Be Where Your Feet Are
Alan Stein, a leadership and basketball performance coach who’s worked with players like Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, did a TED talk on something I need to be better at―time and attention.
In the video, he explains how learning to be where your feet are can you help you become more present, productive, and successful.
“Your habits are in fact a choice. You choose your habits and your habits are what dictate your happiness and your success.”
His beginning, about what he learned from watching a Kobe Bryant private workout, is great.
I recognize when someone is present and focused. I admire it in other people. In practice for myself, I’m terrible at it. Take ten minutes of your time to watch. I need to watch it about ten more times a day.
The Right Questions
Darius Foroux shares the 21 most important questions of your life across a variety of categories including life, career, and productivity.
“The right question at the right time can spark the right answer that changes your life.”
The questions include obvious ones like “Am I happy?” to “How can I help one person today?” It’s a whole range of ideas to ask yourself about work, career, productivity, and life.
I wish I had good answers for all of them.
Why You Should be Watching The Magicians
I really enjoyed the first two seasons of The Magicians. Chaim Gartenberg writing for The Verge explains better than I why you should watch season three (after watching seasons one and two, of course).
Unlike the whitewashed worlds created by Rowling and C.S. Lewis, the characters in The Magicians are a diverse cast of actors portraying characters with a wide range of sexual preferences. They feel like real people with real problems, from relationship drama to more serious issues like trauma and sexual assault.Yup. Plus, so much more.
A Goal Without a Plan is a Wish
A goal without a plan is a wish. Time to quit wishing and start planning. Today is as good a day to start.