Short Read: Work on what matters
Will Larson | 11 minutes
We all have a finite amount of time to live, and within that mortal countdown we devote some fraction towards our work. Even for the most career-focused, your life will be filled by many things beyond work: supporting your family, children, exercise, being a mentor and a mentee, hobbies, and so the list goes on. This is the sign of a rich life, but one side-effect is that time to do your work will become increasingly scarce as you get deeper into your career.
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The educational system is not dedicated to produce learning by students, but teaching by teachers—and teaching is a major obstruction to learning.
- Russell Ackoff, A Lifetime of Systems Thinking
Time management is important, but I feel that true exploration cannot exist within the bounds of time. It can only arise when you have clarity of mind, and that’s what I optimize for instead of scheduling out my day down to the last hour.
- Lawrence Yeo, The Time Trap of Productivity
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