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May 4 - May 8, 2020
Fourth, self-pity is self-perpetuating.
Action Steps
1. Identify actions that indicate a penchant for self-pity.
2. Acknowledge your role in making decisions and taking actions that lead to unpleasant situations.
3. Create a list of things for which you’re grateful.
4. Create a list of things you can change or influence.
5. Realize that life isn’t fair.
6. Instead of assigning blame for undesired outcomes, look for opportunities to make a positive change in your life.
7. Stop comparing yourself to other people.
8. Improve your self-esteem.
Working against your natural rhythms is a bad idea for five reasons.
First, you’ll end up wasting peak-alertness time on mundane tasks.
A second consequence of ignoring your body’s rhythms is that you’ll end up spending too much time working on complex tasks.
Third, your motivation will suffer a blow.
Fourth, you’ll find it increasingly difficult to concentrate on difficult tasks.
Fifth, disregarding your circadian and ultradian rhythms makes you more vulnerable to distractions.
Action Steps
1. Track your energy levels and ability to focus for two weeks.
2. Create a list of tasks you perform on a regular basis.
3. Pinpoint the time of day during which you typically have the most energy.
4. Identify your lowest-energy time of day.
5. Note how your diet affects your energy level.
6. Leverage the two hours before lunch.
A sedentary lifestyle impairs your ability to get things done in eight distinct ways.
First, it makes you more vulnerable to stress.
Second, neglecting to exercise sets the stage for lagging energy levels.
Third, a sedentary lifestyle diminishes your focus and level of alertness.
Fourth, lack of exercise can cause weight gain and lead to obesity.
A fifth side effect of sedentary behavior is the erosion of memory and cognitive skills.
Sixth, you’re more likely to sleep poorly.
Seventh, you’re more likely to be irritable.
Lastly, a lack of exercise is likely to negatively affect your work-life balance.
Action Steps
1. Clean up your diet.
2. Get sufficient sleep.
3. Schedule time to exercise.
4. Invest in a standing desk.
5. Track where you’re spending your time during the day.
6. Start slowly.
7. Track your daily exercises on a spreadsheet.
seeking others’ approval for your decisions and actions can impede your growth.
First, concerning yourself about what others think makes you less likely to take risks and try new things.
Second, you miss out on opportunities.
Third, you start to feel resentment over missed opportunities.
Fourth, like all habits, the practice of seeking others’ approval reinforces itself.
Action Steps
1. Realize you’re not everyone else’s top priority.
2. Identify the people whose opinions should matter to you.
3. Thicken your skin.
4. Reevaluate your goals and their respective priorities in your life.
