Tonight I typed on my laptop keyboard for the first time after a week of using a mechanical keyboard. Wow, it feels terrible to type on. I don’t think I would have noticed how much better the mechanical is unless I came back to use something else. ⌨️
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Setting up systems is important. Once that’s done the next step is to use the system so we can adjust it based on experience. Experience Improves Systems | Adam Tervort
Experience Improves Systems
Setting up systems is one of the quickest ways to improve efficiency. Experience within a system shows us how to improve the system itself. A few weeks ago I went to a community organization to pick up some supplies. Their offering was well received and a lot of people showed up around the same time as me. It was terrible. The line was long, the service was slow, and everyone was grumpy.
Starting can be so difficult. Here are some principles from Herodutus and Langston Hughes that help me when it’s time to stop preparing and take action. The Battle Against Them Would Be in the Shade and Not in the Sun | Adam Tervort
What a beautiful Saturday morning.
“The Battle Against Them Would Be in the Shade and Not in the Sun”
One of the most difficult things for me is starting something new. I love learning new things. Researching, comparing, reading about others who have done the same thing, I enjoy all of it. What’s hard is when it’s time to stop reading and start doing. Here are a few methods I’ve found that can help. Reframing the situation can make something difficult look less daunting. This takes a good sense of humor many times, but can help more than you’d think.
Wearing masks is polarizing now. Here’s the experience that changed my attitude about mask wearing while I lived in Taiwan. We Will Only Break Through Together | Adam Tervort
We Will Only Break Through Together
During the 10 years I lived in Taiwan, I learned a lot of things that surprised me. One that’s applicable to our lives now is that wearing masks can become a normal, accepted part of life. The thing about wearing a mask, and what helped me be comfortable with it, is that it’s really about others rather than about you. This was really impressed on me was when my younger son was hospitalized with the H1N1 flu.
One of the newsletters I look forward to each week is 3-2-1 Thursday from James Clear. (He’s the author of Atomic Habits, such a good book.) Short, impactful, and I always come away inspired. 3-2-1 Thursday Newsletter from James Clear
With a little bit of wrangling and creativity, you can add “focus time” to your daily calendar. Deep work only happens when we create time for it. Seek Out Time for Deep Work | Adam Tervort