Thread by @NeelBParekh

I read every top book on productivity so you don't have to.

Here's how to 3x your productivity in 2022 with just 5 minutes a day.

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✅ Back story -

About 2 years ago, I constantly had the feeling that the day would just fly by and I wouldn't get my main tasks done.

I got sick of this feeling so I went on a binge to absorb as much productivity content as possible.

I wanted to become a productivity machine.

✅ The Truth -

No single productivity system is going to work for everyone. Humans are too different.

Some love working at night, some in the day.

Some want to use checklists, some can't stand them.

The trick I found is to hack together all systems and MAKE IT YOUR OWN.

Consistent, small action is wayyy better than erratic, big action.

These bulky productivity systems had too many "habits" that I needed to build, and I just wasn't doing it.

The question I wanted to answer was 'Whats the 80/20 of all of these tactics?'

I found that the bulk of my productivity gains comes from doing only 2 SUPER QUICK things:

(1) Weekly Plan (on Sundays)
(2) Daily Plan (night before)

That's it 🚀

✅ WEEKLY PLAN -

Ask yourself "What would make this week a success?"

Fill out the #1 thing that advances each of these life buckets

1️⃣ Health
2️⃣ Productivity
3️⃣ Growth/Learning
4️⃣ Family/Friends
5️⃣ Love/Partnership
6️⃣ Wealth/Lifestyle
7️⃣ Business/Career
8️⃣ Thoughts/Emotions

👉 For Business/Career, I actually write 3 main things (not just one).

Ask yourself “In order for me to consider this a successful work week, what 3 things do I NEED to have accomplished by the end of this week?”

Review this DAILY. Integrate this into your Daily Planning 👇

✅ DAILY PLAN -

The NIGHT BEFORE (this is key) sit for 5 minutes and do the below:

1️⃣ Write down meetings/schedule for next day
2️⃣ Identify working time available
3️⃣ Write down top priority item that you have identified will have the most impact. Do this FIRST IN THE MORNING.

👉 The key is to review your WEEKLY plan every. single. night. Don't lose sight of the end goal.

Ensure you do the DAILY plan every night....even weekends.

Don't wait until the morning of, or you're already behind the game. The Daily Plan MUST be done the night before.

👉 Ideally the inspiration for your Weekly tasks pull from your ANNUAL Plan goals.

However, even if you don't have a full annual plan, I guarantee you'll experience a lot less anxiety and a lot more productivity just from Weekly and Daily planning.

It literally takes 5 min.

👉 The entire productivity system I follow has more moving parts.

I don't always do all of the parts of it, even though I know I would be more productive if I did.

However, without fail, I will always do my Weekly and Daily Plans. If I miss these even once, I feel the effects.

✅ BEST RESOURCES FOR PRODUCTIVITY-

I read a ton of books and signed up for a 6-month mastermind class on productivity.

The most impactful were:

1️⃣ Getting Things Done, by @gtdguy
2️⃣ The One Thing, by @garykeller
3️⃣ Faster 2 Master mastermind (theartofliving.com)

@gtdguy @garykeller TL;DR

1️⃣ Create a Weekly Plan on Sundays
2️⃣ Create a Daily Plan the night before
3️⃣ Consistently is key. If you know you won't consistently do something, just axe it and work around it instead of trying to power through.
4️⃣ Make any productivity system "your own".

@gtdguy @garykeller Thanks for reading and hope this helps someone get more shit done in 2022.

I mostly post about travel stories, SMB content, and my journey growing MaidThis Franchise (maidthisfranchise.com). @NeelBParekh

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