Improve Productivity; Do Less

Get After It is a collection of notes I have gathered over the years and hope to share with others looking to improve their productivity

Hi, I’m Steve. I’m a computer nerd that’s excessively focused on optimization. As a software developer I often preach that the lazier the developer the better. But what I really mean is that writing less code, not more code, should be the goal. I tend to apply this ideology to a lot of things in life, as less time spent doing ‘work’ things is more time spent doing ‘fun’ things. This blog is targeted at sharing the media I have used and lessons I have learned in life to help others accomplish the same. A lot of the information on here applies to productivity in your personal and work life, and can even apply to living a healthier life, as in the end we’re talking about organization, focus, habit, and willpower.

The Power of Habit

One of the key things discussed in The Power of Habit is the habit cycle: cue, routine, and reward. Your brain attempts to develop habits because it wants to optimize itself and develop routines, which allows it to perform activities with less mental effort. So much so that it’s actually observable in brain scans when…

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