The Pursuit of Creativity, Mastery and a Meaningful Life
I’m not going to lie, I loved this book. There is so much wisdom, and insight. I’ll be reading this one for years to come.
This book is essential. Read it if you’re after a Renaissance Life like I am.
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Very enjoyable book overall! Easy to read. Entertaining.
The Down Syndrome chapter, although important and interesting, doesn’t feel like it jibes with the rest of the book, but
If you even remotely interested in improving your memory or the current state of brain science, give smarter a read.
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Because all that we do (and not do) affects our tomorrow,
therefore we need to make sure (double-dang-sure) we are building on the future we want.
Really think about the foundations your building on, wether that with work, relationships, health, skills.
What do you want to be known for?
What do you want the next year, or five years to look like?
Go build your Legacy today.
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“Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.” ― Dr. Seuss
#KeepPursuing,
— Josh Waggoner
‘Brevity is the soul of wit.’ Email me (josh@renaissancemanlife.com) your thoughts on this post. Can you reduce the essential idea further?
Once you go batch you never go back (said no one).
Batching is the time management process of grouping a task into a block of time and focusing exclusively on it.
When I batch something I only am giving my attention to only one thing at a time — while ignoring or putting on hold other todos. (Okay I’m writing for Time Mastery right now, for 20 minutes, and then #tinyReviews after)
By batching what needs to get done, you actually produce MORE time, effectiveness, creativity and clarity, rather than if you were just jumping all over the place, doing twenty things at once. You also gain time you otherwise wouldn’t have by batching.
Every time we switch tasks, we must get into the mindset of each task we switch to. (Which takes time and mental energy.)
Blogging for example.
Instead of writing one post a day, every day, I can batch them all into one – two sessions per week. This focus puts me ahead of my determined schedule — which is essential for being a master of time — and allows me room to do other things I normally wouldn’t have time for, because I would otherwise be blogging every day (every – single – day )
You deposit work ahead of time, grouping todo’s into a block of time — which helps with clarity, and less distraction — and your accruing extra time for a future date.
You put in the work now, and reap the benefits later.
One focus per batch.
Doing more than one task at a time is not batching, it’s trying to multitask.
“I’m going to write at least one page.”
“I’m going to learn ios for 90 minutes.”
Try not to overdo it.
You don’t know your limits until you push your limits,
but once you do, then keep yourself sane by not doing too much batching at once. Too much leads to poor work (which, in my experience, you’ll probably have to redo things : / )
Rest
If your batching multiple tasks per day, add moments of pause — and rest between each to rejuvenate yourself.
The goal for batching is to have more energy, not exhaust ourselves.
#KeepPursuing,
Josh Waggoner
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One thing freelance programming has taught me is —
I may solve it this way.
You may solve it that way.
Maybe your’s is more effective — but If I’m brilliant I’ll see that and adapt.
Or more likely,
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“If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” ― Albert Einstein
#KeepPursing,
Josh Waggoner
‘Brevity is the soul of wit.’ Email me (josh@renaissancemanlife.com) your thoughts on this post. Can you reduce the essential idea further?
I love having a great idea (arrogant much josh?)—
or the thrill of goal setting, visioneering, and dreaming.. but —
Elbow Grease is a new RenaissanceLife series focused on
The Art of Grit — the blood, sweat, and tears needed to making things happen.
To take a dream and make it reality.
From something we say, to something we do.
And the hard work and grit it takes to do so. (For Grit is necessary if you want to build an empire.)
How do we make an idea more than just an idea?
How do we make our dreams reality?
How do we follow through on what we say?
How do we thrive in failure?
There’s only one way to figure out.
Let’s get to work.
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#KeepPursuing,
Josh Waggoner
Look up and notice the craftsmanship around you.
Some idea are straightforward, to the point — getting the job done.
Some are well thought out, elegant and remarkable.
Some are inspired by generations of ideas.
Create a great idea, and it might impact generations of ideas going forward.
We all have ideas, but some are better than others.
Or we have that moment when we see a brilliant idea, and say ‘AH! Why didn’t I think of that!’
The question is,
What makes a great idea great, and how do we create excellent ones?
IDEATION is a RenaissanceLife series focused on this question and others like
Welcome to IDEATION — Let There Be Innovation.
#KeepPursuing,
Josh Waggoner
Adapt — not break.
Accept and move on — not dwell.
Change — not complacent.
‘What can I do‘ — not ‘this is hopeless.’
Whatever we face, color’s our experience.
#KeepPursuing,
Josh Waggoner
‘Brevity is the soul of wit.’ Email me (josh@renaissancemanlife.com) your thoughts on this post. Can you reduce the essential idea further?
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“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.” — Marcus Aurelius
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
We all experience pain and frustration some point in our lives.
This is because we are living.
Injury, heartache, stress, overwhelm, pain, loss, fear, panic, failure…
I know I have. (In fact this year might be some of my greatest trials yet.)
I know the people around me have.
(have heart for others in misery and
comfort in the collectiveness of being human.)
It may feel like you’re alone sometimes, but someone is going through what you’re going through right now. Or someone has experienced what you’ve experienced.
Sure, it’s different, because we are all different, but its similar.
Remind yourself that when you are in the thick of it.
Allow it to ease your mind.
Life is in the act of each moment.
Live well —
#KeepPursuing,
Josh Waggoner
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“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” — Bruce Lee
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” — Jesus, Matthew 6:35
It’s what leads us to a thriving life.
— doing the legwork.
— Taking the necessary steps to get there. (you know… there)
— To be who we want to be.
Hustle, Heart, Effort, Grind, Action..
You can’t climb a mountain by just dreaming about it —
or half *ssed, or only doing it once.
Without grit there are no gains. Without rest there is no rejuvenation.
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“Hustle it’s the most important word. Ever.” — Gary Vaynerchuk
“If you have no time to rest, it’s exactly the right time.” — Mark Twain
#KeepPursing,
Josh Waggoner
‘Brevity is the soul of wit.’ Email me (josh@renaissancemanlife.com) your thoughts on this post. Can you reduce the essential idea further?