
"Get Things Done" reveals why smart people struggle to achieve more and how to break through these barriers. Endorsed by psychology experts as the missing link between willpower science and practice, Kelsey's practical toolkit has transformed how business leaders approach productivity. Ever wonder why brilliance alone isn't enough?
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Why do some of the smartest people struggle to complete even the simplest tasks? The answer isn't about intelligence or work ethic-it's about psychology. Those famous Stanford marshmallow experiments from 1972 revealed something profound: children who could resist eating one marshmallow to get two later became optimistic adults with clear goals, while those who couldn't developed patterns of impulsiveness and indecision. But here's the twist-this ability isn't hardwired. When the experiment was repeated with children of different ages, the seven-year-old easily waited fifteen minutes while the three-year-old lasted less than one. We can learn delayed gratification at any age. The real issue runs deeper than willpower. Freud's concepts help explain it: our id screams for immediate pleasure, our ego restrains these impulses with reality checks, and our superego brings moral concerns and future thinking. Children who can't delay gratification often reveal early signs of low self-esteem. Without feeling secure in love and acceptance, their needs remain immediate and survival-focused. Most productivity books completely miss this foundation, jumping straight to systems and techniques while ignoring the psychological wounds driving our chaos.
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