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The only things I've truly succeeded at were simple: I didn't have a choice but to succeed. I guess it's on par with this article, you can't lose focus when yo
by keyle 9y ago
The only things I've truly succeeded at were simple: I didn't have a choice but to succeed.
I guess it's on par with this article, you can't lose focus when you have your back against the abyss. It's your real focus.
- agumonkey 9y agoWhen backed against the wall I have 101% of brain capacity. Otherwise it's 70% at best. And that's when my ISP is down.
- kamaal 9y agoDavid Allen, has said this in his TEDx talk. In moments of crisis and duress, its very easy for the brain to reserve all its cycles to the one task at hand. However once that moment slips, your mind begins to wander. So a degree of constancy of purpose is needed. And you need a kind of GTD system to prioritize and eliminate what is unnecessary.
- agumonkey 9y agoSurely. I also believe we need some training. If you give up at the first mental shortcoming you will take a lot of time. Making a habit of having thinking runs of 30min or a long enough period. Also, I believe there's another factor at play in crisis, you don't hesitate. Any option will do as long as it's not too absurd. Your brain is full on, but your mind is also more open.
- ikeyany 9y agoProcrastinators will feel vindicated by this.
- icebraining 9y agoCalvin: You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. Hobbes: What mood is that? Calvin: Last-minute panic.