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Peak Performance

Peak Performance

True or false? Those who work the hardest, rise to the top.  

It’s a trick question.

It is true that if you put in long hours you will receive short term performance gains.  The amount you can produce is related to amount of time you put in.  But at some point, the number of hours you put in will produce diminishing returns because the quality of your work is sacrificed.

The Three Sides of Gratitude

The Three Sides of Gratitude

Three years ago, I released a blog about gratitude.  Looking back now, I would call that blog a bit shallow.  It lacked depth because I was merely repeating what I read from others.  Since then, I have spent more time thinking about gratitude and testing different methods on myself.   

Minimize the Usage of Your Phone

Minimize the Usage of Your Phone

The mobile phone insulates us from our own boredom. If there is a moment to spare, we check our phones.  We are afraid to miss something. Our phones give us instant gratification, relieving us from... ourselves. But each time we check our phones, we disengage from our own lives. We miss out on the most important thing that we have – the present moment.