Do the Hard Thing First
The cold water doesn’t get warm if you jump late.
A frequent reader knows I am an experimental guy.
I have done 100+ 30 days of challenges — here’s the link.
I love reading.
I love to keep buying books.
I love routines.
I love to explore the routines of highly successful people, then share what worked for them and how we can implement the same routine with a few tweaks to get the maximum results we want.
Today’s article is also part of my 30-plus-day challenges, which started with waking up at 4:30 a.m. each day, taking a cold plunge, and doing the hardest task.
Let’s try to understand what it means to do the challenging task first thing in the morning.
Many people start their day by doing the easiest task, and most of the time, I observe that they start scrolling aimlessly.
For example
Checking emails
Glancing at LinkedIn or Instagram
Exploring different sites
But here’s the real issue.
Most of the time, we try to hide behind doing easy tasks when, in reality, we have to do some hard things to move ahead in life…
