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Pure Execution Challenge
This thread was inspired by this thread and this thread.
Execution is king
The ability to execute is the main deciding factor when growing a business or making progress of any kind.
A poor idea with excelent execution makes a lot of money, but an excelent idea with poor execution does not.
Not that you don't need to plan, research, read and learn - YOU DO NEED those things - it's just that they are not and should not be the metrics by which you measure your progress. They're merely prerequisites to the actions that you need to take for the business to actually move forward. Once you're clear on what you want to do, the only planning, researching, reading or learning you NEED should come from a direct necessity of the next actions that you want to take.
How to beat procrastination
But here's the thing: we procrastinate, we get off track and we pursue mindless distractions all the time.
Kicking ourselves doesn't work.
Logic doesn't work.
Pep talks and motivational videos don't work.
Examining beliefs and solving internal conflicts help, but alone don't work.
Routine and structure helps, but alone doesn't work.
Coffee helps, but alone doesn't work.
Enter positive reinforcement training.
In tune with the empirical reality of winning, with positive reinforcement training your focus is on the rewards (dopamine hits) instead of avoiding mistakes (kicking yourself). This is important because if you focus on avoiding, resisting or postponing mistakes, you're amplifying failure and failure itself is the main event. But if you focus on execution it doesn't matter how much you've failed because each hour of execution takes you closer and closer to your goals and progress is the main event.
HOW TO PLAY:
- The standard unit of progress is 1 hour of pure execution, to the exclusion of planning, researching, learning, reading, maintenance, etc (at the moment, 4 hours of pure execution takes me about 14 hours).
- Set a stopwatch (in your smartphone for example) and only allow it to count the time when you're executing and stop it when you're not.
- Get a TAGulator, pull a bead down, click the clicker and make a conscious effort to notice the enjoyment and pleasure of having accomplished whatever you've accomplished in that 1 hour of pure execution.
- Update your post with the progress you've done and rewards you've earned
- No changing or switching the rules
If you want to participate, post below.
This thread was inspired by this thread and this thread.
Execution is king
The ability to execute is the main deciding factor when growing a business or making progress of any kind.
A poor idea with excelent execution makes a lot of money, but an excelent idea with poor execution does not.
Not that you don't need to plan, research, read and learn - YOU DO NEED those things - it's just that they are not and should not be the metrics by which you measure your progress. They're merely prerequisites to the actions that you need to take for the business to actually move forward. Once you're clear on what you want to do, the only planning, researching, reading or learning you NEED should come from a direct necessity of the next actions that you want to take.
How to beat procrastination
But here's the thing: we procrastinate, we get off track and we pursue mindless distractions all the time.
Kicking ourselves doesn't work.
Logic doesn't work.
Pep talks and motivational videos don't work.
Examining beliefs and solving internal conflicts help, but alone don't work.
Routine and structure helps, but alone doesn't work.
Coffee helps, but alone doesn't work.
Enter positive reinforcement training.
In tune with the empirical reality of winning, with positive reinforcement training your focus is on the rewards (dopamine hits) instead of avoiding mistakes (kicking yourself). This is important because if you focus on avoiding, resisting or postponing mistakes, you're amplifying failure and failure itself is the main event. But if you focus on execution it doesn't matter how much you've failed because each hour of execution takes you closer and closer to your goals and progress is the main event.
HOW TO PLAY:
- The standard unit of progress is 1 hour of pure execution, to the exclusion of planning, researching, learning, reading, maintenance, etc (at the moment, 4 hours of pure execution takes me about 14 hours).
- Set a stopwatch (in your smartphone for example) and only allow it to count the time when you're executing and stop it when you're not.
- Get a TAGulator, pull a bead down, click the clicker and make a conscious effort to notice the enjoyment and pleasure of having accomplished whatever you've accomplished in that 1 hour of pure execution.
- Update your post with the progress you've done and rewards you've earned
- No changing or switching the rules
If you want to participate, post below.
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