TTB's Table of Contents [Start Here]

An evolving catalogue detailing a journey of self-reflection

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Welcome to The Thought Base’s Table of Contents!

This is your centralised hub for how to navigate this publication and a guide for me and you to look below the surface, explore a variety of perspectives, and connect the dots between them.

After each post, I will update the table of contents.

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Table of Contents

Key:

🚀 = Productivity

🔭 = Thought Piece

🔎 = Research

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Table of Contents

Exploring the bigger picture

🔭How being irrationally ambitious led to the $26.2 billion sale of LinkedIn - Perspective that could change your outlook on the future

🔭Running from Shiny Object Syndrome - Discussing the flaw of personal ambition and solutions

🔭Falling to Shiny Object Syndrome… again - Applying concept to reality whilst exploring the difference between distractions and opportunities

🔭What does it mean to be lazy? - Exploring second-order consequences of prioritisation

🔎Habits: The Research - Misconceptions are rife, you deserve the facts

🚀HTBP - How to effectively time block 2 - Time blocking goes deeper than you think...

🚀HTBP - How to effectively time block - Did you know 'Time Block' is an umbrella term?

🔭What does success look like? - Is success an end-goal or a part of life?

🚀HTBP - Why should you have goals? - Exploring the meaning of goals and why having them will set you apart

🚀Reaching your potential: What is productivity - How does your perception of productivity compare with its definition?

🔭What is potential? - Does it mean anything to you?

🔭What achievements should you celebrate? - Deeper thought into what you should value and why.

Looking within…

🔭 What does passion look like? - Is your passion a part of your identity?

🔭 Just Do It - 2025 - Exploring Fear, Regret, and Ambition

🔭 When is urgency necessary? - The differentiator between extraordinary and mediocre

🔭Why are you always distracted? - Have clarity through being decisive and intentional

🔭LvC Part 4: Overarching Influence - Defining elements that shaped my future

🔭LvC Part 3: Shaping our futures - Managing passive feedback on mindset

🔭LvC Part 2: Rejection - Ambition guarantees rejection

🔭LvC Part 1: The School Complacency - Applying yourself is never as simple as it looks...

🚀HTBP - What is time blocking?

🚀HTBP - Don’t fake it - Authentically balancing challenges and enjoyment

🔭Paid: What is the role of luck - Exploring my personal journey in understanding the correlation between luck and gratefulness

🔭What happens when you fail to reach previous heights? - Can achievements hold you back?

Optimising approaches

🚀 5 Ways to Overcome Analysis Paralysis - Preventative measures, reminders, and mindset shifts from experience

🔭When should you put pressure on yourself? - Knowing when to speed up and slow down

🔭How much pressure should you put on yourself? - Does pressure make a diamond you want?

🔭Procrastination may not be what you think… - Are you procrastinating or doing things at the wrong time?

🚀HTBP - Routine - The subconscious differentiator or overlooked tool?

🚀HTBP - Should you plan your ‘perfect’ day? - Reflection and research on the fundamentals of our day-to-day

🚀HTBP - Fix your relationship with challenges - Exploring the role of challenges in goal setting and productivity

🚀How to use a prioritisation grid - Unlock your potential and the Prioritisation Grid’s power

🚀The Prioritisation Grid - The powerful visualisation tool that makes your life simpler

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🔭 Belonging: Personal Community - Being dual heritage and a part of the African diaspora: What does it mean to be a minority within a minority?

P.S.

Find the context behind the HTBP and LvC series here.