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  1. If you read my post on @Refocuser on Outlook , you know I'm a fan. The Outlook team just posted a best practices doc! http://bit.ly/37iH8U
  2. "The people who seek self-control are the ones who value it" from an interesting article on who seeks out self-help: http://bit.ly/3XHiAG
  3. On hyperopia in Wired UK: "putting responsibilities ahead of momentary pleasures often leaves us unhappy down the road" http://bit.ly/10nSpL
  4. Based on the great set of interviews by @gretchenrubin, I did my own mock Happiness Interview on Refocuser: http://bit.ly/2LVUIp
  5. Blogged: "Going Paperless at Home in 6 Easy Steps" http://bit.ly/paperlesshome
  6. As always, Merlin nails it when it comes to writing: http://bit.ly/346ysD
  7. Blogged: "12 Steps to Simplify Your PC (with Windows 7) - yeah, it's geeky but it's important!" http://bit.ly/simplewin
  8. Love it: "I can’t recall a great thinker or creator or leader who doesn’t have enormous powers of concentration." http://bit.ly/19xUQf
  9. The Pomodoro technique as an alternative to GTD: http://bit.ly/12x3lq - I can't vouch for its effectiveness, but looks interesting
  10. Whoops - meant to send permalink to "Focus: How Rapt Attention Changes Who We Are" on Refocuser: http://bit.ly/1aD7Ex
  11. Blogged: "Your life—who you are, what you think, feel, and do, what you love—is the sum of what you focus on." http://bit.ly/BYBK8
  12. Looks like I'm not alone defending the goal setters - from @jasondbarr: http://bit.ly/2gEh1U
  13. If you care about focus, the introduction to this book (Rapt) is a *great* read (I haven't read the whole thing yet): http://bit.ly/dYpEb
  14. When having a bad day, keep asking yourself "will this matter in a week/month/year?" If the answer is yes, fix it ASAP, otherwise ignore
  15. From @zen_habits: "Break free from goals" http://is.gd/3NpZC. Well put, though I would counter with: http://bit.ly/4QKNr (from May)
  16. Just blogged: "Form Positive New Habits Through Active Association" http://bit.ly/US6TN
  17. Best way to prevent undesirable events from happening is to prevent the causal conditions that normally give rise to those events - D. Lama
  18. Going back to reread my recent post on overthinking things after an oddly unpleasant exchange earlier today - it's nice having a blog
  19. Blogged: "We need a new way to think about goals." http://bit.ly/56SMx (thanks everyone for feedback!)
  20. Poll: If you had to describe your goals in 3 words, what would they be? (i.e. authentic, realistic, etc.)