Do It Today: Overcome Procrastination, Improve Productivity, and Achieve More Meaningful Things

Resourcefulness — Goals can work well, but they
can also be counterproductive. That’s why you want
to rely on systems. And when shit hits the fan; use
your problem-solving skills to figure things out.
To me, that’s the sweet spot: Instead of beating yourself up
when you make a mistake or if you fail yourself, you just
adjust or solve the problem.
Avoid the perfectionist’s favorite sentence: “OMG,
this is the worst thing ever!”
Also avoid the slacker’s favorite sentence: “I don’t
care.”

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But instead, you say: “I’ve got this.”
So what’s your current challenge? Actually, I don’t even
have to ask: You’ve got this.

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How To Read 100 Books A Year
Does your reading list keep growing? Did you buy books that
you’ve never read? It might be time to cross more books
from your list this year than ever.
If you’re reading less than you want, you’re not the only
one. One year ago I looked at my Goodreads page and
noticed that I had read only five books in 2014. That
realization frustrated me.
I love books
, but since I graduated college in 2011, I’d been
reading fewer books every single year. My work and life got
in the way of reading as much as I wanted. Why read 100
books in a year? You read because you want to learn from
other people’s experience. Otto von Bismarck put it best:
“Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the
experience of others.”
If you want to get anywhere in this world, you need to
educate yourself, and to educate yourself you need to read
—a lot. Here’s how to do it.
1. Buy In Bulk
It costs money to buy books, and it costs you time to read
them — I’m assuming you have both if you’re reading this.
Everyone can make time. And if you don’t have money, find
a way to make or save money. As Dutch Renaissance man
Erasmus once said:
“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any
left, I buy food and clothes.”
Be assured, the money and time you spend on books are
worth it. I can’t think of a better investment. Books are only
a waste of money if you don’t read them.

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If you want to read more, you have to buy more books.
Some people don’t get it. They spend $200 on new shoes,
but they find it ridiculous to buy 20 books from Amazon.
The idea is simple: If you have more books in your house,
you’ll have more choices, and this will help you read more.
Here’s why: Most of the books you read are not planned in
advance. You don’t sit down in January and say: “The first
week of June I’ll read this book.”
You finish a book, look you at your inventory, and decide
what to read next. Don’t overthink which book you should
read next—you’ll end up reading reviews for hours, which is
a waste of time.
For example, most people who want to start with Stoicism
ask me: “Which one should I read first—Seneca, Marcus
Aurelius or Epictetus?” Buy them all. Read them all.
Having an inventory of books keeps up the momentum. You
also never have an excuse 
not
to read.