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Author: Greg McKeown
title: “Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most”
Notes and Highlights
Sat, 03 Dec 22
Strangely, some of us respond to feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by vowing to work even harder and longer. It doesn’t help that our culture glorifies burnout as a measure of success and self-worth. The implicit message is that if we aren’t perpetually exhausted, we must not be doing enough. That great things are reserved for those who bleed, for those who almost break. Crushing volume is somehow now the goal. ^ref-2302
note: A good description of my current understanding about my environment
Thu, 08 Dec 22
Essentialism was about doing the right things; Effortless is about doing them in the right way. ^ref-30554
note: Good description
Thu, 08 Dec 22
For some, the idea of working less hard feels uncomfortable. We feel lazy. We fear we’ll fall behind. We feel guilty for not “going the extra mile” each time. ^ref-22673
note: I think fell victim for this too
Mon, 12 Dec 22
The problem is that the complexity of modern life has created a false dichotomy between things that are “essential and hard” and things that are “easy and trivial.” It’s almost like a natural law for some people: Trivial things are easy. Important things are hard. ^ref-17682
note: I think i should note this down incase i fell victim for ths way of thinking
Mon, 12 Dec 22
“What if this essential project could be made easy?” ^ref-47987
note: Should i ask this for my prokjects too?
Sun, 18 Dec 22
creates joy. When we invite joy into our daily routine, we are no longer yearning for the far-off day when it might arrive. That day is always today. When we attach small fragments of wonder to mundane tasks, we are no longer waiting for the time when we can finally allow ourselves to relax. That time is always now. ^ref-27996
note: I guess this is why attaching burden with playful thing works. It drops the delayed gratification and male them instant
Sun, 18 Dec 22
When we invite joy into our daily routine, we are no longer yearning for the far-off day when it might arrive. That day is always today. When we attach small fragments of wonder to mundane tasks, we are no longer waiting for the time when we can finally allow ourselves to relax. That time is always now. ^ref-6320
Sat, 31 Dec 22
The idea had been added as a “to-do” in my brain three decades before, then had slipped beneath my consciousness. Evidently, it had been in my head all this time, taking up mental space. Do you have any items like this, living rent-free in your mind? Outdated goals, suggestions, or ideas that snuck into your brain long ago and took up permanent residence? Mindsets that have outlived their usefulness but have been part of you for so long, you barely even notice them? ^ref-33709
note: Old idea that no longer appeals, yet still saved in our brain. The solution is to let them go
Sat, 31 Dec 22
Have you ever found that the more you complain—and the more you read and hear other people complain—the easier it is to find things to complain about? On the other hand, have you ever found that the more grateful you are, the more you have to be grateful for? ^ref-12679
note: No, I have not
Wed, 04 Jan 23
He calls this a habit recipe, the simplest version of which is: “After [X] I will [Y].” We can apply this idea to make gratitude a habit, by using the following recipe: After I complain I will say something I am thankful for. ^ref-43231
note: Glass half full to the next level
Wed, 04 Jan 23
people don’t really buy products or services. Rather, they “hire” them to do a job. In a similar way, we often hire a grudge to fulfill an emotional need that is not currently being met. But as we conduct a performance review, we discover grudges perform poorly. Grudges cost us resources but don’t deliver a satisfying return on our investment. So we must relieve a grudge of its duties. ^ref-21180
note: Putted quite nicely. Grudgesis an ineffective way toward a goal
Mon, 09 Jan 23
When we are struggling, instead of doubling down on our efforts, we might consider pausing the action—even for one minute. ^ref-17622
note: Lets give this a try
Mon, 09 Jan 23
Getting more sleep may be the single greatest gift we can give our bodies, our minds, and even, it turns out, our bottom lines. ^ref-43217
note: Cool
Wed, 11 Jan 23
Listening isn’t hard; it’s stopping our mind from wandering that’s hard. ^ref-47835
Sat, 14 Jan 23
When we’re fully present with people, it has an impact. Not just in that moment either. The experience of feeling like the most important person in the world even for the briefest of moments can stay with us for a disproportionate time after the moment has passed. There is a curiously magical power of presence. ^ref-61600
note: I guess this is true
Mon, 23 Jan 23
If you want to make something hard, indeed truly impossible, to complete, all you have to do is make the end goal as vague as possible. That’s because you cannot, by definition, complete a project without a clearly defined end point. You can spin your wheels working on it. You can tinker with it. You can (and likely will) abandon it. But to get an important project done it’s absolutely necessary to define what “done” looks like. ^ref-56673
note: I am guilty of this, but I have never been slapped by this crime. Maybe someday I will
Sun, 29 Jan 23
The Magic of Microbursts ^ref-41021
note: I think this is worth experimenting with
Sun, 05 Feb 23
In other words, regardless of what our ultimate goal is, we should focus on only those steps that add value. ^ref-13463
note: Sama kek goal dari jasa
Sat, 11 Feb 23
The faster they make those mistakes, the faster they will progress. ^ref-28162
note: Mistake is a path toward progress
Sat, 11 Feb 23
Any time you feel like you’re on shaky ground with some meaningful challenge you’ve taken on, talk to yourself like you would talk to a toddler learning to walk: “You’ve taken the first step. You may feel wobbly now, but you’ve begun. You’re going to get there.” ^ref-62848
Sat, 11 Feb 23
Even rubbish words are more powerful than a blank page. In fact, they are much more powerful, because there can be no magnum opus later without those rubbish words now. ^ref-29051
note: Maybe i should remind this when i see a blank docs
Sun, 05 Mar 23
Measure progress in the tiniest of increments. ^ref-34699
note: Bringing reward closer di tempat with delayed gratification
Tue, 07 Mar 23
Residual results ^ref-23697
note: Exponencial result
Tue, 07 Mar 23
Write up a cheat sheet once, and use it every day afterward. ^ref-38793
note: Quartz can be this place
Sun, 12 Mar 23
Specific methods, in other words, produce only linear results. If it’s residual results we’re after, we must look to principles. In fact, the word principia means “first principles, fundamental beginnings or elements.” First principles are like the building blocks of knowledge: once you understand them correctly you can apply them hundreds of times. ^ref-42783
note: This is what I am trying to have. A principle
Wed, 15 Mar 23
one-time investment of energy up front yields Effortless Results again and again over time. ^ref-44607
note: Do thing once, get the benefit many times
Wed, 15 Mar 23
by understanding things at their most fundamental level, we can apply them in new and surprising ways. ^ref-35337
note: Understand the why
Fri, 17 Mar 23
Whenever we want a far-reaching impact, teaching others to teach can be a high-leverage strategy. ^ref-65122
note: if you focus on doing, teaching become a high leverage path
Sat, 18 Mar 23
Teach Yourself to Learn Teaching others is also an accelerated way to learn. Even thinking we might be called upon to teach can increase our engagement. We focus more intently. We listen to understand. We think about the underlying logic so we can put the ideas into our own words. ^ref-54522
note: Bener juga
Sat, 18 Mar 23
Teaching others is also an accelerated way to learn. Even thinking we might be called upon to teach can increase our engagement. We focus more intently. We listen to understand. We think about the underlying logic so we can put the ideas into our own words. ^ref-49662
Sat, 18 Mar 23
AUTOMATE Do It Once and Never Again ^ref-13780
note: I am doing it to many things now. Hopefully this habit dont disappear
Sun, 19 Mar 23
The beauty of the checklist is that the thinking has been done ahead of time. ^ref-5313
note: Compounding result. Create once, get the benefit over and over
Thu, 23 Mar 23
You can’t have a high-performing team without high levels of trust. ^ref-3470
note: You need trust
Thu, 23 Mar 23
Trust Is the Engine Oil for High-Performing Teams ^ref-13682
note: Good wall quote
Tue, 28 Mar 23
We needed to find ways to make every day a little easier. Why? Because we needed to be able to sustain this effort for an unknown length of time. It was not negotiable: we simply could not now or ever burn out. If your job is to keep the fires burning for an indefinite period of time, you can’t throw all the fuel on the flames at the beginning. ^ref-5153
note: Dont burn yourself out
Thu, 30 Mar 23
You create a culture around you where things grow and thrive. ^ref-22988
note: He has a great partner