Treat Every Monday Like January 1st
Recapture the magic of hyper-productivity every day
January 1st. There is something special about that date. A blank slate. A full year that promises new opportunities and potential. No other date on the calendar fills you with as much enthusiasm and productive thoughts.
What if you could recreate that feeling every single week or even every day?
Create Systems Not Resolutions
Don’t get confused. I am not telling you to set new resolutions each week. I believe that resolutions are an ineffective tool for productivity. They are rooted in wishes rather than concrete goals. How often have you actually stuck to your resolutions?
Over 30% of people have given up on their resolutions by January 12th according to research conducted by Strava.
What I am telling you is to take the feeling of clarity and purpose you get on January 1st and recreate it every week. Let me explain exactly how to do that.
You need to create long, medium, and short goals rather than resolutions. The goals are then supported by systems. The systems feed into an overall goal-setting structure.
My systems to goals breakdown are outlined below but feel free to make your own. This is the…
