18 habits that (quietly) doubled my output

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Test drive the ultimate calendar app for free (14 Days): https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101589651-14514296 (See if Fantastical fits your workflow with zero commitment) (Affiliate) If you are struggling with productivity and feel like you are just constantly fighting a battle against procrastination. This video is for you. Because, I share 18 habits that doubled my output while working fewer hours. These aren't hacks. They're solutions to six specific problems your brain keeps running into. Think of them as an instruction manual for your own brain. ===================== Get my actionable resources using the following links. 1) Subscribe for weekly 1-3-1 newsletter & get access all my free tools (including never go to zero tracker, system scorecard, life clarity workbook, wheel of life template) - https://ideastothrive.beehiiv.com/subscribe 2) Get my Intentional Time Tracker Pro (Never Go To Zero Edition) using the link below. https://ideastothrive.gumroad.com/l/iltt ===================== 0:14 Running out of energy? 0:46 Habit 1 1:49 Habit 2 2:58 Habit 3 3:56 Bleeding willpower? 4:19 Habit 4 4:46 Habit 5 5:18 Habit 6 5:55 Habit 7 6:31 Brain obsessing over unfinished items? 7:05 Habit 8 7:54 Habit 9 8:39 Habit 10 9:06 Habit 11 9:38 Focus issues? 9:55 Habit 12 10:41 Habit 13 11:21 Perception problem? 11:42 Habit 14 12:29 Habit 15 13:14 Habit 16 14:11 Motivation issues? 14:28 Habit 17 15:1 Habit 18 Below is a curated list of books and research papers that shaped my thoughts. You can explore them to dig deeper into concepts discussed in this video. (Some links are affiliate links, which help support my channel ❤️) Books - Atomic Habits by James Clear https://amzn.to/4roR9Jg Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation by Gabriele Oettingen https://amzn.to/49tefIb Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired by Till Roenneberg https://amzn.to/47PVe1j Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas by Natasha Dow Schüll https://amzn.to/4oNg9I9 Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir by A.E. Hotchner https://amzn.to/3JXwcEm Science and Human Behavior by B.F. Skinner https://amzn.to/48nlMHg The 20-Minute Break: Using the New Science of Ultradian Rhythms by Ernest Lawrence Rossi https://amzn.to/3K9mVZI The Secret by Rhonda Byrne https://amzn.to/3JVd2yX Research & Studies - Ultradian Rhythms & 90-Minute Work Cycles: - "The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance" (1993) - [https://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/freakonomics/pdf/DeliberatePractice(PsychologicalReview).pdf](https://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/freakonomics/pdf/DeliberatePractice(PsychologicalReview).pdf) Brain Metabolic Waste: - "Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain" (2013) - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1241224 Chronotypes: - "Epidemiology of the Human Circadian Clock" (2007) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1087079207000883 Implementation Intentions (If-Then Planning): - "Implementation Intentions: Strong Effects of Simple Plans" (1999) - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1999-05760-004 - "Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta-Analysis" (2006) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065260106380021 Zeigarnik Effect: - "On Finished and Unfinished Tasks" - Original study (1927) translated in "A Source Book of Gestalt Psychology" (1938) Modern review: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/zeigarnik-effect Task Switching Costs: - "Executive Control of Cognitive Processes in Task Switching" (2001) - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2001-01216-002 - "Multitasking: Switching Costs" - APA (2006) - https://www.apa.org/topics/research/multitasking Third-Person Self-Talk: - "Self-Talk as a Regulatory Mechanism: How You Do It Matters" (2014) - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-03407-001 - "Third-Person Self-Talk Facilitates Emotion Regulation" (2017) - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-04047-3 Mental Contrasting: - "Expectancy Effects on Behavior Depend on Self-Regulatory Thought" (2000) - https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/soco.2000.18.2.101 - "The Motivating Function of Thinking About the Future" (2002) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12416922/ Spotlight Effect: - "The Spotlight Effect in Social Judgment" (2000) - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2000-13324-003 Temptation Bundling: - "Holding the Hunger Games Hostage at the Gym" (2014) - https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/mnsc.2013.1784