You’re not really busy

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You’re not really busy Bonus: there is no solution in this talk -- Oren Ellenbogen, a not-busy person on planet earth

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“How are you?” 100 out of 99 people will tell you that they’re “busy busy busy” It’s a fucking epidemic

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Busy? Let’s solve it! Busy is for chumps You need to be happy :)

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Happy? You’re high 3 AXIOMS Because 3 is a happy number: <3

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Axiom I Work → Work → Death leads to more and eventually

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Axiom II People are terriﬁc at adding to your todo list (just look at your Inbox or Calendar)

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Axiom II People are terriﬁc at adding to your todo list. You’re terriﬁc at accepting it.

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Axiom III Probability for high-quality, joyful work: p(planned work) > p(internal interrupts) > p(external interrupts)

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We all work; Work is work; We all die Better go down with a huge fucking smile on our face, like this: How?

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Feeling busyhappy: planned work Decide what it is before the day starts. Pick one big item.

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Feeling busyhappy: how did I do? Did you work enough hours on the one thing you planned for the day ?

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Mark your calendar before going home Did I work enough hours on the one thing I planned for the day? Green if so, Yellow if so-so, and Red if FUCK no.

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Optimize for happy Celebrate green days. You made it! Understand triggers for yellows & reds. Act diﬀerently.

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Have a terriﬁc green day There is no busy, just feelings and perspective