
Productivity & habits
9
Goal setting
6
Goals put you in a failure state before you even begin
Treat habit change as experiments, not resolutions, to remove guilt
Five criteria filter strategies: free, simple, novel, fast, science-backed
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Daniel Pink on writing, timing, and eliminating willpower
How I Work
January 29, 2020
Deep work & focus
9
Productivity & habits
7
Automation & tools
5
Why willpower fails — and what to do instead
Schedule your hardest work during your daily performance peak
How Pink titles other people's books better than his own