Getting things done by not trying - Inverted Passion

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It’s an unconventional self-help book disguised as a computer science research exposition (that’s why the publisher is Springer). I strongly recommend reading it. Here is a taste of the book’s main ideas. Setting a goal makes sense when you know how to achieve them. Let’s say you’re a published author working on your next book and you already have an agreement with a publisher. In this case, setting an objective for yourself that you should finish the first draft by a specific date makes sense because everything is in place for you to achieve it. But, let’s say you are a first time author desiring a deal with a publisher. What do you do? If you do what everyone else does, you’d never get a book deal. Heck, even if you have the talent of JK Rowling, you should get ready for a never ending stream of rejections. Failure and rejections are common for most ambitious objectives, and that’s what keeps the self-help industry churning. Take startups as an example as well. If you want to set an

I recently finished a very short book with an intriguing title: Why Greatness Cannot be Planned . It’s an unconventional self-help book disguised as a computer science research exposition (that’s why the publisher is Springer). I strongly recommend reading it. Here is a taste of the book’s main ideas. Objectives only work when your goal is one hop away from where you are Setting a goal makes sense when you know how to achieve them. Let’s say you’re a published author working on your next book and you already have an agreement with a publisher. In this case, settin

Getting things done by not trying - Inverted Passion

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