The Joy of Missing Out

1. Work: your job
2. Personal: relationships, hobbies, health
3. Home: Household chores

Don't try to spread your time and energy equally between these three areas. Ask yourself: "What is most important right now?"

Identify these expectations, whatever they are for you, and let go of them. Stop worrying about what other people may think of you and make decisions that reflect what is truly important to you. 

1. Your mission: ABC Brain Dump will give you 26 different words -  look for recurring patterns/themes and write down your easily memorable and short mission statement.  
2. Your vision: “Where do you want to be in the future?” Use a vision board and imagine your best possible future. Turn it into a short, memorable vision statement.  
3. Your core values: Write down no more than 6 words that you would like others to use when describing you in your absence.  

Put these 3 together and you will have a better idea of your life's purpose and a guide for making better decisions.  

• Set clear WRITTEN goals with a deadline 
• Set boundaries and separate from play (e.g. don't check your social media when at work and don't respond to work emails when at home) 

Productivity means firstly identifying your priorities and secondly focusing on them.  

It does not mean a long list of tasks that don`t help you to move forward in life.  

1. Multitasking makes us slower and produces drastically inferior results 
2. We need to take breaks: 20 minutes for every 100 minutes worked 
3. Technology is not always better: Write down your ideas and to-do's from time to time. You will pay more attention and store the information better 

1. A: Important and urgent
2. B: Important and not urgent
3. C: Unimportant and urgent
4. D: Unimportant and not urgent

Sort all your tasks into this framework and tackle the As before the Bs and the Bs before the Cs. Eliminate the Ds. 

C - Connected to your purpose?

L - Linked to a goal?

E - Essential?

A - Advantageous?

R - Reality-based?

When you answer 3 or more of the above questions with yes the task is important. If not, then it is only urgent. 

1. Why do you want to build a new habit?
2. Identify your triggers/cues
3. Define the behavior
4. Three Rs: 

• Record your progress
• Reward yourself
• Redirect your efforts if you have slipped

We all need more whitespace in our lives: Time to explore, play, and think. Try switching off your phone from time to time and going out into nature to get lost in your thoughts. Meditation can also be a great addition to your daily routine.