Mindset: Goal setting
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Identity & self-belief
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Mindset shifts and habits that build wealth and fulfillment
Silicon Valley Girl
September 29, 2022
Identity & self-belief
9
Goal setting
8
Productivity & habits
7
- One high-value client can outperform dozens of budget ones
- Warren Buffett's 25-goal rule: focus only on your top five
- Set targets beyond reach — you land further than playing small
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Epictetus: The Enchiridion — practical rules for living (Part 2)
The Daily Stoic
September 11, 2022
Identity & self-belief
10
Resilience & grit
9
Goal setting
5
- Only your judgment about an event can harm you — not the event.
- Being passed over costs nothing; you simply kept your dignity instead.
- Most people master philosophical logic while failing to apply rule one.
How to transition careers by identifying priorities, transferable skills, and building a network
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
August 29, 2022
Goal setting
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Prospecting & outreach
5
- Clarity about life priorities must come before any career move.
- Every role builds transferable skills — even ones you outgrow.
- All client work came through relationships, not formal networking.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Cal Newport's three-part planning system for deep work and life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
August 29, 2022
Deep work & focus
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Productivity & habits
9
Goal setting
6
- A decade-tested system connecting values to daily time blocks
- Open offices reduce face-to-face interaction and productivity, not increase them
- Build your ideal life vision around your burnout triggers, not despite them
How to become more irreplaceable at work over time
Dr. Grace Lee
July 13, 2022
Motivation
7
Goal setting
6
- Absolute irreplaceability is a myth — progress is the real goal
- Align your growth with your organisation's values and priorities
- Each new skill or relationship compounds your value year on year
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Cal Newport on deep life principles, slow productivity, and career capital
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
July 11, 2022
Deep work & focus
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Productivity & habits
9
Goal setting
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- A Fields Medal winner does only three hours of focused work daily.
- Industrial-era busyness metrics are the wrong measure for knowledge work.
- Career capital — rare skills — is the practical fuel for a deep life.
Resilience & grit
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Five practical hacks for breaking out of your comfort zone
Dr. Grace Lee
July 2, 2022
Resilience & grit
9
Goal setting
6
- Comfort zone dependence silently caps your capability and resourcefulness
- Burning your fallback plan creates the urgency goals alone never generate
- Rebalancing assumptions about comfort dissolves fear of leaving it
Identity & self-belief
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Four practical ways to build self-awareness as a leader
Dr. Grace Lee
June 18, 2022
Identity & self-belief
9
Goal setting
5
- Why you must ask unasked questions to know yourself
- How to choose problems that fuel resilience and motivation
- Your real values drive decisions — not the ones you wish you had
Identity & self-belief
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Unsubscribing from validation, vanity metrics, and external expectations
Sunny Lenarduzzi
June 7, 2022
Identity & self-belief
8
Goal setting
6
- Chasing subscriber counts led directly to burnout and lost purpose
- A 'boring, predictable' business outperforms hustle and shiny-object chasing
- Narrowing your audience focus creates more impact, not less reach
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Cal Newport announces Slow Productivity and revisits the Four Hour Work Week
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
May 23, 2022
Productivity & habits
8
Deep work & focus
7
Goal setting
5
- Tim Ferriss's anti-overwork message was buried under 'productivity hack' branding
- Lifestyle-centric career planning beats passion-chasing for meaningful work
- Minimal corner marking outperforms complex note systems for book research
Resilience & grit
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Five ways to train your brain to be more open-minded
Dr. Grace Lee
April 30, 2022
Resilience & grit
9
Identity & self-belief
8
Goal setting
6
- Open-mindedness is a trainable state of mind, not a personality trait.
- Reframing challenges as refinement tools removes the root cause of closed thinking.
- Unresolved self-rejection gets projected outward, triggering defensiveness toward others.
Productivity & habits
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Five steps to get out of a rut and organize your life
Dr. Grace Lee
March 23, 2022
Productivity & habits
8
Goal setting
7
Identity & self-belief
5
- Ruts are caused by limiting beliefs, not circumstances
- Entropy fills unplanned time with low-priority distractions
- Align every daily action to your defined vision of order
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Doing hard things: three practical tips from Brandon Sanderson
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
March 3, 2022
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
8
Goal setting
7
- Writing 13 manuscripts before selling one is normal, not failure.
- Scheduling philosophy and ritual matter more than motivation or inspiration.
- Living a deep life means acting on values despite anxiety, not after it vanishes.
Work-life balance
Podcast
What is the deep life: a framework for radical alignment with your values
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
February 21, 2022
Work-life balance
9
Productivity & habits
7
Goal setting
6
- Radical change without values alignment leaves you miserable on a Pacific island
- Keystone habits and bucket overhauls earn the right to make a radical shift
- The deep life is systematic, not inspirational — built in stages over months
10 lessons I'd tell myself if I started over as an entrepreneur
Sunny Lenarduzzi
February 15, 2022
Goal setting
9
Identity & self-belief
8
Resilience & grit
7
- Vanity metrics feed your ego but drain your energy and soul
- Burnout at 29 forced a redefinition of success as peace, not busyness
- Being uncopyable comes from grounding everything in your own story