Ideas, tasks, and insights only have value when you capture and then act on them. Keeping notepads everywhere has helped me hold on to a ton of them. - Chris Bailey

Boring Frustrating Difficult Unstructured or ambiguous Lacking in personal meaning Lacking in intrinsic rewards (i.e., it’s not fun or engaging) The more of these attributes a task has, and the more intense these attributes are, the less attractive a task will be to you, and the more likely you’ll procrastinate on it.

if you want to become more productive, managing your time should take a backseat to how you manage your energy and attention.

had about $10,000 saved up (Canadian dollars — equal to about $30 US dollars, or $1,500 in Monopoly money).