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I finished the reading some months ago and highly recommend it as well. I had always been a fairly productive person on my work and academic activities, but alw
by myth2018 8y ago
I finished the reading some months ago and highly recommend it as well. I had always been a fairly productive person on my work and academic activities, but always wanted to work on some more meaningful projects, and to build a company around some product ideas. My excuse used to be that I didn't have enough time. Suddenly I saw myself with plenty of free time and, to my surprise, I got stuck after a couple of months. I wasted almost two years trying to understand what was happening to me, because I had the time and didn't manage to make any progress that seemed compatible with the plenty of available time. I almost lost my Masters deadlines (finished it only 1 week before the deadline expired) and all those delays are costing a lot of money to the company I founded. But the book helped me to understand that I was feeling overwhelmed about the gigantic ideas and the unrealistic deadlines I was imposing to myself. I wasn't prepared to be my own boss, at all.
Although I haven't become a super productive person yet (lol), I started to think of strategies that suits my own style and I'm putting them on practice at small steps. It seems to be working.
Besides, the chapter regarding dealing with procrastinators is a must read for team managers in general.