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Productivity

9 Keys to Amplify Productivity & Get Ahead While Working At Home

  1. Dial In Your Mindset
    • Key is to take a breath, take a moment to accept how things are right now
    • Growth Versus Fixed Mindset
  2. It All Comes Down To Setting Boundaries
    • Personal & Professional Life
    • Minimize the overlap between Personal and Professional life
  3. Construct Your Temple Of Focus (area that you have to do your work)
    • Get a Partition or Boundary & Separateout Your Work Space, No Matter What
    • Make Your Workspace Satisfyingly Perfect, It's Worth It For Your Output & Happiness
    • Minimize Sound Disruption (Get A Pair Of Noise Cancelling Headphones)
    • Avoid Clutter, Mess And Anything That Doesn't Serve Your Flow State
    • Smell; The Only Sense That Goes Straight To The Amygdala, Scented Candles, Etc., Can Help Soothe
  4. Make Your Work Binary (Cap Your Work Day With A Hard Start Time & Cut-Off!)
  5. Build A Cognitive Load Routine
    • Minimize Decision Making (Very Expensive)
    • Map Out Your Day, The Day Before, Build The Routine In Detail & Share It!
    • Be Hyper-Specific & Aim For Mindless Execution! (Forget What You should Be doing For Today)
      • Wake Up
      • Coffee
      • Stretch
      • Meditate
    • Go to Desk
    • Begin Work
    • Work For 2 Hours
    • Take Breaks/Lunch
  6. Leverage Transition Rituals
    • To Turn On: Develop A Tight Morning Routine Will All The Non-Negotiables (Should Fire Up Your Physiology & Expand Your Capacity)
      • It Should Include Exercise
      • It Should Mindfulness
        • Focus attention of the breath
        • Attention wanders from the breath
        • Acknowledge current focus attention
        • Redirect attention to the breath
      • It Should Include Gratitude (Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with GREATER HAPPINESS)
        • Lights Up The Brain's Reward Pathway
        • Lessens Anxiety And Depression Symptoms
        • Shifts The Heart Rhythm
        • Increases Heart Rate Variability
      • It Should Include Hydration
        • Drink A Lot Of Water
    • To Turn Off: Shut Everything Down & Shift Your State Hard!
      • The Aim of Active Recovery
        1. Mental Shift (Changing your state of mind, top-down)
        2. Physiological Shift (Downregulate & reset your nervous system, bottom-up)
      • The How of Active Recovery
        • Cold therepy (ice cold showers, cold plunges and ice baths)
        • Breathwork
        • Heat therapy (saunas and steam rooms)
        • Sensory deprivation chambers (float tanks)
        • Exercise
        • Immersion in nature
        • Intentional Sleep
        • Uplifting socializing
        • Yoga
        • Message
      • Avoid the Overwhelm Fallacy
        • Don't Let The Black Dog of Overwhelm Destroy You
  7. Set Boundaries With Others
    • You Still Need to Go To Work (Let Everyone Else Know When That Is)
    • The Routine Environment, Recovery & Binary Work Will All Help This
  8. Feed Your Social Brain
    • You Need Connection Like You Need Food, Water & Shelter
      • 50% increased change of longevity
      • Stronger gene expression for immunity
      • Lower rates of anxiety and depression
      • Higher self esteem and empathy
      • Better emotion regulation skills
      • Social connection creates a positive feedback loopof social, emotional and physical well being
    • The How of Connection
      1. Create a community group for video calls
      2. Call your friends & family
      3. Join a mastermind community
      4. Don't under prioritize
  9. Eliminate Distraction Entirely (can come from any direction)
    • Coworker
    • Children
    • Self distraction

7 things that will help you cope when working from home

  1. Operate in a business-like manner
  2. Limit and manage disruptions and interruptions
  3. Keep to your daily routine
  4. Stay "in the loop"
  5. Stay professional and be connected
  6. Maintain your physical and emotional health
  7. Eat healthily, exercise regularly, keep to your sleeping routine, limit non-work-related screen time and connect with your family and friends, even if via phone, online chat or social media.

A Routine to Help You When You Work From Home

  • Set Working Hours and Wake Up on Time
  • Shower and Dress Up
  • Eat your meals
  • Create and Designate Your Own Workspace
  • Use A Planner and Check Your To-Do List
  • Stretch or do some exercise
  • Have Breaks and Leave The House
  • Do a hobby
  • Socialize (Don't Exclude Yourself From the Real World)

I'm 17 And I Deleted All My Social Media. Here's What Happened.

  1. I regularly feel like I did when I was a child — a feeling of overwhelming creativity and not caring what people think
  2. I have an abundance of free time on my hands
  3. I've stopped feeling inferior to others
  4. I'm happy, extremely motivated and in the best shape I have ever been in
  5. Sounds cliché, but you figure out who your “real friends” are
  6. I have started appreciating the smaller things
  7. More in touch with the real world

How to Fall Asleep Quickly and Wake Up Ready to Be Productive

  • The 200-Hour Wake-a-Thon
  • The Prevalence of Insomnia
  • Strategies to Fall Asleep Faster
    1. Practice Relaxation Techniques
    2. Listen to Calming Music
    3. Jot Down Your Thoughts
    4. Read a Book
  • A Good Night's Sleep Leads to a Better Day

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