I’ve been working on a post listing about everything I’ve read and listened to in 2020.
And while I’ve been creating that list, I’ve kept reading.
Right now, I’m enjoying Barking Up The Wrong Tree.
And it’s great.
The perfect balance between ideas and application.
I’ve already created dozens of highlights and I’m less than a quarter of the way finished.
The author, Eric Barker has an excellent newsletter. And I love his most recent post:
https://www.bakadesuyo.com/2020/11/productive-people/
Here’s a quick taste from that post:
Unfortunately, we may be living in the Epidemiological Land of Misfit Toys but we still need to get things done. And not soon. Now. Sorry to sound so serious and preachy, posting my thoughts to the digital door like some 21st century Martin Luther but if you want 2021 to be cool, fun and cuter than a puppy yawn then we need to find a better way to work.
Luckily, it’s easier than you think. This doesn’t have to be a productivity apocalypse. This can actually be an opportunity. Things are going to go back to almost-kinda-semi-normal eventually and when that happens, we can be ahead of the curve instead of behind it, if we’re smart.
So how do we do a productivity reboot? Well, here is my most pro of protips:
Congrats, you are no longer an employee. You are now the CEO of “You, Inc.”
As you can tell from the quote above, Eric is engaging and an awesome writer.
I hope you read, enjoy and put into practice some of what he preaches.