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…if you choose your life’s work well, something bewitching can happen through your labors. Each hour you log can be a source of joy.
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Harsh as this sounds, if you’re not in the right job – a job that is moving toward where you want to be in life – then you’re wasting almost all the time you’re spending at work.
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You should do what you love, and you should love what you do. – Teresa Amabile
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…if there’s a way that you work best then the right job should allow you to work in that way more often than not.
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Any ‘work’ that is not advancing you toward the professional life you want should not count as work. It is wasted time.
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85 |
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Doing a lot does not mean you’re doing anything important with your 168 hours.
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85 |
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If you want to use your 168 hours effectively, once you make a commitment to yourself to spend a certain number of hours on a task, keep it. Never miss a deadline.
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Do not mistake things that look like work for actual work.
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…the average office worker wastes 1.7 hours per day on personal e-mail, phone calls, gossip, and so on…
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Untold work time is wasted due to muddled directives that then need to be clarified.
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