Hey friends
Time is our most valuable resource because it is finite.
We only have so many hours in the day to get shit done. Some of us use the time effectively, others (me included) don't and feel like we're never on top of our to-do list.
Unfortunately, we get stuck in a cycle of procrastination when we have to do stuff.
There's a big difference between knowing how to do something and actually doing it.
Action and execution get shit done. Action and execution are the art of doing stuff.
Three steps to reclaiming your time and becoming more productive
We like to complicate doing stuff.
The reality is that there are 3 simple steps to actually doing it:
- Identify the stuff you need to do;
- Work out the stuff that: a) can be done now b) can be done later c) can be done by other peopled) doesn't need to be done at all.
- Do It.
That's it.
Enjoy your weekly dose of marginal gains!
🚀 Performance Hacks
Breaking Bad Habits: How to Start a New One in 5 Minutes (9min)
Habits are the small decisions you make and actions you perform every day. Your life today is essentially the sum of your habits. How in shape or out of shape you are? How happy or unhappy you are? Both are the result of your habits. Here’s a 5 step process for starting a new habit and six ideas for breaking existing habits.
Want to be healthier? Treat your body like a business (3min)
I first heard this term on an episode of High-Performance Podcast featuring entrepreneur Michelle Mone, who launched the lingerie brand Ultimo in 1999. Following a photoshoot with Rachel Hunter, she decided to treat her body like a business and lost over 6 stone in two years. Here’s a 7 step process on how you can do the same.
🧠 Brain Food
📚 Book: Building a Second Brain, A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte. I first learned about this Second Brain method last year and have since re-organized my approach to note-taking, filing, and idea management in line with the PARA Method. If you’re always collecting bits of information that you do nothing with, this is the book for you.
📖 Blinkist: The Success Principles: How to get from where you are to where you want to be, by Jack Canfield. This blink offers practical and detailed principles that help you lead a more successful and fulfilling life. It’s broken down into 9 key principles that are easily digestible and very actionable.
📝 Blog Post: How to decide what to work on by Scott Young. Working hard all day doesn’t matter if you’re working on the wrong tasks. In this blog post, Scott provides a process to help you decide what work you should be doing to be the most productive in your day.
❓❓Two Questions
Question for you: If you know what you want, why are you waiting?
Question for me? Send me an email and I’ll be happy to help. If you want to have a chat to go deeper, schedule a Discovery Call.
✍🏾 Quote of the Week
“Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does. Responding inappropriately to your e-mail, your thoughts about what you need to do, your children, or your boss will lead to less effective results than you’d like. Most people give either more or less attention to things than they deserve, simply because they don’t operate with a mind like water.”
From Getting Things Done by David Allen. Resurfaced using Readwise.
📱 Tools + Tech
💻 App: Clean My Mac. I’ve been using this app for over 3 years to optimize my MacBook. It cleans a bunch of junk off my Mac, making it run faster, just like when I first bought it! From virus protection to application management, Clean My Mac is the one-stop tool to help your Mac maintain optimal performance.
🐦 Tweet Thread: Leadership is hard. One of the hardest parts is delegation. This tweet thread is a delegation cheat sheet to help accelerate your career.
🥱 Cure boredom: Create a little melody. Speed it up. Slow it down. Change notes. Repeat.
💡 Recommendations
✉️ I read Atomic Habits and found it so valuable that I also signed up to James Clear's 3-2-1 Newsletter.
📚 I use Audible to read over 60 books a year.
✏️ I use Canva to design everything from social media posts to free downloads.
🏃🏾♂️I use Freeletics to ****work out for 20 minutes a day, wherever I choose.
📲 I use Hypefury to effortlessly ****create content on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
🩸 I use Lumen to track & monitor my metabolism throughout the day.
📥 I use Shift to manage my emails, apps and extensions on my laptop.
💼 You have 80,000 hours in your career, which makes it your best opportunity to have an impact on the world. Find out how.