The Seven Day Switch

by Kelly Harms

I’ve seen the research she did for it on her office computer, and it’s chock full of extremely daunting advice, like how you should never go to sleep at night without knowing your next seven days are planned and “goalmapped.” You should always be the first one in the household to wake up, because that is when studies show people do their most effective work. Assuming you can stay awake. Multitasking is bad, but also, when you are driving, you should always have a notes app available that you can dictate ideas into. Best to have a similar setup while in the shower. Stay away from distractions like social media, except when thinking outside the box, at which point consider following new people to change your perspective. Also good for changing your perspective: sitting in a new place in your office or home or working out of a coffee shop. But not a coffee shop with distractions, obviously. And try to never eat while you’re working. So a silent coffee shop where you’re the only one there, at five in the morning, without your phone, and with nothing to eat.