For years, I operated by one rule: if I couldn't get a big, uninterrupted block of time, three or four hours, door closed, nothing else competing for my attention, I wasn't going to get anything done.
As our country celebrates 250 years of independence, I've been thinking about freedom. For accountants, freedom often looks like one thing: "If I could just quit my job and start my own firm, I'd finally be free.
If I had to choose one book that has had the greatest impact on my life, it would be The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer. It is, without question, my favorite book of all time.
There's a productivity myth that most of us have been running on for years. It goes something like this: the more you commit to, the more you'll get done. Fill the list, fill the day, push through, and eventually it all adds up.