HOW TO GET SHIT DONE ON DAYS YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE IT:

1.) THE 5-MINUTE RULE:
The hardest part of a task is getting started.

Try this:

1. Set timer for five minutes
2. Work on the task you’ve put off
3. After 5 minutes, you can stop (if you want)

90% of the time, the momentum of starting is enough to keep you going.

2.) SET LIMITS ON LEARNING TIME:

Growth:
learn-> apply-> learn-> apply

Procrastination:
learn-> learn-> learn-> learn

Excessive learning becomes procrastination.

For each hour studying, spend an hour applying.

3.) ACTION LEADS TO MOTIVATION

Many people think it goes like this:
Motivation-> Action

When in reality, it’s more like this:
Small Action-> Motivation-> More Action

4.) MAKE THE FIRST MOVE:

If something takes less than 2 minutes, do it now.

Don’t let some mundane task gnaw at the back of your mind for weeks.

5.) EAT THE FROG:

Do the hardest task of the day first. Get that weight off.

The rest of the day will seem easy in comparison.

6.) REMOVE DIGITAL CLUTTER:

Being surrounded by digital distractions gives you more excuses to procrastinate.

Here’s my focus toolkit:

1. Phone in airplane mode
2. Cold Turkey web blocker on
3. All open tabs are relevant to my current task

7.) REMOVE PHYSICAL CLUTTER:

A cluttered environment = cluttered mind.

Before you sit down to work, get your surroundings in order.

This will allow you to laser focus on the task at hand.