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Productivity – Month-End Update

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Published: November 30, 2024 01:31

As might be expected given my renewed focus on productivity, I was pretty productive this month—especially at home, which was a bit of a weakness in my old system. The post Productivity – Month-End Update appeared first on Scott H Young.

The Key Lessons from 10 Important Books on Productivity

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Published: November 19, 2024 19:04

Insights from ten classic books on productivity, a continuing series on my year-long Foundations reading project. The post The Key Lessons from 10 Important Books on Productivity appeared first on Scott H Young.

Is Speaking Multiple Languages Overrated?

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Published: November 12, 2024 18:56

Some reflections on the value of learning multiple languages. Is it worth the hype? The post Is Speaking Multiple Languages Overrated? appeared first on Scott H Young.

Productivity – Opening Update

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Published: November 6, 2024 16:55

Productivity is the second foundation in my year-long project (and course) to improve the universal elements essential to a good life. As I write this, today is the first day of my month-long productivity challenge, although you’ll probably be reading this…

Fitness – Month-End Update

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Published: October 31, 2024 16:03

As I write this, I’m concluding the first month of my year-long foundations project. The first month’s foundation was fitness. You can read my opening update here and my post covering all the books I read this month here. In this essay, I’ll be focusing on…

What I Learned About Getting in Shape After Reading 13 Books This Month

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Published: October 22, 2024 15:39

As I write this, I’m wrapping up the first month of my year-long project to improve my foundations. This month was focused on fitness, where I concentrated on establishing a daily, thirty-minute exercise habit. Next week, I’ll share an update on how my…

How to Form Habits in Real Life

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Published: October 16, 2024 04:14

Making any new habit is not usually one habit, but many. Not a cue-response relationship, but a collection of flexible strategies that deal with most scenarios reality throws at you. When you’ve done that, you’re acquired a kind of expertise—not of a…

5 Tips for Staying Focused (When You’re Stressed)

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Published: October 8, 2024 15:34

Focus is essential to productivity. But it’s tough to stay focused when you’re anxious. This is a dilemma I’ve faced quite a bit in my own work. As I’ve written before, I’m a somewhat anxious person by nature—and that can wreak havoc when I’m worried about…

Fitness: Day One

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Published: October 1, 2024 15:58

Fitness is the first foundation in my year-long project. Here's how I'm getting back into shape. The post Fitness: Day One appeared first on Scott H Young.

Foundations Is Now Open For Registration

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Published: September 23, 2024 15:00

Foundations, my new 12-month course designed to help you improve twelve essential elements for the good life, is now open. You can sign up here: ​https://join.ingeniumcourses.com/foundations/​ Registration is open until Friday, September 27th, 2024 at…