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Responsibility: The trait of honorable obligation
The second key trait of productivity is responsibility. Responsibility is a moral reality, unlike agency, but it often increases agency in a person’s life – sometimes tremendously.
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Agency: The “main character” trait
It’s popular to describe high agency as “Main Character Energy,” referring to the fact that the main character in a story is the person who does interesting things and has unusual experiences. The modern world includes so many opportunities to do interesting things, but also presents us with more tempting lifestyle scripts that keep us stagnant.
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Addicted to imperfect conditions
Some people only feel motivated when the circumstances are stacked against them. They need to see themselves as an underdog in order to put sincere, hard effort into something. It’s a twisted mind game that feels necessary from the inside but looks very silly from the outside.
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Addicted to perfect conditions
I’ve been addicted to perfect conditions. Once there’s a “reason” for underperforming, a narrative explanation for it, then my body will take the opportunity to underperform.
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The two rules of personal organization
Generalists who juggle multiple projects often need to stop-and-go on them at different times. The only reason I can pull this off is because I’m careful about organizing and documenting my ideas, knowledge, and work. And good organization is easy. There are only two rules.
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Generalist fitness: Buying moves
Fitness generalists will likely want to change up their fitness routines often. And, that’s a bit of a pain, because it’s essentially forcing your body to work against its past self. Fortunately, there’s an amazing quirk of the human body that makes fitness adaptations work a bit like powerups in a video game.
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Free video course: How to be a Pretty Good Painter
I made a short video course where I explain my entire process for making paintings. Because painting isn’t my most comfortable medium, I try my best to make it an easy, quick, successful project. I work in a sequence of steps that reliably move the project forward and minimize the risk of big mistakes. This…
