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January 10 - January 15, 2022
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
We all escape at times.
“Resistance is always lying and always full of shit.”
Do It Today, Not Tomorrow
I exercise my mental toughness every day.
I exercise my body every day.
I have a set of daily habits that help me to be in control of my life.
I always have a list of small (but important) tasks that I have to complete.
I study and practice the science of persuasion to get my message across.
Eliminate. Eliminate. Eliminate
“What thing(s) should I eliminate to make my life so simple that it’s easy to focus?”
Think About Past Success
Historical figures like Herodotus, Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Benjamin Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, and hundreds of others have talked about how procrastination is the enemy of results.
When you procrastinate, you might feel better on
the short-term, but you will suffer in the long-term.
Procrastination is not innocent behavior. It’s a sign of poor self-regulation.
Distractions, other ideas, other opportunities, failure, negative self-talk, etc., would get in the way.
Self-regulation, self-control, willpower, are all things that we overestimate.
It always starts with just one thing.
Willpower Doesn’t Work. Systems Do.
If you combine the right productivity tactics, you have a productivity system.
deadlines
accountability
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a productive life equals a happy life.
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personal effectiveness.
Step 1: Know Thy Time
Keep an activity log.
Step 2: Identify The Non-Productive Work
Step 3: Eliminate The Time-Wasters
You can’t be productive 24/7.
It’s good to be deaf to critics and not about care what people think. But being stubborn in relationships is plain frustrating.
Checking is a habit that you can never fully eliminate.
Pick only 1 or 2 “checking” vices you actually like. Eliminate the rest.
Rules are actually THE BEST thing about life. Without rules, we would be hotdog eating pigs right now.
“Solving a problem requires a weird combination of freedom and constraint.
From minute 0 to minute 10: Close The Day
From minute 10 to minute 20: Review Tomorrow’s Calendar
Leave the problem solving for tomorrow when your brain is fresh.
From minute 20 to minute 25: Prepare your outfit
From minute 25 till minute 30: Visualize
Snoozing is for losers.
