It’s not just about how many books you read, it’s about how much you learn.
If there’s one habit that has fundamentally changed my life, it’s reading business and self-development books. They’ve taught me how to be healthier, more productive, more confident, and even how to build a successful business.
Most people, however, are overly focused on the number of books they read. They are focused on quantity. I used to be quantity focused too. I thought that reading more books would help me be more successful.
However, if you read 50 books a year but don’t remember much from each book, you’re less effective than someone who only reads 15 books a year but…
One study says we spend more than 11 hours per day on our devices.
Over the last few years, technology has become more and more ingrained in our daily lives. According to a study by The Nielsen Company, most of us spend more than 11 hours per day on our devices — whether that’s our smartphone, tablet, computer, or TV.
And even though these wonderful devices can help us be more productive and improve the quality of our lives — it can also be a major source of distraction, stress, and anxiety.
To Be Clear, I’m Not Anti-Technology
I want to make one thing clear, it might sound like I’m anti-technology in this article, but I’m not. I truly believe…
By avoiding a few simple things, you’ll sleep better, have more energy, and be more productive.
You don’t always have to add new habits and routines to your life to become more successful. Sometimes, to quickest path to self-improvement and increased productivity is to stop doing the things that limit your performance.
When you follow this ‘process of elimination,’ you get rid of the unproductive habits and behaviors that don’t serve your goals or contribute to how you want to live your life. This alone can have a big impact on your life.
So, in this article, we’ll specifically look at what habits and behaviors the most productive people avoid in the evening. …
These habits help you consistently make high-quality, disciplined decisions.
Self-discipline is the ability to consistently make high-quality decisions instead of low-quality decisions. It’s the difference between making healthy and unhealthy choices — and productive or unproductive choices.
In other words, your level of self-discipline directly determines whether you’ll make an empowering or limiting decision within the moment. Ultimately, it’s the compounded effects of these decisions that determine the quality of your life.
Fortunately, self-discipline is a skill you can develop. It’s not like highly disciplined people are just born that way. …
Once I followed this advice, I achieved better results in less time.
As a society, we’ve developed the habit of celebrating busyness. Being busy is like this badge of honor that most people are proud of. As long as we’re doing a lot of things, we can expect to achieve success soon, right?
To me, it’s fascinating to see how most businesses get in the way of the productivity they seek. Those who frantically run around all day appear to be the busiest, which is usually rewarded with compliments, admiration, or even a promotion.
But, this is the wrong thing to celebrate.
Being busy has nothing to do with being productive. Frantically…
How chronic procrastination almost destroyed my own dream.
Procrastination is one of the biggest obstacles that prevent most people from reaching their goals and dreams. In fact, chronic procrastination was almost responsible for destroying my own dream of building a successful business.
In my first year as an entrepreneur, I had so many big goals, dreams, and plans. Yet, on a daily basis, I hardly executed on any of them. Over time, procrastination grew into such a strong habit that I would feel resistance towards pretty any type of work.
Instead, I would rather waste my time ‘dreaming’ about my goals, collecting information to ‘get ready,’ or simply…
#3: Automating Financial Investments.
I love creating systems because they are like habits on steroids. The main difference between habits and systems is that systems usually have some form of automation to them.
With most systems I set up, I try to leverage technology or my environment to make the desired behavior much more effortless and automatic. This way, systems help to consistently make progress towards a certain desired outcome — better health, more money, or higher productivity. This is why systems are so powerful.
In this article, I’ll share six different systems I’ve set up in my own life to make it healthier…
Here’s how I generate energy every day, without overdosing on coffee.
How energized you feel is an important factor in your productivity and overall mood. When I feel sluggish or tired, I tend to make lazy decisions, get annoyed much more easily, and fail to live up to the standards I have for myself. In other words, energy is essential for peak performance and happiness.
However, what most people don’t understand is that energy isn’t just something that randomly appears. Instead, energy is generated. It’s generated through certain actions and habits — and most are a lot easier than people think. …
Why my evening routine is even more important than my morning routine.
Lately, I’ve been focusing much more on my evening routine — and I’m absolutely loving it. I have to admit, I’ve neglected evening routines for years as I thought a morning routine was the holy grail of peak performance. I mean, that’s what you read all around the internet, and I’ve had my share in that as well.
Now, my perspective has changed, and I believe my evening routine is even more beneficial than my morning routine. Let me explain why I think that’s the case, and what my evening routine looks like.
The 3 Main Goals of Evening Routines
In my experience, evening routines serve three…
Your health, wealth, wellbeing, and success depend on the habits you’ve built.
As self-development author John C. Maxwell said, “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”
Most of us already understand the power of habits. We know that our habits largely determine our daily actions, and our daily actions (or lack thereof) determine the results we achieve.
However, the problem for most people, my past self included, is that building strong new habits isn’t necessarily easy. More often than not, new habits fail to stick.
Fortunately, there’s a habit-forming process I’ve discovered after years of trial…
