3328: Not Doing All the Things We Want to Do by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Productivity & GTD

Published: Sept. 21, 2024, 7 a.m.

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.\nEpisode 3328:\nLeo Babauta explores the common struggle of failing to follow through on our goals, despite our best intentions. He identifies key obstacles like over-optimism, underestimating time requirements, and lack of an enabling environment. Babauta offers practical strategies to overcome these hurdles, such as being realistic about our productive hours, minimizing distractions, and setting up supportive environments.\nRead along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/optimism/\nQuotes to ponder:\n"We think we\u2019re going to be able to do about 2-5 times what we can actually do."\n"Know your deeper reason for wanting to get this done, and remember that this reason is worth facing the resistance."\n"If you have some time left over, bonus! Use that time not on distractions but on the tasks you cut out."\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices