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The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What We Set Out to Do and What to Do About It | James Clear

August 30, 2023

Sort of continuing on from my previous post about distraction, this one is a great read on a related topic; procrastination. Either one, distraction or procrastination, will stop you from getting things done. Thankfully, this is one of those articles that actually have actionable items at the end.

I would post my notes/takeaways here, but they would all be just word for word copies of what the author has said. James Clear has this talent for elegantly simplifying what he's trying to say. It makes it extremely hard to write down notes without actually copying exactly what he said. So just follow the link. It is well worth your time if you happen to deal with distraction and procrastination.

Source: The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What We Set Out to Do and What to Do About It

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No, you won’t make time. Because you can’t. | writing.fm

August 31, 2022

An excellent read on the disconnect between wanting to achieve goals and the reality of not having “free time” to achieve them.

Link: No, you won’t make time. Because you can’t.

Here are some of my takeaways from reading this:

To achieve a goal, you have to give up something in return. In most cases, this means giving up time allocated to doing something you like, and using that time to work towards your goal.