{"id":368,"date":"2018-12-15T18:35:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T02:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2018-12-15T18:32:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T02:32:46","slug":"im-reading-week-december-15th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/im-reading-week-december-15th\/","title":{"rendered":"What I&#8217;m Reading &#8211; The Week of December 15th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below are some of the most intriguing, thought-provoking and actionable performance-related content pieces I read, watched or listened to this week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-230\" src=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2.jpg 1895w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On the Value of Writing For Yourself Versus An Audience<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/selfish-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/selfish-writing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Many of the good writers you enjoy probably aren\u2019t much smarter than you. They\u2019ve just forced themselves through the process of transferring vague feelings into words and the clarity that generates.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Practical System for Reading More Daily<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/2015\/12\/twenty-five-pages-a-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/fs.blog\/2015\/12\/twenty-five-pages-a-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of what unit of reading you choose, the math will still work out: In six months, or a year, or five years, or ten years, you\u2019ll have digested a large swath of human wisdom.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On the Power of Rituals and Routines<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rescuetime.com\/workplace-routines-and-rituals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/blog.rescuetime.com\/workplace-routines-and-rituals\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Routines power your day, but rituals help you get through them. The structure of routine comforts us, and the specialness of ritual vitalizes us.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On the Value of Making Irrational Decisions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/rational-vs-reasonable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/rational-vs-reasonable\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Rational is hard. Being reasonable is often the most practical goal<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* On the Value of Writing For Yourself Versus An Audience: &#8220;Many of the good writers you enjoy probably aren\u2019t much smarter than you. They\u2019ve just forced themselves through the process of transferring vague feelings into words and the clarity that generates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* A Practical System for Reading More Daily: &#8220;Regardless of what unit of reading you choose, the math will still work out: In six months, or a year, or five years, or ten years, you\u2019ll have digested a large swath of human wisdom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* On the Power of Rituals and Routines: &#8220;Routines power your day, but rituals help you get through them. The structure of routine comforts us, and the specialness of ritual vitalizes us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* On the Value of Making Irrational Decisions:  &#8220;Rational is hard. 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