![]() The spoke they are working on is "Build a national platform for speaking." Activities that might flow from that spoke include: Create a speaker and press kit, schedule 10 radio interviews a month, add 1,000 people per month to the website, and refine presentation skills.Įach day they make a list of the six most important things they can do to move forward on their spoke. For example, they have a long-term goal of being sought-after speakers on college campuses. They break down that vision into smaller pieces that I call spokes, and these are what determine their daily actions. I hope you find these ideas helpful.Beth and James Hood, co-founders of Where's the Map a site that helps high school and college students make their transition into the working world, have one- and five-year plans for the company's income, products and impact. That’s what Tim Ferris, Barbara Oakley, Jordan B Peterson, Stephen Pressfield and other thinkers/ researchers are for. We don’t come to this world with a manual on how to properly use our body and mind. ![]() There’s a lot to learn about productivity. Don’t feel like studying? Read just one paragraph every day. Don’t want to work out? Then do one pushup and one sit-up everyday until you can muster the will to do more. When nothing else works, just take one step. Put the book you want to read on the bedside table. Keep your dumbbells where you can see them. As we now know, it’s better to keep the marshmallows out of site than to use willpower for avoiding them. Environment:Įnvironment can either distract you or aid you to focus. ![]() Uninstall social media apps, remove gaming from your schedule, restrict the time you are on YouTube. You must sacrifice the trivial for the sake of what’s meaningful to you. You must sacrifice what is of less importance to you. ![]() You can’t get everything done in a single day. listening to an audio book while playing games etc. can be done on the road.Ĭould you merge two tasks together? i.e. Tasks like listening to a podcast, learning a new language, transcribing your blog post etc. To make sure you get these extra works done, you must innovate.Ĭan you tackle some tasks in the car?. Let’s say you have too much work to fit your to do list. Yet, we often get stuck at a particular way of thinking. Not every problem requires the same solution. What are you going to do first? How many minutes will you take rest? Do you have enough water with you? Is your stopwatch with you? Will you run out of pages to write?Īlways take a second to check if everything is in order. Keep your phone somewhere else and forget everything else you’ll have to do after these 25 minutes. You need to prepare for each task like you’d before entering an exam hall. Have as little things to do in your day as possible. Focus:įocus is a fail-proof trick that forces you to be productive. Rather, plan to sit down for 25 minutes with pen and paper. Don’t plan to write the most amazing thriller where the hero is the villain. Once you’ve mastered that, you’ll be ready to tackle bigger projects and longer work hours. Make sure you sit down to write for only 25 minutes every day. Maybe you want to write a novel, but don’t have the discipline to do so. There’s always a difference between what you should and what you could do. Alternatively, you may exercise in the afternoon. Not every task is suitable for every waking hour of the day. ![]() Whenever you feel bored or feel like giving up, just look at the stopwatch and tell yourself, “Hey, let’s keep at it for just 15 more minutes.” Your mind will be less likely to rebel against that vs if you didn’t know when you are going to stop. You should always know exactly when you are going to stop. But, never longer than that for one session. A tired mind/body is not going to have a productive day. Energy:įirst and foremost, you need energy. Here are my top 10 tips for a productive day: 1. ![]()
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