Geeta Nadkarni

80/20 Reimagineer | Where middle aged overcomplicators find possibility (and revenue) in simplicity

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

Note to self:

Plot twist: Your messy brain that connects random dots?

That's your 20% superpower. All your organized friends depend on you for divergent thinking and cross pollination.

Stop trying to fix the best parts of you.

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

Turns out the secret to transformation
isn't in how hard you push yourself.
It's in how well you partner with yourself.

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The $0 marriage hack that beat therapy
Let me tell you how the Together Tracker saved my 20-year marriage (or 140 years if we’re counting in dog years—which we should when you work together like Pat and I do).
For context, meet Pat:

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Your weird combination of skills isn't a liability. It's your 20% advantage.

Signed, Everyone who succeeded by NOT fitting in...

I wrote this one to myself. Need a daily reminder.

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

Richard Branson dropped out at 15 because he was dyslexic.

Now he runs a 400+ companies without ever having learned to read a spreadsheet!

Sometimes your greatest advantage is hidden in what others call a disadvantage. That's 80/20 thinking at its finest.

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

Busyness is often just sophisticated procrastination.

The most important item on your to-do list isn't a task.

It's a decision.

Agree?

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

The most important item on your to-do list isn't a task. It's a decision.

Agree?

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

80/20 rule of meetings: 80% of decisions are made in 20% of the time .

The rest is just Karen from accounting talking about her cats"

(I may or may not be Karen)...

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Your most valuable work isn't measured in checked boxes. It's measured in clear decisions.

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

Overachievers anonymous: "Hi, I'm [insert your name] and I've been complicating simple things for 20 years."

First step: Admit 80% of what you're doing isn't moving the needle.

You can't fix a problem you won't admit to having.

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You don't need another productivity hack. You need permission to ignore 80% of what's wearing you out.

This is that permission slip. You're welcome.

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

@mario4thenorth Maybe it’s because he aligned himself with Trump. And Canadians don’t want that.

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@susan_kuhn @RichardKoch8020 @unherd @dunkin I'd love your take too! https://t.co/iX1jNKj0Cn

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@RichardKoch8020 @unherd @RichardKoch8020 have you read Timothy Snyder's Substack? Particularly this: https://t.co/iX1jNKj0Cn

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@AlexAndBooks_ @FoundersPodcast Do people really have trouble finding books to read?! My issue is more finding the time to read everything I’m desperate to get to!

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HELP: Solutions and ideas for solving their problem
HEAR: A compassionate, listening ear
HUG: Soothing physical touch

Thanks to @SahilBloom for sharing this in his book "The 5 Types of Wealth"

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

Here's a fabulous framework you can use the next time someone you care about is complaining about something in their life:

The 3H framework

Ask explicitly which of the 3Hs they would like and in what order:

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@thedankoe I find this perspective somewhat true but mostly uncompassionate. Let me ask you if you’d use this tone with an Auschwitz survivor or a mother who has just had a stillbirth or a pro athlete who has just had a career-ending injury.

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@AlexAndBooks_ These are SO on the money!

[Geeta Nadkarni @lifewithgeeta]

Richard Branson dropped out at 15 because he was dyslexic.

Now he runs a 400+ companies without ever having learned to read a spreadsheet!

Sometimes your greatest advantage is hidden in what others call a disadvantage. That's 80/20 thinking at its finest.