“Attempt something creative that you have never tried before. Write a poem, draw a self-portrait, design the plot for a movie, or tackle some other creative activity. Even spending just a few minutes working creatively on something can help you relax and spark new ideas that are relevant to other parts of your life.”
― Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
― Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
“People do what they want until they are injured like a kid putting his fingers on the stove.”
― The Choose Yourself Stories
― The Choose Yourself Stories
“One time someone wrote to us: “I’m applying all of the things you suggest, and I am coming up with a ton of ideas to improve my life. The only problem is, when I go out drinking with my friends on Friday night, they all laugh at the ideas. What should I do?” We wrote back: “Simple solution: stay home on Friday night.”
― The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness
― The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness
“Instead of trying to use your technology and expertise to make a better product for your users’ standard behavior, experiment with inviting the users to change their behavior to make the product work dramatically better.”
― Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
― Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
“Give up on the guesswork. Decide what you’re going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance.”
― Rework
― Rework
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