Reply to The Tempo of Work
This came at just the right time. I've been putting off an extremely high value activity all week that probably isn't that hard... Starting now.
Reply to Three Speeds of Self Improvement
Definitely. I'm taking measures to become more "geographically flexible" for this exact reason.
Reply to Three Speeds of Self Improvement
Lost opportunity cost by moving to the country in question? While everyone idealizes that they can do everything necessary for their business online in a lot of cases it just isn't true. Sometimes the most efficient way isn't the best on an individual level.
Scott Young for example talks about how lectures are his least favorite way to learn material, but when I've been reading reports all day and generally doing very mentally taxing work they're the lowest energy way of learning. May be the least efficient but it's better than the alternative which is nothing.
Reply to Three Speeds of Self Improvement
I actually disagree with the only focus on one thing philosophy. I find I get bored with a subject if I spend more than an hour or so a day learning it. When it comes to learning new skills, languages, etc I work much better if I focus on 2-3 things each for 30-60 minutes per day. That seems to be about the maximum amount of time I can actively focus on learning something before my mind starts drifting. Granted if my work day was spaced out differently I could probably spend 4-5 hours per day on one topic with hour breaks but with a 9-5 I tend to front load all of my learning in the mornings.
Reply to On Bullshit
I think it's less about motivating yourself to do something non-stop for 7 days per week but rather to figure out what activities you can do when you have lower energy levels that are still productive.