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…just because you want to organize your work around a mission doesn’t mean that you can easily make it happen.
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156 |
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…wealth does not necessarily make individuals happy, but it does serve the needs of an economy, which serves the needs of a stable society, which serves as a network for the propagation of delusional beliefs about happiness and wealth.
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219 |
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Contrary to the messages from our wired, workaholic culture, multitasking is a myth.
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014 |
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If most of the time you’re not particularly concerned about what you’re doing is work or play, or even whether you’re happy or not, you know you’re living the focused life.
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114 |
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…99 percent of the stuff of life – relationships, work, home, recreation – is the same no matter where you are, and once you settle in a place, no matter how salubrious, you don’t think about its climate very much.
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121 |
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Mindful attention helps you work more effectively and creatively, but it also makes life more fun.
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138 |
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As the term workaholic suggests, the rapt attention and motivation inspired by a goal can resemble an addiction.
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175 |
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There is no better reason for being depressed than never having the chance to pursue work and projects that are meaningful to you.
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013 |
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…resist the inclination to be a perfectionist. Instead, find the cheapest, easiest thing to try that will get you into the mix of things, expose your work and ideas, and allow you to see how people respond.
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070 |
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Perhaps the most powerful way to initiate transformative ideas is by interacting with people outside your usual social network.
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