Nature, Aristotle once said, abhors a vacuum. He argued that a vacuum, once formed, would be filled by the dense material surrounding it.
I also abhor a vacuum. Whenever I find a vacuum in my life, I fill it—no, stuff it—with the dense material surrounding it in an attempt to be “productive.”
During my time in academia, I was amazed by how much the U.S. News & World Report rankings influence decisions for both students and faculty.
The Report, as you might know, ranks colleges and other degree programs in the United States. The rankings rely on a formula to determine which schools are better than others.
I recently started writing my next book.
I’m not ready to share the details just yet, but I am ready to share with you a strategy that I use to bring out my best work.
When I first started writing Think Like a Rocket Scientist, my to-do list looked something like this:
“Write book” is by far the most important item here. The others have their place, but they won’t move the needle toward my biggest goal of finishing my book.
