A batch of the best highlights from what Todd's read, .
Did I do my best to set clear goals today?
Triggers
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
If someone sends you an ambiguous message, instead of letting it instigate yet another stretched-out volley of back-and-forth missives, reply, “Happy to help! Grab me during one of my upcoming office hours and we’ll figure out the details.”
Slow Productivity
Cal Newport
Scholars have argued that in the Gospel of John "eternal life" stands in for "the kingdom of God" in the Synoptics. Where "kingdom of God" is only mentioned four times in John, "eternal life" is mentioned 18 times.