All goals or motivations fit within two categories: approach or avoid. For instance, going to work because you don’t want to lose your house is an a… - Benjamin P. Hardy

All goals or motivations fit within two categories: approach or avoid.29,30 The reason for doing anything is either to approach something you want to happen, or to avoid something you don’t want to happen. As a rule, 80 percent of people are primarily driven by fear or avoidance, while 20 percent of people are driven by approach and courage.

In all instances, humans act as we do based on the future we see for ourselves. That may be a future we’re trying to avoid, or a future we’re trying to create. That future may be decades or seconds away.

The difficulty lies in being able to break away from the pack and pursue other slipstreams or wormholes.

Personality — like passion, inspiration, motivation, and confidence — is a by-product of your decisions in life.

Effectiveness is doing the right things, while efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness must always come first, then efficiency. System design is about automating and outsourcing your desired results. Give yourself the space to put your attention and energy where you want. The goal is to off-load your mental and physical plate.