Instead of following the tips from other people, one should have an experimental mindset to try and build a lifestyle that suits them. And this in itself is a process.

The Experimental Mindset

Problem Solving

“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work."

Quote

We are not very good at multitasking because can truly focus on only one thing at a time.Discipline leads to creativity.&nbsp;If we are able to bring discipline and order in our daily lives, by decluttering and focusing on the important things, we can be more productive and achieve a lot.

Order and Creativity

By using regular systems for your daily activities and bringing in good habits in your day, you can increase your productivity and eventually achieve your goals.It helps to regularly check your energy levels and find the right time of the day to do your best work.

A Daily Habit

Regular practice develops your skills due to the fact that productivity habits compound.The act of a successful positive habit increases manifold as we move up the ladder.

Daily Practice

How a week can look like:<ul><li>Mondays can be used as a schedule setting and meetings day, setting you off for the entire week of productive work.</li><li>Tuesdays can be used for thinking, analysis, and writing, with minimal use of email or phone.</li><li>Wednesdays can be used for distraction-free deep work.</li><li>Thursdays as a catch-up day to do all spillover work from the previous 3 days.</li><li>Fridays can be used in an activity that interests you the most, like training other people, for example.</li></ul>

Week Day Distribution

When I started working on Catalysr in 2016, I was extremely unproductive, checking Facebook every 10 minutes. But overtime I became obsessed on how leaders get things done. I worked on improving myself, from reading and listening to podcasts, to getting some fantastic mentorship from my co-founder Jake Muller and others, and finally applying it to develop my own regime over the last 3 years.

Gustave Flaubert

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