What are the crucial points in this article or video that make it iconic, ideas I want to remember for the rest of my life? 1. 2. 3.
what does success mean?
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achieved or working towards a goal you care about in a balanced way
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goals, balance and enjoyment feel-good productivity how to do more of what matters to you
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consistent actions leads to goals
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reasonable diversity of goals and hence actions which will lead to a more balance life
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playful, sincere not serious and non attachment approach
- intrinsic motivation
what is a system?
- network of interconnected things that lead to a particular result
- actions, processes (sets of actions), checklists - basically step by step
world of aviation (high stakes)
- that’s why they look roughly the same, if you deviate too far from the build, you may not end up with something that flies.
- they are following the systems even if they don’t seem to be ticking off a checklist physically - pattern recognition but still, checkslists or systems are necessary.
building systems into our own personal life to achieve our own goals
- systems may take a little more up front effort but at the end of the day, it will long pay back when compared to doing without a system
- sales calls, going to the gym etc
success = executing on a set of actions, but if you’re always just going with the flow, there is no consistent actions and hence success
- goal setting system
- you don’t have to be wedded, attached or upset
- before : set new year resolution to stop procrastination or go to the gym
- after: macro planning, dwindled down to different cycles of reviews and actual actions to take that will directly correlate to the goal
- time management system
- time, energy and focus to do work, actions and goals.
- everyone has 168 hours a week (56 to sleep, 12 for food, 60 for work = 40 hours left to do your own things.)
- time blocking (ideal week) - making time for things
- method of prioritisation
- reflection nick houchin – this weekly practice changed my life (the weekly planning session)
- health operating system
- something you can follow on pilot that will get you to your goals
- sleep, diet, exercise
- 8 hours a night, 19 degrees, time block sleeping period, morning sunlight (training cyadian rhythm), no phones, kindle bed side, sleep tracker
- doesn’t have to be expensive or private dining quality but just having a system for knowing what to eat at each 21 time slots throughout the week
- 3/ week gym or whatever exercises and goals you’re working towards
- “a healthy person has a thousand wishes, a sick person only has one”
- relationship system (being intentional)
- making time for date nights or time spent together
- regular relationship reviews
- block out holidays in advance
- standing order social events (community events)
- birthdays or events in calendar (to do list planning etc)
- personal finance
- 50-30-20 rule (autopilot)
- everything should be automated as much as possible to reduce the mental load
How was this video or article relevant to my current life? Did it answer a specific question, enlighten me on a topic, etc.