/tags/productivity/Recent content on Commonplace BookHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USThu, 12 Jun 2025 09:36:00 +0000/posts/6a1a-even-if-you-miss-something/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:36:00 +0000/posts/6a1a-even-if-you-miss-something/<p>Even if you miss something in the river of information that flow your way, it&rsquo;s not the end of the world. The good stuff has a way of coming back around to you. You might pass up a book in the book store, doubting whether it&rsquo;s good or not. Then a few months later, a friend you trust mentions it. You can always then go back and get it. The information will still be the same, and you can still benefit from it.</p>Even if you miss something in the river of information that flow your way, it’s not the end of the world. The good stuff has a way of coming back around to you. You might pass up a book in the book store, doubting whether it’s good or not. Then a few months later, a friend you trust mentions it. You can always then go back and get it. The information will still be the same, and you can still benefit from it.

]]>/posts/6a1-the-reading-river/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:31:00 +0000/posts/6a1-the-reading-river/<p>Think of all the information that is available to you as leaves floating down a river. There are hundreds of all different shapes and colours passing by on a fast flowing current. You can try to grab all the leaves that float past, but the river flows so strong is impossible to catch them all. Some will always slip through your grasp. Instead, focus on the leaves that are most appealing to you. Pick the ones that capture your imagination and grab those. Treat information on the internet the same way. Focus on the information that is most relevant to you at the time.</p><p>Think of all the information that is available to you as leaves floating down a river. There are hundreds of all different shapes and colours passing by on a fast flowing current. You can try to grab all the leaves that float past, but the river flows so strong is impossible to catch them all. Some will always slip through your grasp. Instead, focus on the leaves that are most appealing to you. Pick the ones that capture your imagination and grab those. Treat information on the internet the same way. Focus on the information that is most relevant to you at the time.</p> /posts/6a-information-overwhelm/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:29:00 +0000/posts/6a-information-overwhelm/<p>There is so much information available today, accessible at from our pockets, that it is overwhelming to think that we have to consume it all. That if for some reason we miss a piece of information then we will miss out on the key to living an easier and more productive life.</p><p>There is so much information available today, accessible at from our pockets, that it is overwhelming to think that we have to consume it all. That if for some reason we miss a piece of information then we will miss out on the key to living an easier and more productive life.</p>