The craftsman's patience
Why slow, repetitive work is the forge of true skill.
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#habits
17 posts on this topic.
The resilience of the small bet
Why consistent, tiny wagers on yourself build more strength than grand gestures.
The resilience of small bets
Why incremental progress, not grand gestures, builds lasting strength.
What you rehearse
The mind doesn't know the difference between practice and performance.
The cost of context switching
Every task switch leaves more behind than you realize.
The single source of truth
The quiet cost of keeping things in more than one place.
The 2-minute rule, revisited
David Allen's rule works. But it's teaching you something bigger.
Clearing the decks
What you put away matters as much as what you pick up.
One non-negotiable
The thing you do no matter what is the thing that defines you.
The morning ritual myth
Why copying someone else's morning rarely sticks.
Small reps compound
The case for doing the forgettable thing, every day, on purpose.
The floor, not the ceiling
What minimum viable commitment actually buys you.
Why systems outlast motivation
Motivation is a visitor. Systems are the house.
The keystone hour
Why the first hour you control shapes everything that follows.
Unchosen attention
The difference between what you meant to focus on and what you actually did.
Useful friction
On the resistance you should keep, not the kind you should remove.
The cost of half-attention
Why doing two things at once usually means doing both badly.