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A system is...
- Something you do on a regular basis that increases your odds of success regardless of the immediate outcome.
- A collection of goals, tools, habits, and methods is not the same as a purposeful system.
- A working system allows you to reduce your tasks to a manageable set of inputs and outputs, and establish some predictability.
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- If you do something every day, it’s a system.
- If you’re waiting to achieve it someday in the future, it’s a goal.
- Take yourself mentally from step one all the way to the final step.
- At each step, ask yourself what tools, resources, information, or people you might need access to.
- Put them in a designated space or build in the easiest possible method for getting what you need when you need it.
- As part of the system, plan a regular time to restock the consumable resources that the system requires.
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Take advantage of this state, by scheduling your most important work for this period. Focus on performing Deep Work, meaning you get to work free of distraction for a long period of time.
It means focusing on consistent improvements in your life, no matter how small the steps you take towards your goals. Becoming even 1% better everyday is a simple, practical way to achieve big goals.