1. My best days all started the night before. Every time I had a productive, focused day I could trace it back to the night before where I already knew what I wanted to get done. The days I woke up with no plan were almost always the ones I wasted.
2. I confused being busy with making progress. Some weeks I felt exhausted and thought I was killing it. Then I'd look back at my entries and realize I spent most of that time on stuff that didn't actually move me closer to anything I cared about. Being tired doesn't mean you're growing.
3. I quit things way too early. I noticed I'd start something, hit a wall around week 2 or 3, and drop it. Every time. Once I saw that pattern I started pushing through that window and almost everything got easier on the other side.
4. Small wins compound and you don't notice until you look back. Day to day it felt like nothing was changing. But when I'd flip back a few months the difference was obvious. The version of me 6 months ago wouldn't recognize how I operate now.
by goncalopn
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Been struggling with the same problem, been thinking a lot about it lately.
That dashboard looks cool tho what is it?
Thanks for this write up, especially that 3rd point is something I’ve always struggled with and always infuriated me. I gotta do better!
Thanks for the value man. It’s always a little more relieving for me seeing others around here go through similar experiences.