Don't Fix Problems - Fix Your Thinking

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Awesome Productivity Tips – Issue 208

Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be lead by your dreams.

Self-Development

5 Mental Toughness Lessons from World-Class Performers

Steve Siebold distills 177 insightful lessons on mental toughness he’s learned from studying many of the world’s top performers. The following are the 5 groups.

Persistence
Perception
Response and Emotions
Creative Energy
Adversity

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Mindset

Getting into entrepreneurial shape means working your mind

Simple mind exercises that may help you with burnout.

Data
Energy
Foundation

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Success

27 Simple ways highly successful people get ahead of everyone else

Achieving great things isn’t rocket science. It’s just a matter of having the discipline to do the right things over and over.

Here are just 15 examples. Do they pique your interest?

Education
Reading
Gratitude
Intentions
Value Your Time
Breakfast
Personal Growth
Exercise
Listen to Podcasts
Single Task
Learning & Teaching
Work first then play
Be curious
Optimistic
Set your intention

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Productivity

5 ways to make your workplace more productive

You will learn about the following 5 ways in this infographic

What a productive workplace should look and sound like
5 ways to ensure a productive workplace
Top exercises to do at your desk
Workspace trends of the future
What the experts say

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Inspiration

TED Talk by Shlomo Benartzi: Saving for tomorrow, tomorrow

By taking our mental weaknesses into account, Save More Tomorrow helps us overcome them, allowing workers to make financial decisions closely aligned with their financial needs and long-term goals.
~Shlomo Benartzi

It’s easy to imagine saving money next week, but how about right now? Generally, we want to spend it. Economist Shlomo Benartzi says this is one of the biggest obstacles to saving enough for retirement, and asks: How do we turn this behavioral challenge into a behavioral solution?