Growth

Reading is useful. Almost everyone agrees with this, albeit for different reasons. Some people have experienced first-hand the positive effects of books on their lives and others simply don't want to confront people who use sophisticated words. However, thinking about the benefits of reading simply does not important enough for most people to talk about it. But let's take a step back and think: is reading always beneficial? If we put it in competition with other activities, are you sure that reading is always the most rewarding activity? ...

Reading biography books is great. After a long-read, I feel like I've mastered all the tips and tricks that can be gleaned from the life of the subject. However, this is false confidence. You can only connect the dots backward. That's why any article in which the author formulates the universal rules of success from the half-sentences of the current icon is misleading. To contradict me, I will also cite an accidental discovery, popularised by the business tabloid, of success achieved by connecting two radically different dots: ...

Productivity consultant David Allen developed the GTD methodology, which stands for Getting Things Done. Going beyond time management tips, the tool focuses on "getting things done". While the fundamentals of the research-based, fine-tuned GTD method have not changed, the updated version of the GTD book also provides answers to issues that have arisen since the first edition in 2001 (the rise of knowledge work, self-management, home office, online tools...). David Allen's GTD is the bible of the Getting Things Done method. ...

The only statesman to have signed all three of the United States' most historic documents - the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution of the United States. A world sensation in his own time, his name still rings a bell 200 years on. His portrait of the $100 bill winks back at us. Benjamin Franklin was a real big shot. You'd think that everything he touched turned to gold. The story of the famous American icon has been told from many different perspectives and many books on Benjamin Franklin's daily routine and habits have managed to top the bestseller lists. ...

I will do no less than convince them of the benefits of note-taking and, through various methods, arrive at the end of this article at the pinnacle of 21st-century knowledge management: digital notes. Everyone is familiar with traditional note-taking. You sit and diligently scribble what you've learned in a spiral notebook. You take exams on the material, and on rare occasions, you simply find the lectures interesting. The result is irrelevant: apart from flipping through dusty notebooks when you move, you never see your notes again. ...

Carol S. Dweck, professor of psychology at Stanford University, examines human motivation. In her work, she has discovered that we can differentiate people based on their attitudes. She theorizes that there are two different attitudes: a growth mindseta fixed mindsetCarol Dweck has explored the differences between fixed and growth mindsets and their impact on our lives in different fields (sport, career, learning, relationships, education), so we can apply the lessons of her theory to all areas of life. ...

Friends who identified with the above sentiment suggested that I should try meditation. I had a strong sense of protest. I have doubts about anything oriental/spiritual, so I researched meditation first. It turned out that I didn't need to decorate my room with Buddha statues to meditate, nor did I need to move to a monastery. I just download an app on my phone and the fun begins. A little research and I discovered that ...

You have one day until your exam and you haven't even opened your 200-page textbook. One or two mysterious comments from your teacher let you know approximately what questions to expect, but you don't know where to start studying. Finally, you skim through the whole book, write out the concepts and memorize as much as you have time and energy for. You're left with only a few definitions, but you hope you pull out a good batch. ...

I am no different. I have one or two tasks that I have been gritting my teeth on for a long time, even though I used to do them without any special prompting. As these tasks are closely linked to my goals, I have started to try different tactics to regain my motivation. There is a popular misconception about motivation that it comes from passively watching motivational movies and videos, reading inspirational books, binge-reading some uplifting quotes. ...

Notion is a hard-to-categorize, all-in-one platform that can be used to create databases, knowledge repositories, to-do lists, productivity systems, and countless other problem-solving interfaces. Notion was a big discovery for me in 2020, it has replaced a lot of the note-taking and project management apps I used to use and has taken my personal knowledge management to a whole new level. Notion is like a Microsoft Word crossed with Excel, with a touch of Asana added and the whole thing turned into a Trello spreadsheet app at the touch of a button. ...