productivity masterclass

productivity equasion

productivity = amout of production, how much work wan wo do with the littel amout of time possible

productivity = useful (pilot) output(plane)/time(engineer) * f(fun factor)

enjoy the things that you need to do

makee the productive tasks enjoyable

be productive on the right thing, do the right things

pilot and the plain

pilet: figures aut the course

aiplane: follows th epilot and thoe flight, deos the tasks

15% pilot (morning dump)

80% airplane made

10% engineer

make sure the plane is efficient
fuel efficiency
keep the system organized

we need to be honent with ourselves to improve ot ourselves

— #1 which ho i struggle with the most of all? the pilot, the plane or the engineer? and in what specific ways?

i struggel the mu]ost with m pilot (sometimes) because i sometimes dant know what i need to do and somtimes its just for the day where i then start to procrastinate because i dant have a plan in the morning but also sometimes in the long run when my goals have changed ofter depressien lol.

what facter de we need to work on

probably the engineer and the place, first of all i sometimes ged demotivated and got off course of whatever i am trynig to do, so i have to do the things i have to do faster and be able to concontrate for longer periods of time

when its night time i usually think about how morning will be painful and jjsut want to reloox before the pain comes

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the 3 myths of productivity

the time myth

i dont have time

time is what we want most, but we use worst

we always have time, and have contral of the time, we just not high enough on my priority list. your time is more in your control than you think

dont eliminate of the phrase that we dant have time

dont use time as the excuse

write down every minute of your time

what did we ue the time (8h) on?

track your time, it wil lmake you know really how much time you hove

time is like a muskle, the more efficient i can use it. the better our brain gets

—#2 what am i avoiding with the phrase that i dant have time

i dont have time te do my homework

tip: track you time

the 3 myths of productivity

the motivation myth

what is motivation?

thought: i should study → (motivation i feel like studying right now) → action: studying

people struggle to get started

motivation is a myth

motiivation is a feeling and we should not rely on our feelings to get anything done

dicipline = thought and action

we have to kill the child lol , donk think like a child, do your dutty as a man

if we enjoy things, we will do it

gamification

action
outcome

our feedback loop is too small to make us motivated

fucussing on teh action

make the action more pleasurable fun
add fun stuff - add game elemens

look at gamification book again

make the consequences of inaction more painful

-put money on the line

-our brains fear more to lose whan we already have and less pleasure for when we gt the thing

habic tracker that loos ugly whet it looks empty

outcome

shorten the feedback loop

make every kind of noticabel progress

make the outcome more clear

thats why people love study with me videos so much

youtube videos an rich hhouses/ workout transformations/ study with me/ cars etc

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#3 whats a geal i want ot achieve?

how can i make the process more pleasurable

can i increase my odds of hitting tha geal by putting money on the line?

how can i make the outcomes more tangible and desireable?

the myth of multitasking

task switching

when we switch form one task to anothr, focussing on one thing ot a time in infinitly more offictive that switchitg from task to task

flow state

productivity without enjoyment is bad

flow state: when we woulentarily engage in a task that is using all of our attention, just difficult enout to be interesting, but not so difficult that it becomes frustrating

there is the comform zone, then the strech zone and the panic zone

always think about whatever you are doing, try to bring that to the strech zone

if there was an exam tmr, which topic would be the worst one for me
what is one skill that i can improve at
what is the best way to leverage my time

avoid distractions

avoid all distractions

if we are getting distracted, we are letting ourselves to get distracted

how con we get inte the strech zone

novelty

strech zone

work for 5 minutes

highest levverage action

make it fun

how can i eliminate all my distraction

website and notification blocker

indiscractable book notes

— #4 whats one or more situationss when i was in my flow state?

when i was reading my book etc

what curcumstances and mindsets led to that?

worknig for a bit
strech zone
fun
high leverage
sth new

can i manipulate those conditions for other stuff that i need / want to do

3 laws of producvity

parkinsons law - work expands to fill the time that we allocate to it

look at your 10 year plan and look at how you are going to achieve it in the next 6 months

always giwe you a artificial deadline

that the deadline is not real your brain deos know taht so you need a accountability partnner

—#5 make a list of 3-4 long term tasks you want to do. what would you do if you only hand halff as much time to de them

hwat would you do if you only had the noxt 24 hourse?

book recommondation: zero to one

the pareto principle

the 80/20 rule

its much harder to get from 90% to 100% and its very easy to get form 0% to 70%

results get deminisched

you can either spend 10 hourse perfecting a task but you can also use 1 hour adding teh most value

you have to gain clarity of what you really want to achieve and then let the pilont adjust your course

add a contunuois process of teh 80/20 rule

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#6 what 20% of wy work on diving 80% of my useful outputs

and whats taking up 80% of my time but not actually contributing much to my outcomes?

nowtons first law of mation: an object is at rest or travellng at a constant velocity unless its acted on by an external, imbalanced force

if sth is still, it will continue to stay still in defoult, and if sth is moving, it will continue to move at a constandt speed unless a external force meves it

we will keep moving forward no matter whet we do as long as we are already moving at default

thats why its so much harder ta start something than i is to continue doing what we have already started

dont let stuff build up just do the thing before it piles up

just do the thing for 5 minutes so you will keep doing it

#7

turn off this class and do whatever you hove been puttig off

the power of habits

what 3 things would boost my productivity if i made them a habit and how could i make these habits stick

build habits

tactic: social contract: other people are waiting for you

removee all bad unproductive habits

book: atomic habits

change your identity - mantras, thats why critisizing yoursneelf loud all the time is so destructive

the power of productive downtime

try to get the most out of your downtime

try to get work down in these half hour windows

the things that only require a few munites, do these things in the bus, on the bike, in beraks, wheeneever you would have wasted tha time

daily highlight: what is the one thing taht you want to get done tady

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#9 what ore some chunks of the day in which i find mysely waning time in ways id rather not?

10 minute break
school break
on bike
before geing to school
after lunch when im tired
when im outside and not running
in class when im finished or too lozy

what usefol samll things could i do with that time instead?

check email
do homework
study for exams
read articles
flashcards
mantras
chess puzzles

productive procrastination

try to use what you are procrastinating. for example reading a blog or watching a video that is actually helpful for your life

aliabdaals regrets is that he didnt start to highlight and take notes and build up his second brai nlike 5 years ago

increase firction on bad habits and decreaese friction on good habits or productive procrastinatoin

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waht items on my buckte list can i procrastinati my way to pragross on? how so?

browse reddit forms on things that improve my life such as nofap, productivit, bodybuild ing etc
reading articles, ted talks, (general knowldege), citys, visualization of my future success (enes tours), in tuh futere maybe guitar

fun factor

you need to figure out to make things more fun

have to vs get to

designing your enviroment, make it loook pleasant, tidy enviroonment, goood snacks, musik etc

smile

book: gamifiacation

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what do i howe to do in may days that im currently not enjoying?

if i had to, how would i make this stuff more fun?

Jerry Li

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