The simplest path to getting rid of distractions, focusing on the work you need to do, and feeling good about it afterward is right in front of you. Pick a time, start the timer and don’t stop until it beeps.
The hardest thing, whatever it is you do, is trying to find your style. Whether it’s drawing, writing, coding, biking, exercising, building, fixing, leading, coaching, or juggling (the list goes on forever and ever in anything you do). But rooted in everything you do, is your style, it’s no one else’s, it’s yours only. Not everyone will agree with it, they might think it’s weird or off, it might not line up with their style.…
No one likes the Hiccups. No one asks for the Hiccups. Getting rid of the Hiccups is an exercise in trying a variety of cures that might work for some people but not all (which further exasperates us). And eventually, they go away, and we move on, and get back to what we were doing in the first place. Truth be told, we have Hiccups every day, they just don’t make that annoying noise we’ve…
Data without Context is just that Data. The context of anything happening is what makes the data relevant. When you have context you have an understanding of your data, you know where it came from, where it originated from, and maybe where it’s going. Without context, all you have is data and that’s a dangerous thing to make decisions on.
There are going to be days when you are completely outmatched. The work you’re up against is that much better than what you are creating. The team you are competing against has been to the rodeo before and knows all the tricks. That’s okay, the fact that you’re here, in this moment attempting to level up, that’s what matters and is more important than anything.