INCREASE
PRODUCTIVITY
BY 300%!
Easily Implementable
NO-FRILLS STRATEGIES
Science driven
RESULTS PROVEN
Get Ahead
PERSONALLY & PROFESSIONALLY
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
AS YOU BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL, MORE PEOPLE ARE
BIDDING FOR YOUR ATTENTION
THERE IS MORE INFORMATION THAN EVER BEFORE
WE ARE MORE DISTRACTED THAN WE’VE EVER BEEN
WORKING FROM HOME HAS BLURRED BOUNDARIES
WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM?
2.1 HOURS ARE LOST DAILY AS A RESULT OF DISTRACTIONS
THE AVERAGE TIME SPENT ON A TASK BEFORE WE GET
DISTRACTED IS 11 MINUTES
THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO RETURN TO A TASK AFTER
A DISRUPTION IS 25 MINUTES
WHAT’S THE IMPACT?
THERE’S NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY
THE ‘LOGICAL’ SOLUTION IS TO WORK HARDER, FOR LONGER
YOU’RE SPINNING PLATES, DOING MORE AND ACHIEVING LESS
YOU’RE IN A VISCIOUS CYCLE OF BURNOUT AND SELF
DEPRECATION
“NEED SOME TIME
OFF”
CAN’T MAINTAIN THE
FEEL GUILTY, LAZY &
INPUT
ANXIOUS
OVERWHELMED &
“NEED TO GET
BURNT OUT
BACK TO IT...”
WORK
ADD MORE INPUT
INEFFECTIVELY
CREATE LESS OUTPUT
“NEED TO DO
MORE”
WHAT YOU’VE TRIED ALREADY.
‘GRINDING’, ‘HUSTLING’ AND BRUTE FORCE
GETTING UP EARLIER
BEING ‘STRICT’
NEW PRODUCTIVITY JOURNALS & PLANNERS
HAVING A ‘TO-DO’ LIST
MULTI-TASKING
LISTENING TO PODCASTS FOR ‘HACKS’
WORKING LATER.
HOPING IT’LL SORT ITSELF OUT...
THESE WILL NEVER WORK BECAUSE THEY INVOLVE ‘MORE’
RESTRICTING SLEEP IS A FOOLS GAME AND THE BEGINNING OF
THE END. KEEP YOUR AXE SHARP.
BUT THESE ALL FAIL FOR ONE REASON...
THEY DEMAND MORE INPUT AND CREATE NO ADDITIONAL OUTPUT.
WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY?
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRODUCTIVE EFFORT AS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE
RATE OF OUTPUT PER UNIT OF INPUT.
HALVED INPUT FOR SAME OUTPUT = DOUBLE PRODUCTIVITY
SAME INPUT FOR DOUBLE OUTPUT = DOUBLE PRODUCTIVITY
DOUBLE INPUT FOR SAME OUTPUT = HALVED PRODUCTIVITY
OUTPUT
INPUT
3, 2, 1 RULE
3, 2, 1 RULE
STOP EATING THREE HOURS BEFORE BED.
STOP DRINKING TWO HOURS BEFORE BED.
NO TECH ONE HOUR BEFORE BED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
POWER UP ROUTINE
POWER UP ROUTINE
HYDRATE. 500-1000MG SODIUM IN 300-500ML WATER
MOVEMENT & LIGHT FOR 10 MINUTES
CAFFEINATE AFTER 45 MINUTES
POWER UP ROUTINE
THIS DOESN’T INVOLVE ANYTHING ‘NEW’, IT’S JUST REARRANGING
WE ACTIVATE THE ADRENAL SYSTEM
RAISES DOPAMINE & EPINEPHRINE
SETS CORTISOL PULSE
ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR. “SET & FORGET”.
THINK IN INK
THINK IN INK
FIVE QUESTIONS. FIVE MINUTES. LASER LIKE FOCUS.
BASED ON THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PURSUIT & GOAL ACHIEVEMENT
CREATES FOCUS, CLARITY AND GRATITUDE
THINK IN INK
LIST FIVE THINGS YOUR GRATEFUL FOR
WRITE OUT THE 3-5 KEY TASKS FOR YOUR DAY
VERBALISE ANY FEARS OR WORRIES YOU HAVE TODAY
WHAT BEHAVIOURS DO YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF / AVOID?
WHAT ARE YOU STRIVING FOR, TODAY AND IN SUCCESS?
DON’T CONSUME BEFORE NOON
DON’T CONSUME BEFORE NOON
IT’S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO AVOID EMAILS & MEETINGS
CONSUME NO MEDIA BEFORE LUNCHTIME
NO SOCIAL MEDIA OF ANY KIND
NO MAINSTREAM MEDIA, NEWS OR GOSSIP
THE MORNINGS ARE FOR CREATING
POWER DOWN ROUTINE
POWER DOWN ROUTINE
YOU CAN’T WIN THE DAY IF THERE’S NO FINISH LINE
WITHOUT THIS, DAYS TURN IN TO A NEVER ENDING MARATHON OF TASKS
CLEARLY DEFINE WHEN YOU FINISH AND WHAT YOU WILL DO TO SIGNIFY IT
“SET & FORGET” IN YOUR CALENDAR
POWER DOWN ROUTINE
CLOSING POINTS
THESE HABITS WILL LEVERAGE YOUR TIME & TECHNOLOGY
YOU WILL SPEND MORE TIME IN FLOW AND BECOME BURNOUT PROOF
AVAILABILITY = CONSISTENCY = SUCCESS
DO LESS, BETTER