“On average, people are distracted at least four times an hour. The more challenging the thing I’m working on, the more likely I will not return to it after being distracted.”
Peter Bregman
In this podcast, I talk with Peter Bregman, author of 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done. Bregman, Harvard Business Review’s most popular online columnist, offers what he calls an “inertia intervention” plan for achieving your work and life goals.
Bregman is no stranger to the demands of the consulting business. He did stints with the Hay Group and Accenture before launching his own firm, Bregman Partners, in 1998. He understands how hard it can be to stay focused when so many things compete for our time and attention.
I asked Bregman about strategies for solving that age-old problem: there never seems to be enough time to do everything we need (or want) to do.
You can find out more at www.peterbregman.com.
Podcast Summary–Perfectionism: Get Over It
- Don’t try to get it right in one big step. Just get it going. Smaller steps give you the opportunity to succeed more often.
- Do what feels right to you, not to others. Read, listen, and learn from others. Then, put away the advice and shoot for “good enough.”
- Choose your friends, co-workers, and bosses wisely. Critical feedback is helpful as long as it comes with care and support.
Adapted from 18 Minutes, by Peter Bregman.
Podcast run time: 20:35
Intro music exluna by Jakub Koter
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