Your head is full of shit.
According to studies, the human brain processes an average of 6,000 to 60,000 thoughts a day.
Some even say we have 7 thoughts per second.
Don’t you sometimes feel like you’re thinking about too many things at the same time, but you end up doing nothing?
That was my life.
I spent my days thinking about a thousand different ways to handle my life, my work, my relationships.
My entire life imagined in a thousand different ways across 4,000 fictional scenarios.
The result was ending the day with the feeling that I hadn’t done enough.
No matter how many hours I dedicated to my work, that damn feeling kept chasing me and bothering me like an itch that shows up from time to time.
A reminder that I had to constantly be doing something.
Anxiety about procrastinating.
An incredible combo.
But I’m not like that anymore.
And if you’ve ever felt that, or still feel that, today I bring you the solution.
This is what worked for me, and if you follow it, your productivity will go x1000.
And without any AI or agent bullshit.
First:
YOU NEED A WIN
The moment you wake up, forget about grabbing your phone.
You’ll fill yourself with notifications and distractions, more junk to burn through during the day.
Spend the first minutes of your new day getting a win.
It can be physical: a walk, exercise.
It can be reading, a habit I’m proud to have recovered.
It can be meditation.
But before filling your head with outside noise, you need a win.
DO THE UNCOMFORTABLE FIRST
Alright, now we get into work.
It’s important that you do the thing that costs you the most first. I know, it’s a pain in the ass.
That call with your annoying client, that article you don’t want to write, that message you don’t want to reply to.
But if you don’t deal with it, that task will follow you like a shadow while you work on everything else.
The hard tasks first.
No excuses.
USE YOUR TIME PROPERLY
Look, I had a problem.
I worked 12–14 hours a day and still felt like there weren’t enough hours.
I would’ve killed for a 40-hour day.
That’s how I thought.
The reality was that I was doing my tasks at 40%, thinking about other things, distracting myself, looking for ways to escape.
And that delayed my work.
Leave behind any distraction that can interfere with your work.
This might be difficult at first.
Start with 1 hour.
No phone (unless it’s necessary), in an environment where nothing can distract you.
Just you and your work.
Then increase the time as you get used to it.
It’s better to work 4 hours at 100% than 14 hours at 40%.
This changes your fucking life.
Days finally have 24 hours.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR DIET
This is a cliché.
I always thought so until I applied it.
I swear that eating better increases your productivity.
It makes sense.
We are a machine.
A biological one, with thousands of processes happening inside.
We need good fuel to function the way we should.
If you eat better, you feel better.
If you feel better, you work better.
And here comes another cliché.
EXERCISE
Any type of physical activity helps.
You don’t have to join a gym if you don’t want to.
(Although in my opinion it’s the best option.)
But you can practice a hobby.
A sport you used to do and left behind.
Or simply go for a walk around your area.
I’ll repeat it again.
If you feel better, you work better.
STOP FALLING INTO THE SOCIAL MEDIA TRAP
How ironic that I say this when it’s my job.
But the vast majority of the content you read and watch here is useless.
Humanity moves forward through the dopamine of stupid videos.
Don’t fall into the trap.
If you also work here, do what you need to do and get out into the real world as soon as you can.
I also recommend filtering very carefully the channels and content you consume.
Prioritize the people who bring you value.
Social media, for the most part, is garbage.
And your head is the landfill.
Empty the trash.
These are 5 simple practices that even today I still struggle to follow.
We’re human after all.
But I believe in the rule that after 21 days habits are formed.
(Credit to Atomic Habits. Great book.)
I guarantee that by applying these simple tricks and rules, your productivity will go x1000.
You are the one who has the power to change your mind.
