get shit done

I've been battling something for the last and I haven't known how to process it or share it. This put me into seeking mode (for lack of a better term) Reading and rereading book after book on the subjects of personal development, growth, enlightenment, and business. This brought me to where I am now calling a series"The 14 principles of implementation!"

Mindfulness isn’t always about sitting silently, serenely and looking inside… It can be used to kick your arse into gear, as well as chill you out. These are our favourite tips to help you get shit done – whether you’re back at work or still on holidays.

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Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.
Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.
Editor: Adrian Walton.

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Watch out. A desire to get things done can undermine your effectiveness.

Eisenhower once said, "I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent is never important, and the important are never urgent."

Because of how our brain is wired to what science calls "completion bias." The pleasure of completing easy tasks, answering an email is a good example that requires little effort and time, however, at the expense of more important things. The question then, how to manage that balance between more accessible short-term actions and challenging long-term goals? 

The answer is structuring your day and bringing prioritization to all that we do. It is about identifying and actioning 3-5 priorities. Anything beyond that should go to the parking lot. it starts with what Roy Baumeister called "Act of Choice." It is about developing specific rituals and habits at a precise time so that these activities become automatic and no longer require conscious will or discipline. A ritual consciously created is an experiment of fierce intentionality. Nothing less will do. It means automating most of our tasks, so they do need less energy to execute them. Hence, taking back control of our life.