# Intellectual habits Work with [[deep work|focus]] and let [[Curiosity and Interest|curiosity]] lead you in your work. Make sure you can [[What to remember|remember]] the core ideas of your field and make sure you [[Understand the fundamentals]]. Have the right [[The spirit of work| spirit]]. [[Starting your working day|Prepare]] for your work day. [[Visualize]] your obstacles and how you will manage them. Keep asking yourself if you are doing [[Do the real thing| the real thing]]. [[Think to be creative!]]. [[Study levels (Bloom's taxonomy)]]. [[Do not half-work]]. It is recommend to [[Read little]]. When you read - [[Thinking through reading|think through]]. [[Breaks increase performance|Take breaks]], go for power walks[^1] when you stuck, for problem solving and for [[Nature and inspiration|inspiration]] . make sure to [[Finish what you start|finish]] what you start. When stuck switch to easier tasks to start the wheels turning. [[Small Accomplishment|Celebrate]] achieving milestones. Plunge your hand into [[When your spirit is low|your cookie jar]] when your spirit is down.When you learn an idea that is new to you - [[Make ideas your own]]. take breaks. While working, be energetic and focused. [[Starting your working day|Start]] your day in a way that support the work. [[Work on multiple topics]] in parallel but only one at the time and switch when you get bored. Watch out of [[Seeking comfort (inner prison)]]. Do some work every day, you do not need to do a lot. Something is much better than nothing. Start your day early in the [[Morning Routine|morning]]. Project should be [[Finding your field|chosen]] so it will excite you and inspire sense of ambitious. In the context of research work, the first step is to [[Finding your field|Find a domain]] and [[Find an interesting research question]] then prepare [[The research plan]], research, review, publish. Conduct with high [[Moral behavior and creativity|moral]], take care of your [[Take care of your body|body]]. Study should be mostly done in [[Solitude enables creativity|solitude]] but some should be done with a mentor or a study [[Study group|group]]. Seek to work with good [[Good Colleagues|colleagues]]. find your [[Find your audience|audience]] and [[Share your ideas]]. Remember that [[Everyone is a potential teacher|you can learn from anyone]] . Seek to work with good [[Good Colleagues|colleagues]]. find your [[Find your audience|audience]] and [[Share your ideas]]. Remember that [[Everyone is a potential teacher|you can learn from anyone]]. Be ware of [[Treating fogy mind|fogy mind]] and act on it. Watch out of [[Seeking comfort (inner prison)]]. Reference: - [[@The intellectual life]] - [[@How to do great work]] - Scott Young newsletter titled "The infinite library problem" [^1]: https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/the-case-for-slowing-down ## Created 2023-08-16 08:31