3–2–1 Design  ·  Issue 13
3-2-1 Design Issue 13 — Master Design: Weekly Tips to Transform Your Creative Space
By David Macphee  :  October 26, 2024

Master Design: Weekly Tips to Transform Your Creative Space

3 Thoughts From Me

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Designing Your Life: High-Return Habits for Success Small, consistent habits shape a successful life, just like a well-designed space: – Sleep 6+ hours each night. – Work out 3x a week. – Walk daily. – 10 mins of "I am" affirmation meditation daily. – Read or listen to audiobooks for an hour every day. – Drink more water, less of everything else. – Leave your phone away from your workspace while you work.
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"Patience in Progress" A good choice may go unrewarded for a long time. The best choices often deliver exponential returns. A hallmark of compounding is that the greatest rewards are delayed. Things don’t truly take off until years later.
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"The Power of Yes and No" Saying no means turning down one option. Saying yes means turning down every other option. No is a decision. Yes is a responsibility. Be mindful of what (and who) you say yes to—it will shape your day, career, family, and life.

2 Quotes From Others

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Patience in Progress
“All things are difficult before they are easy.”
— Thomas Fuller
This captures the idea of delayed rewards and the compounding process of long-term efforts.
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The Power of Yes and No
“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.”
— Warren Buffett
This quote reinforces the importance of being selective with your yeses, aligning with your point about responsibility and decision-making.

1 Question For You

How can I plan thoroughly, yet act quickly?
With thanks,
David
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Originally posted on LinkedIn