Author: TDB

Systems. . .

I have a very defined focus on productivity. It has been this way most of my life and over time I have developed a few theories as to why. The reason I study productivity is that I’m a person with unproductive habits. I sleep too much. I talk too much. I read too much. I listen to music all day. I watch movies. I buy gadgets that consume way too much of my time and lead me down my own rabbit holes.

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Effort. . .

There once was a king who decided to do a little experiment. He had a giant boulder put right in the middle of the street.

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Forward. . .

A wise man once faced a group of people who were complaining about the same issues over and over again.

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Ropes. . .

When walking through an elephant camp, a man noticed that the elephants were only secured with a small rope that was tied around one ankle. He wondered why the elephants didn’t break free from the rope, as the elephants were certainly strong enough to do so.

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Rocks, Pebbles, Sand. . .

A philosophy professor once stood up before his class with a large empty mayonnaise jar. He filled the jar to the top with large rocks and asked his students if the jar was full.

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