Long Term Thinking w/ Michael Motta- ABR011

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Michael Motta is a professor of political science that studies path dependency. Path dependency is a way of stepping back and looking at how the choices you make today will play out in the long run.

In this episode we cover:

• What decisions restrict future options.
• How to find balance between ‘too loose’ and ‘too tight’ in your personal productivity system.
• How to stack goals for synergy.
• When to check in with yourself to avoid drift on your goals.

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Links and resources mention:

• Getting Things Done by David Allen
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
• Stacey Harmon’s Evernote Course
• The One Thing
  • The book
  • Zack’s interview w/ Jay Papasan
• Essentialism
  • The Book on Disciplined Pursuit of Less
  • Zack’s interview w/ Greg McKeown
• Deep Work by Cal Newport
• Better Than Before by Gretchen Ruben
• The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday
• Michael’s book: How to Be a Long Term Person in a Short Term World

Connect with Michael Motta:

• • Medium: https://medium.com/@mjmottajr/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/mjmottajr
  • Website: http://www.mjmottajr.com/

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