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A Simple Technique To Get Out Of A Funk
If you’re feeling low, this will help you get your day back on track.
Jim Collins is a modern-day polymath. He has authored and co-authored seven books, which include Good to Great and Built to Last, books that sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
He founded a management laboratory where he conducts research and teaches executives from the corporate and social sectors.
Apart from working at McKinsey and HP and teaching at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, he also managed his wife’s ascending triathlon career for some time.
Collins himself is an avid rock climber, having completed single-day ascents of El Capitan and Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley.
That’s a phenomenal list of achievements. But they didn’t fall in Collins’s lap by chance.
What It Takes to Build a Meaningful Life
According to Collins, a key reason for his success is that he invests a thousand hours each year on creative tasks. That’s right, 1000 creative hours each year, or almost three hours each day.
During these hours, he works on tasks that enable him to create replicable, durable, and meaningful work — research, writing, thinking.
