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Guest Author: Sahil Bloom
Your entire life can change in one year.
24 simple ways to change your life in 2024:
(Pick ONE action and get started this week!)
1. Schedule one Think Day per quarter. Spend the entire day thinking.
2. Turn on Grayscale Mode on your phone to improve your focus.
3. To improve at anything, use my 30-for-30 approach. Do it for 30 minutes per day for 30 straight days.
4. Set labeled alarms on your phone that remind you of the character you need to embody at specific times of day.
5. Color code your calendar according to whether activities were energy creating (green), neutral (yellow), or energy draining (red). Prioritize energy creating activities and slowly eliminate energy draining activities.
6. Spend more time around the big thinkers in your circle.
7. Set ABC goals for any daily endeavor. A is your best case, B is your base case, and C is your downside case. Anything above 0 compounds.
8. Develop a fixed “power down ritual” to mark the end of your professional day.
9. Build a deep work practice by blocking 60-minute windows during which you have zero email, messaging, apps, or distractions.
10. Default to 25-minute calls/meetings and take a simple walk during the 5 minutes.
11. Use the Feynman Technique for learning anything new. Identify a topic, try to explain it to a 5-year-old, study to fill in knowledge gaps.
12. Default to no. If you wouldn’t want to do the thing today, don’t say yes to doing it a month from now.
13. Use an Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize your tasks. The goal is to spend more time on important tasks that further your long-term goals.
14. Batch email and message processing into 1-3 condensed windows during the day.
15. Take a 15-minute tech free walk every single morning.
16. Follow the 80% rule to fight the afternoon lull. Eat to 80% full at lunch and take a short walk to improve mental clarity.
17. To feel energized in the morning, try my 5-5-5-30 Method. When you wake up, do 5 push-ups, 5 squats, 5 lunges, and a 30-second plank.
18. Get cold more often. 11 minutes of weekly cold water immersion has been shown to create immediate physical and mental benefits.
19. If you’re struggling to fall asleep, try the 4-7-8 Method. Breathe in through your nose for a 4-second count, hold your breath for a 7-second count, and exhale for an 8-second count.
20. Do all of your shopping on the outer perimeter of the grocery store.
21. Create an auto direct deposit for a small amount of money into an investment account every month.
22. Automate all simple financial tasks such as paying bills, credit cards, and investing.
23. Make a rule to wait 48 hours before completing any non-essential material purchase.
24. Simplify your life by removing anything that doesn’t feel (a) necessary and (b) energy creating.
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