Brush Valley Brewer

D*I*Y Plan­ner 3.0 (Classic/A5 Edi­tion) | D*I*Y Plan­ner:

A set of free do-it-yourself tem­plates, cov­ers, doc­u­men­ta­tion and other gear for cre­at­ing your own highly cus­tomised paper plan­ner sys­tem. A year in the mak­ing, this new ver­sion includes nearly 200 pages of forms cov­er­ing life man­age­ment, cal­en­dars, project plan­ning, note-taking, health, finance, and even cre­ative uses like writ­ing, sto­ry­boards, and web design. With some basic sup­plies, the hand­book, and a lit­tle elbow grease, you can cre­ate an ideal low-cost pro­duc­tiv­ity sys­tem that meets almost every need.

Habit Mas­tery: Cre­at­ing the New Nor­mal : zen­hab­its:

Here’s the process:

1. Start small. What’s the small­est incre­ment you can do? Do this for at least 3 days, prefer­ably 4–5.
2. Get started. Start­ing the change each day is the most impor­tant thing. Want to run? Just get out the door. Want to med­i­tate? Just get on the cushion.
3. Enjoy the change. Don’t look at this as a sac­ri­fice. It’s fun, it’s learn­ing, it’s a challenge.
4. Stick to the change. Notice your urge to quit. Don’t act on it. Keep going.
5. Adjust again. When the change becomes nor­mal, make another small adjustment.

This is the process of cre­at­ing a new nor­mal. It’s beau­ti­ful and simple.

The Art of Non-Conformity » How to Make Deci­sions:

The psy­chol­o­gists Amos Tver­sky and Eldar Shafir offered col­lege stu­dents a five-dollar reward for fill­ing out a sur­vey. When given a five-day dead­line, 66% of the stu­dents com­pleted the sur­vey and claimed their rewards. When given no dead­line, only 25% of stu­dents ever col­lected their money.

Seth’s Blog: How to write copy that goes viral:

Make an impact on just one per­son. Even bet­ter, make it so they can’t sleep that night unless they choose to make a dif­fer­ence for just one other per­son by shar­ing your mes­sage with them.