Brutally Honest Advice About Productivity in 26 Minutes

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Hey friends, I've been obsessed with productivity for about 15 years, so this is my brutally honest take on it: why you know exactly what to do and still don't do it, why almost nobody who's actually productive is particularly disciplined, and why people like me are financially incentivised to make it all look more complicated than it is. Along the way I share the simple system I actually use, from getting clarity on what you want, to choosing your priorities for the season, to building in accountability. Hope you enjoy xx

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Studies:
- Sirois & Pychyl (2013), procrastination and short-term mood regulation: https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12011
- Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006), implementation intentions meta-analysis: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2601(06)38002-1
- Milyavskaya & Inzlicht (2017), self-control, temptation and goal attainment: https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550616679237
- Wohl, Pychyl & Bennett (2010), self-forgiveness and procrastination: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.01.029

⌚️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:30 Why we procrastinate
3:23 When the system becomes the procrastination
5:46 Focusing is about saying no
7:31 Journaling prompts for clarity
10:23 Seasonal priorities
12:17 Put it in your calendar
16:41 Accountability vs discipline
19:25 Everything is hard
22:02 A confession about productivity influencers
23:32 When your system falls over

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