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⚠️ Goal-Setting Pitfalls

A candid look at how goal-setting can backfire—from toxic productivity to misaligned ambitions—and the hidden traps that derail even well-intentioned planners.
Finish
by Jon Acuff • 2017
Perfectionism kills more goals than laziness. The counterintuitive fix: cut your goal in half.
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🎯 Perfectionism🏁 Goal Setting✂️ Selective Focus
Finish Summary
Finish 90%
Perfectionism kills more goals than laziness. The counterintuitive fix: cut your goal in half.
by Jon Acuff 2017
4.13
13k+ ratings
🎯 Perfectionism🏁 Goal Setting✂️ Selective Focus
The Power to Get Things Done
by Steve Levinson • 2015
Most productivity advice assumes you're motivated. Here's what to do when you're not.
3.26
314
🎯 Follow-Through⏳ Procrastination🧩 Behavioral Design
The Power to Get Things Done Summary
The Power to Get Things Done 89%
Most productivity advice assumes you're motivated. Here's what to do when you're not.
by Steve Levinson 2015
3.26
314 ratings
🎯 Follow-Through⏳ Procrastination🧩 Behavioral Design
The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method
by Damon Zahariades • 2018
The goal-setting method that plans for doubt, distraction, and defeat, not just the target.
4.02
154
🎯 Goal Setting💼 Personal Productivity🧠 Limiting Beliefs
The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method Summary
The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method 89%
The goal-setting method that plans for doubt, distraction, and defeat, not just the target.
by Damon Zahariades 2018
4.02
154 ratings
🎯 Goal Setting💼 Personal Productivity🧠 Limiting Beliefs
All It Takes Is a Goal
by Jon Acuff • 2023
Three goal zones that keep you out of burnout and make your biggest ambitions inevitable.
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2k+
🎯 Goal Setting🌱 Human Potential🧠 Positive Psychology
All It Takes Is a Goal Summary
All It Takes Is a Goal 89%
Three goal zones that keep you out of burnout and make your biggest ambitions inevitable.
by Jon Acuff 2023
4.56
2k+ ratings
🎯 Goal Setting🌱 Human Potential🧠 Positive Psychology
S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple - 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals
by S.J. Scott • 2014
The five-point formula that, with pen and paper, makes goals 33 percent more achievable.
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🎯 Goal Setting🔁 Habit Formation📅 Quarterly Planning
S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple - 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals Summary
S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple - 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals 89%
The five-point formula that, with pen and paper, makes goals 33 percent more achievable.
by S.J. Scott 2014
3.78
313 ratings
🎯 Goal Setting🔁 Habit Formation📅 Quarterly Planning
Rethinking Positive Thinking
by Gabriele Oettingen • 2014
Visualizing success can drain motivation. The missing step is naming what is really stopping you.
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1k+
🎯 Goal Setting🔄 Behavior Change🧠 Self-Regulation
Rethinking Positive Thinking Summary
Rethinking Positive Thinking 89%
Visualizing success can drain motivation. The missing step is naming what is really stopping you.
by Gabriele Oettingen 2014
3.69
1k+ ratings
🎯 Goal Setting🔄 Behavior Change🧠 Self-Regulation
Be Your Future Self Now
by Benjamin P. Hardy • 2022
Your brain is already placing bets on who you'll become. Why not pick the winner.
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3k+
🎯 Goal Achievement🗺️ Life Planning⚖️ Priority Setting
Be Your Future Self Now Summary
Be Your Future Self Now 89%
Your brain is already placing bets on who you'll become. Why not pick the winner.
by Benjamin P. Hardy 2022
4.29
3k+ ratings
🎯 Goal Achievement🗺️ Life Planning⚖️ Priority Setting
The 1% Rule
by Tommy Baker • 2018
One percent better each day: the mathematically boring secret to 37x growth in a year.
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🔄 Continuous Improvement🛣️ Process Over Outcome📈 Compounding Gains
The 1% Rule Summary
The 1% Rule 88%
One percent better each day: the mathematically boring secret to 37x growth in a year.
by Tommy Baker 2018
3.92
2k+ ratings
🔄 Continuous Improvement🛣️ Process Over Outcome📈 Compounding Gains
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
by Brian Tracy • 2001
Beat procrastination with one rule: do your most dreaded task first. Everything else gets easier.
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83k+
🕐 Time Management⏳ Procrastination📋 Prioritization
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Summary
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time 88%
Beat procrastination with one rule: do your most dreaded task first. Everything else gets easier.
by Brian Tracy 2001
3.87
83k+ ratings
🕐 Time Management⏳ Procrastination📋 Prioritization
How to Stop Procrastinating
by Steve Scott
Five priorities, a four-box grid, and the hardest morning task that breaks the procrastination loop.
3.25
195
⏳ Overcoming Procrastination📅 Time Management🎯 Goal Setting
How to Stop Procrastinating Summary
How to Stop Procrastinating 88%
Five priorities, a four-box grid, and the hardest morning task that breaks the procrastination loop.
by Steve Scott
3.25
195 ratings
⏳ Overcoming Procrastination📅 Time Management🎯 Goal Setting
Get It Done
by Ayelet Fishbach • 2022
Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.
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1k+
🧪 Behavioral Science🧠 Motivation Psychology💡 Intrinsic Motivation
Get It Done Summary
Get It Done 88%
Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.
by Ayelet Fishbach 2022
3.55
1k+ ratings
🧪 Behavioral Science🧠 Motivation Psychology💡 Intrinsic Motivation
How to Think Bigger
by Martin Meadows • 2015
Your brain sees big goals as threats. The mindset shifts that override its alarm system.
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2k+
🔥 Intrinsic Motivation🧠 Self-Sabotage🎯 Strategic Focus
How to Think Bigger Summary
How to Think Bigger 88%
Your brain sees big goals as threats. The mindset shifts that override its alarm system.
by Martin Meadows 2015
4.03
2k+ ratings
🔥 Intrinsic Motivation🧠 Self-Sabotage🎯 Strategic Focus
How to Be an Imperfectionist
by Stephen Guise • 2015
Perfectionism is paralysis disguised as standards. The cure: make a win so small it is undeniable.
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🧠 Perfectionism Recovery🔁 Habit Design🚪 Low-Bar Action
How to Be an Imperfectionist Summary
How to Be an Imperfectionist 88%
Perfectionism is paralysis disguised as standards. The cure: make a win so small it is undeniable.
by Stephen Guise 2015
4.09
4k+ ratings
🧠 Perfectionism Recovery🔁 Habit Design🚪 Low-Bar Action
How to Begin
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2022
Your next big goal: thrilling to you, useful to the world, and just frightening enough.
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880
🎯 Meaningful Goals🧭 Coaching Methods🛡️ Overcoming Resistance
How to Begin Summary
How to Begin 88%
Your next big goal: thrilling to you, useful to the world, and just frightening enough.
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2022
3.65
880 ratings
🎯 Meaningful Goals🧭 Coaching Methods🛡️ Overcoming Resistance
Put Your Dream to the Test
by John C. Maxwell • 2009
A ten-question test that reveals whether your dream is built to last or just someone else's.
4.26
2k+
🧭 Life Purpose🎯 Personal Vision📋 Goal Systems
Put Your Dream to the Test Summary
Put Your Dream to the Test 88%
A ten-question test that reveals whether your dream is built to last or just someone else's.
by John C. Maxwell 2009
4.26
2k+ ratings
🧭 Life Purpose🎯 Personal Vision📋 Goal Systems
The Gap and The Gain
by Dan Sullivan • 2021
You've been measuring wrong. The fix: backward from where you started, not forward to an ideal.
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8k+
🪤 Achievement Trap🏔️ High Performance📏 Progress Measurement
The Gap and The Gain Summary
The Gap and The Gain 88%
You've been measuring wrong. The fix: backward from where you started, not forward to an ideal.
by Dan Sullivan 2021
4.23
8k+ ratings
🪤 Achievement Trap🏔️ High Performance📏 Progress Measurement
Take the Stairs
by Rory Vaden • 2012
Choosing the hard thing today is the shortcut. Seven principles for a life without regret.
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3k+
⏳ Delayed Gratification🚫 Anti-Procrastination🔒 Commitment Psychology
Take the Stairs Summary
Take the Stairs 88%
Choosing the hard thing today is the shortcut. Seven principles for a life without regret.
by Rory Vaden 2012
4.13
3k+ ratings
⏳ Delayed Gratification🚫 Anti-Procrastination🔒 Commitment Psychology
Procrastination
by Jane B. Burka • 1982
Time management won't fix your procrastination. The psychology behind the delay, and what will.
3.95
2k+
🐢 Procrastination🎯 Perfectionism🚧 Self-Sabotage
Procrastination Summary
Procrastination 88%
Time management won't fix your procrastination. The psychology behind the delay, and what will.
by Jane B. Burka 1982
3.95
2k+ ratings
🐢 Procrastination🎯 Perfectionism🚧 Self-Sabotage
Get Things Done
by Robert Kelsey • 2013
Your productivity problem isn't the system. It's the inner critic sabotaging every attempt.
3.23
166
🚧 Self-Sabotage🗣️ Inner Critic🕰️ Procrastination
Get Things Done Summary
Get Things Done 88%
Your productivity problem isn't the system. It's the inner critic sabotaging every attempt.
by Robert Kelsey 2013
3.23
166 ratings
🚧 Self-Sabotage🗣️ Inner Critic🕰️ Procrastination
Start Finishing
by Charlie Gilkey • 2019
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
3.94
956
🏁 Finishing Projects🎨 Creative Productivity⏳ Overcoming Procrastination
Start Finishing Summary
Start Finishing 88%
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
by Charlie Gilkey 2019
3.94
956 ratings
🏁 Finishing Projects🎨 Creative Productivity⏳ Overcoming Procrastination
Springboard
by G. Richard Shell • 2013
Your family and culture handed you a script for success. Here is how to rewrite it.
3.95
626
🎯 Defining Success💼 Meaningful Work🧨 Intrinsic Motivation
Springboard Summary
Springboard 88%
Your family and culture handed you a script for success. Here is how to rewrite it.
by G. Richard Shell 2013
3.95
626 ratings
🎯 Defining Success💼 Meaningful Work🧨 Intrinsic Motivation
The Success Principles
by Jack Canfield • 2015
Own every outcome. Design every day. The rest of success is just following the blueprint.
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🏛️ Classic Self-Help🎯 Goal Setting📅 Daily Disciplines
The Success Principles Summary
The Success Principles 88%
Own every outcome. Design every day. The rest of success is just following the blueprint.
by Jack Canfield 2015
4.26
35k+ ratings
🏛️ Classic Self-Help🎯 Goal Setting📅 Daily Disciplines
The Art of Productivity
by Jim Stovall • 2017
Busyness is not the same as progress. Build a productivity system around your own success.
3.59
113
🎯 Personal Productivity🏆 Defining Success🧭 Purpose-Driven Work
The Art of Productivity Summary
The Art of Productivity 88%
Busyness is not the same as progress. Build a productivity system around your own success.
by Jim Stovall 2017
3.59
113 ratings
🎯 Personal Productivity🏆 Defining Success🧭 Purpose-Driven Work
Immediate Action
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021
Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.
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2k+
🕐 Procrastination🏃 Action Before Motivation📵 Attention Management
Immediate Action Summary
Immediate Action 88%
Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2021
4.13
2k+ ratings
🕐 Procrastination🏃 Action Before Motivation📵 Attention Management
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination
by Patrick King • 2018
Why your brain chooses scrolling over working, and the specific tactics to flip the switch.
4.05
473
🧠 Behavioral Psychology⏳ Procrastination🔄 Habit Formation
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination Summary
The Science of Overcoming Procrastination 88%
Why your brain chooses scrolling over working, and the specific tactics to flip the switch.
by Patrick King 2018
4.05
473 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Psychology⏳ Procrastination🔄 Habit Formation
The Motivation Myth
by Jeff Haden • 2018
Motivation is a reward, not a prerequisite. A daily system for starting without it.
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🧱 Habit Design🎯 Goal Setting⚡ Beating Procrastination
The Motivation Myth Summary
The Motivation Myth 88%
Motivation is a reward, not a prerequisite. A daily system for starting without it.
by Jeff Haden 2018
3.77
5k+ ratings
🧱 Habit Design🎯 Goal Setting⚡ Beating Procrastination
Think Big
by Grace Lordan • 2021
Big goals fail when biases run the show. The economist's playbook for small steps that work.
3.87
661
🎯 Goal Setting🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases
Think Big Summary
Think Big 88%
Big goals fail when biases run the show. The economist's playbook for small steps that work.
by Grace Lordan 2021
3.87
661 ratings
🎯 Goal Setting🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases
Just Shut Up and Do It
by Brian Tracy • 2016
Why writing down ten goals and circling one beats every elaborate planning system.
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2k+
🎯 Goal Setting⏳ Procrastination🦁 Fear And Confidence
Just Shut Up and Do It Summary
Just Shut Up and Do It 88%
Why writing down ten goals and circling one beats every elaborate planning system.
by Brian Tracy 2016
4.07
2k+ ratings
🎯 Goal Setting⏳ Procrastination🦁 Fear And Confidence
How to Finish Everything You Start
by Jan Yager • 2019
Unfinished projects aren't laziness. The psychology of why you stall, and a method for finishing.
3.51
648
📋 Productivity Systems⏳ Procrastination⏰ Time Management
How to Finish Everything You Start Summary
How to Finish Everything You Start 88%
Unfinished projects aren't laziness. The psychology of why you stall, and a method for finishing.
by Jan Yager 2019
3.51
648 ratings
📋 Productivity Systems⏳ Procrastination⏰ Time Management
The Procrastinator's Handbook
by Rita Emmett • 2000
Why your perfectionism feeds your procrastination, and how to aim for done instead of flawless.
3.60
669
⏳ Beating Procrastination🎯 Anti-Perfectionism📋 Task Management
The Procrastinator's Handbook Summary
The Procrastinator's Handbook 88%
Why your perfectionism feeds your procrastination, and how to aim for done instead of flawless.
by Rita Emmett 2000
3.60
669 ratings
⏳ Beating Procrastination🎯 Anti-Perfectionism📋 Task Management
Do the Hard Things First
by Scott Allan • 2021
Procrastination is learned, not inborn. A system for facing fear and doing the hardest work first.
3.86
742
⏰ Procrastination🔄 Habit Formation😨 Fear And Avoidance
Do the Hard Things First Summary
Do the Hard Things First 88%
Procrastination is learned, not inborn. A system for facing fear and doing the hardest work first.
by Scott Allan 2021
3.86
742 ratings
⏰ Procrastination🔄 Habit Formation😨 Fear And Avoidance
Girl, Stop Apologizing
by Rachel Hollis • 2019
Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.
3.77
92k+
🙋‍♀️ Women'S Ambition🎯 Goal Setting💪 Confidence Building
Girl, Stop Apologizing Summary
Girl, Stop Apologizing 88%
Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.
by Rachel Hollis 2019
3.77
92k+ ratings
🙋‍♀️ Women'S Ambition🎯 Goal Setting💪 Confidence Building
Still Procrastinating
by Joseph R. Ferrari • 2010
Working best under pressure is a myth. The habit is learned, and unlearning it is teachable.
3.32
288
🧠 Anti-Procrastination🧘 Self-Regulation🎯 Perfectionism
Still Procrastinating Summary
Still Procrastinating 88%
Working best under pressure is a myth. The habit is learned, and unlearning it is teachable.
by Joseph R. Ferrari 2010
3.32
288 ratings
🧠 Anti-Procrastination🧘 Self-Regulation🎯 Perfectionism
The Miracle Equation
by Hal Elrod • 2017
Two choices, made daily, turn your most ambitious goals from long shots into certainties.
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3k+
🎯 Goal Achievement🔄 Reframing Failure🧘 Emotional Mastery
The Miracle Equation Summary
The Miracle Equation 88%
Two choices, made daily, turn your most ambitious goals from long shots into certainties.
by Hal Elrod 2017
4.16
3k+ ratings
🎯 Goal Achievement🔄 Reframing Failure🧘 Emotional Mastery
Succeed
by Heidi Grant Halvorson • 2010
Nine evidence-based moves that turn vague intentions into achievement, without relying on willpower.
4.14
3k+
🎯 Goal Setting🌱 Growth Mindset🧠 Self-Control
Succeed Summary
Succeed 88%
Nine evidence-based moves that turn vague intentions into achievement, without relying on willpower.
by Heidi Grant Halvorson 2010
4.14
3k+ ratings
🎯 Goal Setting🌱 Growth Mindset🧠 Self-Control
Big Dreams, Daily Joys
by Elise Blaha Cripe • 2019
The productivity book for people who refuse to hustle: fewer tasks, more white space, bigger dreams.
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1k+
🎯 Goal Setting⏰ Time Management🧘 Anti-Hustle
Big Dreams, Daily Joys Summary
Big Dreams, Daily Joys 88%
The productivity book for people who refuse to hustle: fewer tasks, more white space, bigger dreams.
by Elise Blaha Cripe 2019
4.39
1k+ ratings
🎯 Goal Setting⏰ Time Management🧘 Anti-Hustle
Cure for the Procrastination Puzzle
by Stephen J. Patterson • 2018
How you procrastinate reveals the fix. A system that works when motivation doesn't.
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12
🧱 Habit Formation⏰ Time Management🛑 Procrastination
Cure for the Procrastination Puzzle Summary
Cure for the Procrastination Puzzle 88%
How you procrastinate reveals the fix. A system that works when motivation doesn't.
by Stephen J. Patterson 2018
4.00
12 ratings
🧱 Habit Formation⏰ Time Management🛑 Procrastination
The Heart To Start
by David Kadavy • 2017
Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.
4.16
1k+
🧱 Creative Blocks💯 Perfectionism⏳ Procrastination
The Heart To Start Summary
The Heart To Start 88%
Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.
by David Kadavy 2017
4.16
1k+ ratings
🧱 Creative Blocks💯 Perfectionism⏳ Procrastination
Tiny Experiments
by Anne-Laure Le Cunff • 2025
Goals were made for factories, not messy lives. Run yours like a lab instead.
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5k+
🌱 Anti-Productivity🧭 Goal Alternatives⚡ Energy Management
Tiny Experiments Summary
Tiny Experiments 88%
Goals were made for factories, not messy lives. Run yours like a lab instead.
by Anne-Laure Le Cunff 2025
3.96
5k+ ratings
🌱 Anti-Productivity🧭 Goal Alternatives⚡ Energy Management
Failing Forward
by John C. Maxwell • 1982
Average people and high achievers fail at the same rate. The gap is in their next move.
4.18
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🔄 Learning From Failure😰 Fear Of Failure🎯 Personal Accountability
Failing Forward Summary
Failing Forward 88%
Average people and high achievers fail at the same rate. The gap is in their next move.
by John C. Maxwell 1982
4.18
12k+ ratings
🔄 Learning From Failure😰 Fear Of Failure🎯 Personal Accountability
From Failure to Success
by Martin Meadows • 2017
Why resilience comes from reframing failure, choosing your discomforts, and knowing when to quit.
3.91
87
🪤 Self-Sabotage🔄 Failure Recovery💪 Resilience Training
From Failure to Success Summary
From Failure to Success 88%
Why resilience comes from reframing failure, choosing your discomforts, and knowing when to quit.
by Martin Meadows 2017
3.91
87 ratings
🪤 Self-Sabotage🔄 Failure Recovery💪 Resilience Training
Clearer, Closer, Better
by Emily Balcetis • 2020
Where you look changes how you perform. A psychologist's visual strategies for better results.
3.25
418
🧿 Visual Perception🎯 Attention And Focus🧠 Behavioral Psychology
Clearer, Closer, Better Summary
Clearer, Closer, Better 88%
Where you look changes how you perform. A psychologist's visual strategies for better results.
by Emily Balcetis 2020
3.25
418 ratings
🧿 Visual Perception🎯 Attention And Focus🧠 Behavioral Psychology
Stop Procrastinating
by Nils Salzgeber • 2017
Why five minutes of work beats motivation, and the emotion skills that make it stick.
4.19
520
🧠 Procrastination⚔️ Beating Procrastination🎭 Emotion Regulation
Stop Procrastinating Summary
Stop Procrastinating 88%
Why five minutes of work beats motivation, and the emotion skills that make it stick.
by Nils Salzgeber 2017
4.19
520 ratings
🧠 Procrastination⚔️ Beating Procrastination🎭 Emotion Regulation
Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday • 2016
Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.
4.13
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🏛️ Modern Stoicism🔄 Anti-Self-Help🧘 Self-Restraint
Ego Is the Enemy Summary
Ego Is the Enemy 88%
Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.
by Ryan Holiday 2016
4.13
90k+ ratings
🏛️ Modern Stoicism🔄 Anti-Self-Help🧘 Self-Restraint
You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time
by Romi Neustadt • 2020
Do the math on your time, then make the edits the number demands.
3.84
225
⏳ Time Management🔝 Priority Setting🔄 Habit Formation
You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time Summary
You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time 88%
Do the math on your time, then make the edits the number demands.
by Romi Neustadt 2020
3.84
225 ratings
⏳ Time Management🔝 Priority Setting🔄 Habit Formation
The End of Procrastination
by Petr Ludwig • 2013
Your emotional brain hijacks your plans. The system for putting the rational brain back in charge.
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🧠 Procrastination Science📋 Task Management🌀 Decision Paralysis
The End of Procrastination Summary
The End of Procrastination 88%
Your emotional brain hijacks your plans. The system for putting the rational brain back in charge.
by Petr Ludwig 2013
3.97
3k+ ratings
🧠 Procrastination Science📋 Task Management🌀 Decision Paralysis
The Procrastination Equation
by Piers Steel • 2010
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
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3k+
⚙️ Productivity Systems⏳ Time Management🧠 Behavioral Economics
The Procrastination Equation Summary
The Procrastination Equation 88%
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
by Piers Steel 2010
3.72
3k+ ratings
⚙️ Productivity Systems⏳ Time Management🧠 Behavioral Economics
The 12 Week Year Field Guide
by Brian P. Moran • 2018
A year is too long to focus. Compress it to 12 weeks, track weekly, deliver quarterly.
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📋 Productivity Systems🎯 Goal Setting⚡ Execution
The 12 Week Year Field Guide Summary
The 12 Week Year Field Guide 87%
A year is too long to focus. Compress it to 12 weeks, track weekly, deliver quarterly.
by Brian P. Moran 2018
3.88
1k+ ratings
📋 Productivity Systems🎯 Goal Setting⚡ Execution
Chop Wood Carry Water
by Joshua Medcalf • 2015
Greatness is built in the daily grind, not the spotlight. Learn to train there.
4.09
9k+
🔄 Process Over Outcome🧱 Small Daily Actions💎 Intrinsic Worth
Chop Wood Carry Water Summary
Chop Wood Carry Water 87%
Greatness is built in the daily grind, not the spotlight. Learn to train there.
by Joshua Medcalf 2015
4.09
9k+ ratings
🔄 Process Over Outcome🧱 Small Daily Actions💎 Intrinsic Worth
Get Momentum
by Jason W. Womack • 2016
Deadlines sneak up because you only touch what's due now. The rules for getting weeks ahead.
3.51
152
🎯 Goal Setting⏰ Time Management⚙️ Productivity Systems
Get Momentum Summary
Get Momentum 87%
Deadlines sneak up because you only touch what's due now. The rules for getting weeks ahead.
by Jason W. Womack 2016
3.51
152 ratings
🎯 Goal Setting⏰ Time Management⚙️ Productivity Systems
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