The most influential First Principles thinker in the world?

@elonmusk

Using first principles he has built PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX.

Here is how you can use first principles to succeed: Search for "first principles" and what do you get?

A page of articles on @elonmusk and his use of the concept to build a bunch of $$$ businesses.

So this frame of thinking is obviously effective, but how does one apply it?

Like most things, it starts with a clear definition:

Weekly Roundup!

Its been a funny week, so todays roundup will be short.

Let's see what everyone has been up to: 🟠 Big Idea

The big idea I've been thinking about this week is mobility.

Studies show that the number one predictor of longevity is your ability to get off the ground without using your hands.

I struggle with this. Focusing on mastering it this year.

If you sit more than 6hrs per day, you are living a sedentary lifestyle.

Here is what you can do about it,

(and burn an extra 100,000 calories a year): The definition of prolonged sedentary behavior:

Sitting more than 6 hours per day.

It doesn't even have to be all at one time.

10 Good Writing Habits

1. When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else. 2. When an adult, try to read your own work as a stranger would read it, or even better, as an enemy would.

Weekly Roundup!

I published my book this week. It was the biggest milestone to date in my creators journey.

But its also just another step on the path.

Let's celebrate the steps some others took this week: 🟠 Big Idea

The big idea I've been thinking about this week is…

What will my next book be about?!

@kenpaulcarrol and @ExpandedF have been helping me think through it.

Peaceful Productivity is officially LIVE!

Learn to:

• Set the right Big-5 goals
• Capture your obligations
• Time block your entire day
• Prioritize the right things
• Review + adjust quickly

Link below: Read Peaceful Productivity here:
amazon.com/dp/B0BW4H5HPL/…

You have a time-blocked calendar.

But events and deadlines still catch you off guard.

Use Cascade Planning to never lose track of anything ever again.

Here's how: This system started as my original 7 lists.

Each list represents a time horizon.

This Year > This Quarter > This Month > This Week > Today

Move items to the correct list as it gets closer.

https://twitter.com/1272593479034712064/status/1552270865613688838

Weekly Roundup!

And what a week it was.

The quality and consistency from all you beautiful people was amazing.

You've left me no choice.

It's time for a MEGA Roundup! 🟠 Big Idea

The big idea I've been thinking about this week is self publishing.

I'm in the thick of it now.

Not many resources on the nuts and bolts of this:

• Formatting
• Cover design
• ISBN numbers

I've been keeping notes. Any interest in a mini-book?

Discipline looks out and forward.

Self Discipline looks inwards and now.

Here is how to use this to your advantage: Discipline relates to achieving your long term goals, and can be influenced by the external world.

It requires goalsetting, planning, and long-term vision.

Receiving a document that requires a signature is the curse of the modern digital employee.

Here is how to avoid printing, signing, scanning, and returning.

(approved by Legal) "Please sign and return"

Does the sender not realize what a PITA this is?

Why wasn’t it sent via DocuSign?

Bad enough for office workers, this is a massive disruption if you WFH.

You stare at your monitor.

A blank page stares back.

You've got a deadline coming fast.

You know what to do, but still haven't started.

You sigh and flick over to Twitter. The dopamine hit is instant.

Just five minutes…. The name of the game is getting things done. To do that, you first need to start. And sometimes you just don't want to.

Here is a simple trick for smashing through procrastination.

Doing everything you want to each day is hard.

- Low energy
- Not enough time
- Lack of motivation

But if you adopt this ONE simple habit,

I guarantee you'll make progress faster than you thought possible: New habits are hard to build.

Research shows that people are working on 3 to 5 new habits at any one time.

And failing at most of them.

The solution?

Focus on ONE habit that drives results for everything else. A Meta-Habit.

And that habit is...

Weekly Roundup!

Twitter has 450M users.

10% of users create 92% of the content.

That's all of you!

Let's take a look at a few of those accounts: 🟠 Big Idea

This weeks big idea is a full refresh of my list-based engagement strategy.

You can see the old one here.

V2.0 is 92% more powerful.

https://twitter.com/1272593479034712064/status/1529782422962950145

Follow these 10 Laws of Storytelling to write page turners that people can't put down:

1/ Have a great beginning - Action! 2/ Show change over time

3/ Its all about the 5-second moment

4/ Surprise creates emotion

Since May 2022 I have published over 100k words:

• 9k+tweets
• 122 threads
• 7 magazine articles
• 4 ghostwritten articles
• 14 weekly newsletters

And I wrote a book.

I am NOT a full time creator. But I have a smart system for content creation.

Steal it today: There are 3 ways to approach content creation:

1. Haphazardly
2. Bottom Up
3. Top Down

Which you choose depends on what stage you are at in your journey.

The reason that you can't seem to make progress

Isn't for a lack of effort or bad time management

It's because you don't have an optimized productivity system that aligns your daily actions with a few carefully considered goals.

-|thread|- An optimized productivity system doesn't just manage at your workday.

It manages your whole life.

By taking this 360 view you can optimize each of your Big-5 categories of time to align them with the vision you have for your life.

Peter Drucker coined the term "Knowledge Worker" in 1959.

“The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail,” said Drucker “He must direct himself.”

But how? Work was shifting from manual labor towards cognitive work, with individuals possessing skills that couldn't be broken down into repetitive motions.

From the factory to the office building.

You could no longer just tell people what to do.

I tracked every minute of every day in 2022.

Here's what I learned: This is time blocking taken to the extreme.

I call it Full Capture.

It provides an incredible amount of actionable data.

And its not that hard once you put the right system in place.

Today is the last day of the year to set goals for 2023.

Use this OKR framework to better define what you want to achieve, and maximize your chances for success: OKR = Objectives and Key Results

Objective describes the desired end state (goal).

Key Results describe how to get there (lead measures + mini-goals).

This results in big goals paired with short term actions.

Building in public - day 2!

After an overwhelming response to yesterdays question (thank you!) I've made the changes and am starting to feel really good about the direction of this book cover.

Which is your favorite?

Please RT for max input! Numbers 1 and 2 are cleaned up versions of yesterdays favorites.

No. 3 is an attempt to blend the 2 by adding a tree element.

No. 4 took a different direction, pairing the new font from No. 2 (which I really like), with a stylized symbol in place of the tree. Looks modern.

Weekly Roundup!

I wrapped up an emergency project this week.

It's not what I'd planned to do, but was what I had to do.

A reality of business is that when the call comes in you answer.

Didn't have a lot of time to engage, but still spotted some high quality work.

Here it is: 🟠 Big Idea

This one got me, as I've used that hook a few times.

It’s a little tongue in cheek and works well.

If a proven hook gets more eyes on the thread you slaved over, is it wrong?

I think its not click bait if it delivers on the promise. What do you think?

https://twitter.com/irenaspegar/status/1603507139317735443