Delusional Altruism

10You Are Fast

Do you believe your work matters? I do.

You're giving people in rural communities greater access to metal health services. You're strengthening economic expansion in Africa.

Your philanthropy matters. If you believe that too, you should make dramatic improvements as quickly as you can. Why? Because every delay prevents your ability to make a difference. When we're talking about preventing drug overdoses or reforming immigration policies, we're talking about changing people's lives for the better.

To increase your impact, increase your speed.

9 Ways to Get Time Back in Your Day

First, let's spend some time talking about you.

If we want to increase your speed to philanthropic impact, we need to look at how you spend your time. We need to get rid of all that stuff that distracts you from your priorities, prevents productivity, and gets in your way. The world needs you, and it needs you to take control of your time.

Protecting your time is critical to your success. It might sound counterintuitive but taking control of your time allows you to give more of it on what matters most. Management guru Peter Drucker was legendary for being generous with his time. A corporate CEO recalls hoping to get an hour of his time, and instead got four. A business student hoped for a phone interview for his school newspaper and received lengthy insights. How could Drucker give his time so freely? He zealously protected it. “Your accomplishments and your effectiveness,” Drucker wrote, ...