• About Me
  • Contact Me
  • Blog
    • Overview
    • Motor Planet
    • ElectroHex
    • The Guardians
    • Overview
    • The Complete Guide to the Faery Folk
    • iPhone101
    • The Guardians
  • Talks
Menu

Ziv Kitaro

Game Designer, Author, Consultant, Creator of cool stuff
  • About Me
  • Contact Me
  • Blog
  • Games
    • Overview
    • Motor Planet
    • ElectroHex
    • The Guardians
  • Books
    • Overview
    • The Complete Guide to the Faery Folk
    • iPhone101
    • The Guardians
  • Talks
cropmin-crop-729093-774067-1512028520.jpg

The place to do the work is here and now

December 7, 2017
"We tell ourselves that we need the right setup before we finally buckle down and get serious. Or we tell ourselves that some vacation or time alone will be good for a relationship or an ailment. That is self-deceit at its finest. It’s far better to become pragmatic and adaptable—able to do what we need to do anywhere, anytime. The place to do your work, to live the good life, is here."
- Daily Stoic: 366 meditations on wisdom

Now this is something we all know about, isn't it? How many time do we postpone the work because the stars are not aligned? In his book, the War of Art, Steven Pressfield suggests to his readers to make the muse come and work with you, and not wait for her. 


We can do the work we need to do anywhere we are.  While some aspects of our work might require a specific tool (internet connection, a piece of paper), we can do much even when these things are not available. 


Train yourself to do the work anywhere. A simple trick is to leave your desk and computer. Take a notebook and sit at a tiny and uncomfortable table or even just sit on a chair. Wrote the document you need in longhand.
Yes, it is artificial, but if you train yourself to do that, you'll be able to accomplish much more when you have all the tools and comfort you need, and not just when you have them.

In Creativity, Product Manager, Philosophy Tags life, productivity, work, stoic, art
← The Best Way to Learn Sometimes the big picture can break you →

  • Ziv Kitaro
    הסיבה העקרית לכישלון בניהול מטלות, ואיך לשנות את זה https://t.co/WQ5d7Qpiud
    Jul 22, 2020, 4:21 PM
  • Ziv Kitaro
    זכרו שתמותו, כדי לקבל החלטות קשות https://t.co/lL6fkPnRt6
    Jul 2, 2020, 3:17 PM
  • Ziv Kitaro
    אל תציבו לעצמכם מטרות לפני שתקראו את זה https://t.co/PpwPWPXqgZ
    Jun 28, 2020, 11:20 AM
  • Ziv Kitaro
    Can’t wait for the stream of the original show. This makes me less helpless as I do. https://t.co/rDEcZvSFoq
    Jun 28, 2020, 9:21 AM
  • Ziv Kitaro
    They say they waited 7 years. We can be sure they are at least 7 years old. Which makes sense when you read the tex… https://t.co/KzOFmbjF70
    Jun 23, 2020, 4:35 PM

Powered by Squarespace