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Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.

Posted on May 10, 2010 by LJ

Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog.   “Over the piano was printed a notice: Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.” Perfectionism is a deadly enemy of productivity. Whether it is self-imposed, or imposed by others, the quest to get things absolutely right is a [...]

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If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Do It…

Posted on November 19, 2009 by LJ

A friend of mine made a comment the other day that struck me as broadly applicable. We were talking about face moisturizers, and a person (who sells a certain line of expensive skincare) brought up the miracles of her product. My friend looked her in the face and said: “If [...]

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20 Questions for Examining Goals

Posted on July 23, 2009 by LJ

There comes a time in every examined life where you have to stop and say “What am I trying to do?” This question may be resolved by a quick examination of current goals and a re-orientation in that direction, or it may be something much deeper, requiring further questions. If [...]

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Getting out of the “shoulds”

Posted on December 25, 2008 by LJ

With the new year just around the corner, some people find that they are assessing the past year, as well as looking toward the new ones. I was listening to a friend do this the other day, and I felt obliged to stop her. You see, her conversation was peppered [...]

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Book Review: Personal Development for Smart People

Posted on September 30, 2008 by LJ

Book Information Title: Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal GrowthAuthor: Steve PavlinaRating (out of 10): 9ISBN: 1401922759 Book Summary The phenomenal blogger Steve Pavlina has become synonymous with personal development. Sharing for free his immense knowledge gathered from extensive reading and interviews, digested and assimilated in [...]

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