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- Dec 16, 2022
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I am feeling overwhelmed. Overstretched and unproductive.
It is the busiest time of the year in my day job. Tasks are piling up. I’m traveling a lot. Things are getting forgotten. My mind is busy.
Weekends are filled up with social events.
I have set targets for my fastlane. The chaos of day-to-day life is slowing progress.
I am time-poor.
I am energy poor.
I am slacking on good habits. I have become complacent.
I must find a way out of this. There is no other option.
I skimmed through eEsentialism the other day, one of my top 5 books. It was a much-needed reminder.
I’m sharing my quick-fire action plan and some quotes from the book. Would love to hear your thoughts or advice.
Quotes from Essentialism by Greg McKeown
“Simplify. Do Less. Do It Better.”
Rule 1: We can choose how to spend our energy and time.
Rule 2: Almost everything is noise… very few things are exceptionally valuable.
Rule 3: We can’t have it all or do it all.
“Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.”
“Essentialism is not about how to get more things done; it’s about how to get the right things done. It doesn’t mean just doing less for the sake of less either. It is about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.”
“You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.”
“What if we stopped celebrating being busy as a measurement of importance? What if instead we celebrated how much time we had spent listening, pondering, meditating, and enjoying time with the most important people in our lives?”
“Essentialists see trade-offs as an inherent part of life, not as an inherently negative part of life. Instead of asking, “What do I have to give up?” they ask, “What do I want to go big on?”
“There should be no shame in admitting to a mistake; after all, we really are only admitting that we are now wiser than we once were.”
“Sometimes what you don’t do is just as important as what you do.”
“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies, then making execution of those things almost effortless.”
Actions:
Get organined
What is essential
What is not essential?
I’m going to batch exercise, meditation and scheduling into a morning routine. 7am -9am.
It is the busiest time of the year in my day job. Tasks are piling up. I’m traveling a lot. Things are getting forgotten. My mind is busy.
Weekends are filled up with social events.
I have set targets for my fastlane. The chaos of day-to-day life is slowing progress.
I am time-poor.
I am energy poor.
I am slacking on good habits. I have become complacent.
I must find a way out of this. There is no other option.
I skimmed through eEsentialism the other day, one of my top 5 books. It was a much-needed reminder.
I’m sharing my quick-fire action plan and some quotes from the book. Would love to hear your thoughts or advice.
Quotes from Essentialism by Greg McKeown
“Simplify. Do Less. Do It Better.”
Rule 1: We can choose how to spend our energy and time.
Rule 2: Almost everything is noise… very few things are exceptionally valuable.
Rule 3: We can’t have it all or do it all.
“Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.”
“Essentialism is not about how to get more things done; it’s about how to get the right things done. It doesn’t mean just doing less for the sake of less either. It is about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.”
“You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.”
“What if we stopped celebrating being busy as a measurement of importance? What if instead we celebrated how much time we had spent listening, pondering, meditating, and enjoying time with the most important people in our lives?”
“Essentialists see trade-offs as an inherent part of life, not as an inherently negative part of life. Instead of asking, “What do I have to give up?” they ask, “What do I want to go big on?”
“There should be no shame in admitting to a mistake; after all, we really are only admitting that we are now wiser than we once were.”
“Sometimes what you don’t do is just as important as what you do.”
“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies, then making execution of those things almost effortless.”
Actions:
- Get organised - this is number one - make this simple
- What is essential?
- What is not essential?
Get organined
- Work - Monday.com
- Personal/business - Goal Sumo
- Start every day with a routine and a plan
What is essential
- Exercise
- Meditation
- Scheduling
- Diet
- Focus - I must follow a schedule (even if not perfect). I must do one thing at a time.
- Getting on top of Job workload - without this, my focus on everything else cannot pinpoint.
- Continue posting on groups and reaching out to potential clients
What is not essential?
- Staying up late
- YouTube
- Trying to do everything at once
- Looking for other productivity systems and ignoring the obvious
I’m going to batch exercise, meditation and scheduling into a morning routine. 7am -9am.
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