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2 Keys to Sustaining Long-Term Action

May 10, 2022 | Renée Fishman

The strategies that work for sprints rarely work for marathons. 2 keys for creating enduring actions.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: action, creating space, deep work, endurance, flow, Gevurah, harmony, Kabbalah, Netzach, Omer, practice, productivity, Tiferet

Nourish the Roots

April 24, 2020 | Renée Fishman

Whatever kind of tree you’re planting, it won’t bear fruit without strong roots.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: Arbor Day, deep work, foundation, inner work, roots, skills

Creative Work is Like Surfing

December 8, 2019 | Renée Fishman

To catch good waves you need the right conditions, but you won’t get any waves if you don’t show up.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: creativity, deep work, productivity, surfing, work

The Misconception About “Deep Work”

December 7, 2019 | Renée Fishman

The misconception about “deep work” is that it always involves an act of creating. If you believe this, you’re missing the point about what your most important work actually is.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: being, deep work, doing, productivity

A 3-Step Priming Ritual to Start Your Annual Review

January 9, 2019 | Renée Fishman

The hardest part of any process is to start. Just like in a workout, it helps to have a warm-up, or a priming ritual, to get you into the proper state for what you’re about to do.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: annual review, deep work, priming, rituals, year-end reflection

Fitness Review: Switch Playground Group Class

August 11, 2018 | Renée Fishman

There’s a common perception that if you’re not hustling and sweating then you’re not doing it right. But is the hustle a sign of productivity or just a sign of a lot of activity?

Filed Under: My Circus Life, Productivity Tagged With: busy, deep work, fitness, HIIT, My Circus Life, productivity, trampoline

The Difference Between Understanding vs Knowledge vs Wisdom

June 20, 2018 | Renée Fishman

Here is the difference between understanding, knowledge, and wisdom, and what it really means to do “knowledge work.”

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: deep work, emotions, knowledge, productivity, understanding, wisdom

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