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This book will be short. My goal is to make you more aware of your
daily actions and how they will impact you in the future. After reading this
book, I hope you will stop being so lazy and finally start doing what you
want.
"One day you will wake up, and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now" (Paulo Coelho)
Part 1 Mindset
"If you spend your time chasing butterflies, they'll fly away. But if you spend time making a beautiful garden, the butterflies will come. Don't chase, attract."
100% Responsibility
"The price of greatness is responsibility" (Winston Churchill)
The harsh truth of life:
if you're lazy, unhappy, a procrastinator, it's yor fault.
Blaming others gets nothing.
Nobody cares if you're lazy or not, procrastinate or not, exercise or not.
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now" (Chinese Proverb)
Mistakes aren't as bad as you think.
"Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time" (George Bernard Shaw)
Stick to your business.
"Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your concern and be clear that what belongs to the others is their business and none of yours" (Epictetus)
Nobody is coming to save you.
story of a farmer.
There are 3 Types of People:
a. Never do anything
b. Start and give up
c. Work hard and never give up
Control what you can control.
Comfort Zone Is Your Enemy
"A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there" (Unknown)
Doing the things that you're always doing is easy, but it doesn't lead to the growth that you want.
Keep it simple.
"Most decisions should probably be made with somewhere around 70 percent of the information you wish you had... if you wait for 90 percent, in most cases, you're probably being slow (Jeff Bezos)
Speed is crucial. Keep things simple and do things with lightning speed.
Start to think a little bit differently.
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." (George S Patton)
Set clear goals.
Write down your goals.
Don't over complicate.
You will regret it later.
Think a long term.
"The Biggest risk is not taking any risk..in a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risk" (Mark Zuckerberg)
No good No bad.
Self-Discipline
"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of decipline or the pain of regret". (Jim Rohn)
Do what needs to be done.
"There's no shortage of remarkable ideas; what's missing is the will to execute them". (Seth Godin)
Delay gratification. Present and future.
Do it now!
"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone" (Pablo Picasso)
There are no hacks. Start and then learn about various methods to do things faster.
Don't let failure stop you.
Procrastination is the enemy of discipline
Work on The Right Things
"Even Michelangelo would have trouble getting out of bed if he had nothing but a day of spreadsheets ahead. It's hard to imagine Leonardo da Vinci working for a corporation or being a government bureaucrat.” - Vizi Andrew"
Work is happines
Don't run away from hard things
Learn to prioritise
Attract not chase
You are great
Don't Be a Perfectionist
"Perfectionism is a disease. Procrastination is a disease. Action is the cure". Richie Norton
"If decision is reversible, make it as soon as possible. If it is irreversible, make it as late as possible".
Done is better than perfect.
Don't Be Mediocre!
"Mediocrity doesn't just happen. It 's chosen over time through small choices day by day" Todd Henry
Think big.
If you don’t like your work, change your work.
If you don’t like your friends, change your friends.
If you don’t like your thinking, change your thinking.
If you don’t like your life, change your life.
The Myth of Multitasking
"The man who chases two rabbits catches neither.” Confucius
Focus
Take a Nap
No interruptions
Most important thing
Daily Routine
"You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” - John C. Maxwell
When should you wake up?
Sit Alone : “All of humanity's problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone” - Blaise Pascal
Eliminate All Distractions
Delete Apps
Learn To Say No
"Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” -Josh Billings
“If you don't know what port you sail to, no wind is favorable.”
Don't Work 24/7
“20 years from now, the only people who will remember you worked late are your kids.” Sahil Bloom
Life is short : Don’t waste all your life working and then when you’re old wishing you did things differently.
Less is more: If you work a lot and still are not able to achieve your goals, there could be two reasons: 1. You may not be working as hard as you think. You may be lazy most of the time and think you’re working hard, 2. You may be working on the wrong things. You could be working on less important things. Things that don’t matter that much. You spend most of your time on minor things but don’t do the challenging and essential things.
Be productive, not busy
No Perfect Time: You can start today and make some progress, or you can keep waiting for the ideal time.
Consistency Is Key: To be great at anything, you must do it daily and for a long time.
It Will Get Easy: "It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.” - Miyamoto Musashi
Do What You Say: Consistency Is Key
To be great at anything, you must do it daily and for a long time.
To become a better painter, you need to paint every day.
To become a better writer, you need to write every day.
To become a better speaker, you need to speak every day.
Most people never start; some start but give up as soon as things get
complicated; only a few are consistent and show up every day, no matter
how hard it gets.
It Will Get Easy
“It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.” -
Miyamoto Musashi
The hardest thing is to start. That’s where 95% of people are stuck. They
never start. They keep waiting and making excuses. If you want to break a
bad habit the first few days will be the hardest and after a few weeks, it will
get pretty easy to keep going.
Do What You Say
If you love to procrastinate, you will not honor your words.
Don't Wait
“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.” - David Starr Jordan
Surround Yourself With The Right People
“You are the average of the five persons you spend the most time with.” Jihm Rohn
If your friends procrastinate, you’ll also procrastinate.
If you’re friends work hard, you’ll also work hard
Change Your Circle to Change Your Thinking
Don’t Take Advice from Everyone
Don't Worry
"I am an old man and have known many troubles, most of which never happened.” -Mark Twain
Do The Hard Thing First
Hard Choices = Easy Life
Do What You Need To
Stop Living a Balance Life
Picture Your Future Self
People do not decide their futures; they decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures.” ― F. M. Alexander
Delegate
There is no way to do everything by yourself.
How To Learn Anything Faster
Learn What Is Useful
No Laziness While Learning
Speed reading
Part 2: Tips & Techniques
20 Productivity Tips I Wish I Had Known Earlier
Plan your day. Write everything you want to achieve in a day.
Write your goals on a physical paper.
Follow the 80/20 Rule. 20% of your work will bring you 80% of your results.
Stop Multitasking. Switching tasks reduce your productivity a lot.
Focus on one task at a time.
Remove all the distractions from your environment.
When tired, take a nap.
Learn to say no. You will never have enough time if you say yes to
everything.
Delegate all the non-important tasks.
Don’t wait for the perfect time. Do It Now.
Anything that can be done in under 5 minutes should be done now.
Do the task that you hate first.
Set deadlines; the task will never be finished without deadlines.
Stop focusing on things that don’t help you achieve your goals.
Don’t become a perfectionist when it’s not required.
Schedule a time when you’re going to check your email.
Avoid all the unnecessary meetings.
Avoid negative people at all costs.
Do what you love.
80/20 Rule, Pareto Principle
20% of your work will bring you 80% of the results
The Parkinson Law by Cyril Northcote Parkinson
The law means that the work expands to fill the time allotted for completion. So, if you allow yourself 2 hours to finish a task, it will take 2 hours, but if you only have 1 hour, you will find a way to complete the task in an hour. This is great if you cannot start a project or it takes too long to complete.
8 Japanese Techniques to Overcome Laziness
Ikigai: Have a purpose in five , 4 rules: Do what you love, you're good at, what the world needs, what you can be paid for.
Kaizen: small improvements every day
Shosin: approaching things with a beginner's mindset
Hara Hachi Bu: stop eating after you're 80% full.
Shinrin-yoku: spend more time with nature
Wabi-sabi: find beauty in imperfection
Ganbaru: Be patient with the results and still try to do the best
Gaman: Show patience and perseverance when things go hard
Do This For 10 Minute Before You Sleep
Take a pen and write whatever you have accomplished throughout the day.
write down the things that you're going to do tomorrow
write the things you have to do that will move you toward your goals.
10 Tiny Habits That Will Change Your Life
move your body
you are what you eat
Have a purpose
Drink more water
Take risks
Don't overload yourselft
Not Multitasking
Eliminating all distractions
Having a sense of urgency
Pomodoro Technique
work for 25 minutes uninterrupted then take a break for 5 minutes and you will repeat that.
5 Minute Rule
that whatever can be done under 5 minutes should be done now. You cannot delay the task for tomorrow.
Two Day Rule
you would not miss anything for two days straight.
Wake Up
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” - Marcus Aureliu
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