Do we lack time

You get the same 168 hours as everyone else. Jeff Bezos has them. Your competitor has them. The person outperforming you in half the time has them too. The difference isn’t in the allocation of time. It’s in the allocation of attention. We’ve...

Deck chairs on the Titanic

April 14, 1912. The Titanic’s crew focused on dinner service and deck arrangements while water poured through the hull. They polished brass while the ship sank. History recorded their final hours spent organizing furniture instead of organizing lifeboats. Your...

Isolate to accelerate

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt Scientists isolate variables to find truth. They remove noise to see...

Rhythm beats luck

Some call it winging it. Others say they’ll figure it out on the fly. But what happens when spontaneity meets productivity? Playing by ear works beautifully for jazz musicians who’ve practiced scales for decades. For the rest of us trying to create value,...

Guard the gold

You wake up fresh. Brain clear. Possibilities abundant. Then you check email. By 10am, you’ve responded to seventeen messages, attended a pointless status meeting, and handled three “quick questions” that weren’t quick at all. Congratulations....