Handbook inc.’s Success Super Book : a definitive Consolidation of 25 Perspectives to Guide your Future Success

30. Give yourself time to relax. 
“Take an hour at the end of every day to decompress and unwind. 
Not only will you get to relieve the day’s stress, but you’ll give 
yourself the chance to really absorb everything you learned during 
the day and evaluate your next steps. Entrepreneurs - myself 
included - tend to be workaholics, but it’s important to take a 
break from the grind and let yourself breathe. Your business can 
only be in good shape if you are, too.
--Mark Johnson, CEO of Descartes Labs, a data refinery company 

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GET INSPIRED 
BY READING 
SOMETHING 
INSPIRING.
that processes complex data to help us better understand our world
31. Tell the future you what to do.
“Increase productivity by allowing yourself to focus on the task at 
hand. An effective way to do this is by splitting your time into two 
categories: 1) telling yourself what to do, and 2) doing what you 
tell yourself to do. I use my calendar, email, and a to-do list on the 
wall to tell future me what to work on. Before the end of every 
day, I make sure it’s updated so that when I get to my office in the 
morning I know exactly what I need to do.”
--Matt Schlicht, cofounder and CEO of Octane AI, a technology 
company that makes social concierge bots for ecommerce 
businesses including L’Oreal, GoPro, Royal Caribbean, and Warner 
Music Group
32. Get inspired by reading something inspiring.
“It’s easy to sometimes get trapped in monotonous work or life 
patterns which can affect your mood and overall performance. 
When that happens, read something uplifting. If I’m dragging or 
feeling uninspired, I try to reset my attitude by reading a book 
that I find inspiring to give me a boost or just break the cycle of 
scheduled sameness.”
--Josh Sowin, CEO of Brainjolt, a viral content company that makes 
articles, quizzes and videos for the social-web with content which 
reaches half the U.S. population and 300 million people worldwide 

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MOVE YOUR 
BODY.
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