• Connect to your future selves

    Many people are woefully disconnected from their future selves, living in a kind of eternal present where "the future" is an imaginary place and their future self is a stranger whose problems don't matter. When you're disconnected, you can't really plan, and the future you inherit is chaotic and unfamiliar. But once you have the timeless pattern established in your life, the benefits compound: better habits, plans you can trust, more brainpower to apply when you need it, and the nerve to take on bigger things. Here's how I stay connected to my future selves.

     
  • 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.