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My son exploring some STEM time at nonprofit Creations in Sandpoint

Thoughts, observations, and stream of consciousness* on the nonprofit sector in Idaho from INC CEO, Kevin Bailey.

I mentioned last month that I was reading Cal Newport’s latest book Slow Productivity while on vacation. My top three takeaways: 
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1 – “Limit daily goals” - There’s a temptation in nonprofit work to ‘wear many hats’ and try and do it all. I find that I have to constantly pare back what is actually achievable in a given time frame. What Newport suggests is fairly simple: “Work on, at most, one project per day.” And distinguish that from the other to-dos and administrative tasks (meetings, email, etc.) that inevitably must get done. But blocking out one target project to move the ball forward a bit every day is achievable. 

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