Summary of Madeleine Dore's I Didn't Do the Thing Today

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#1 This book is the culmination of the lessons, thoughts, feelings, perspectives, and insights I took from a project I started in 2014 called Extraordinary Routines. It is a collection of different ways I have tried to improve my life and work, and it is me, the person I am, the people I was drawn to speaking to, and the lessons I learned.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669368250

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Insights on Madeleine Dore's I Didn't Do the Thing Today

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

This book is the culmination of the lessons, thoughts, feelings, perspectives, and insights I took from a project I started in 2014 called Extraordinary Routines. It is a collection of different ways I have tried to improve my life and work, and it is me, the person I am, the people I was drawn to speaking to, and the lessons I learned.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

We can always do more, and there is always more to do. With this pile of undone things comes an undercurrent of guilt, anxiety, or shame.

#2

We’re running just to stand still, and we’re missing the point. We’re doing all this work to improve ourselves, only to go on judging ourselves for being imperfect. Yet such a pursuit is a fool’s errand.

#3

We often forget that we want the symphonies produced by the orchestra, not one flat note. When we try to optimise our days, we inevitably fall short. Instead, we can learn to accept ourselves as imperfect people and appreciate the messiness in our days.

#4

We often mistake doing things as being productive. But in reality, being productive is just one of many by-products of living well. We must shift the emphasis away from the things we accomplish and towards the things that feed us.

#5

We can’t always do the thing we set out to do, but we can still find something worthwhile in each day. We must dig up the stifling standards and instead plant something that is more fitting in a world that requires empathy, flexibility, and action.

#6

The most important way to get things done is to figure out what works for you, and then do it. Everyone stumbles, and nobody knows what they’re doing. We all