Here are 5 things I learned reading: Essentialism, By: Greg McKeown

1. Routine and time can move almost any obstacle.

2. “Less but better” allows you to contribute more where it will matter the most.

3. “The Latin root of the word decision—cis or cid—literally means “to cut” or “to kill.” You can see this in words like scissors, homicide, or fratricide.”

4. The 90% rule should be used for more decisions I make.

5. There is so much power to be gained in filtering out the noise and focusing on the essential.

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Here are 5 things I learned reading: The Writing Life, By: Annie Dillard

1. Quality is subjective – and has nothing to do with effort.

2. You might do well to avoid appealing workplaces.

3. William Faulkner wrote As I Lay Dying in six weeks?

4. Uh, writing is hard. Like, sometimes, really hard.

5. I want this daily schedule.