How to Get Motivated: The “Do Something” Principle

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Keith Allen
November 21, 2025

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Productivity

Knowing When It’s Time to Quit

Contrary to popular wisdom, walking away from an unattainable goal is not a failure but a crucial leadership skill for organizational effectiveness.

Admired Leadership

Business

You’ve Hit Capacity. Now What?

You built your business by saying yes to everything. Every detail. Every deadline. Every late night.

But now? You’re leading less and managing more.

BELAY’s eBook Delegate to Elevate pulls from over a decade of experience helping thousands of founders and executives hand off work — without losing control. Learn how top leaders reclaim their time, ditch the burnout, and step back into the role only they can fill: visionary.

It’s not just about scaling. It’s about getting back to leading.

The ceiling you’re feeling? Optional.

Work-Life

Kinds of value

Which is worth more, Kind of Blue from Miles Davis, or the third Boston album? It depends on your taste. I hope we can agree, though, that the fact that Miles spent four days on his album and Tom s…

Seth Godin

Brain

Smarter in 5 Minutes a Day

Looking to stay sharp, inspired, and ahead of the curve? Start here.

AI

Become An AI Expert In Just 5 Minutes

If you’re a decision maker at your company, you need to be on the bleeding edge of, well, everything. But before you go signing up for seminars, conferences, lunch ‘n learns, and all that jazz, just know there’s a far better (and simpler) way: Subscribing to The Deep View.

This daily newsletter condenses everything you need to know about the latest and greatest AI developments into a 5-minute read. Squeeze it into your morning coffee break and before you know it, you’ll be an expert too.

Subscribe right here. It’s totally free, wildly informative, and trusted by 600,000+ readers at Google, Meta, Microsoft, and beyond.

Wisdom

[Outliers] Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment

Charlie Munger spent his life studying one question: why do smart people make bad decisions?

The Knowledge Project

Better Living

How to Get Motivated: The “Do Something” Principle

Motivation doesn't work like most people think it does. Here are some tips on how to get motivated without waiting for inspiration to strike.

Mark Manson

Learn

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