I was talking to a friend yesterday about how his decision to just SIP in MFs and not individual stocks have helped him avoid 100s of subsequent decisions on buying/selling individual stocks, days of research, and also worry.
A few dozen tips/things that have worked for me and you might to implement in your lives.
(Have to justify Gareebo ka James Clear bio somehow. And also generate content for my blog)
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I was talking to a friend yesterday about how his decision to just SIP in MFs and not individual stocks have helped him avoid 100s of subsequent decisions on buying/selling individual stocks, days of research, and also worry.
A. Wearing only company tees, a few random colored hoodies. I have 0 interest in fashion. I don't want to waste my time thinking about what to wear every day.
B. Saying No by default to most catchups, webinars, random engagements.
Last year I started writing regularly and ended up publishing 200+ content. That was only possible because I reduced the friction to take notes by speaking vs writing. And also separated out the thought dump and edit components of writing.
When I used to work out regularly, I would put out my socks and shoes the previous day because I realized I always dropped off at that stage.
Bonus: Buy a whiteboard. Write that task down and put it in front of your desk.
I use both for focus time. They have been game-changers.
I always used to forget my vitamins until I decided to keep it in my desk. Alarms did not work. Todos did not work.
Now just by seeing them for most part of my day makes sure that I don't forget them.
Knowing I would spend months, now more than a year, I filled my house with things which I think make me happy.
Plants, a comfortable sofa, a reading chair.
My level of happiness went up a lot since I moved to my new place.
A. Stretching
B. 5 mins yoga in my chair
D. Vitamins
E. Working out (again to decrease friction I keep my exercise gear in my study room)
You get the idea.
When I was a kid, I used to buy running gear before I actually ran. I bought an iPad with a pencil before I knew how to design.
Now I have reversed the order.
I realized I did not like to take photos enough to upgrade on gear. I saved a lot of money by not being dumb and buying camera gear before I needed.
Follow this simple rule and you will save a lot of money and will not have to hang your clothes over your treadmill.
If you read my blog it is just frameworks; from running personal OKRs to how to run a product team.
There is a high chance you are not busy, you just do not know how to prioritize your time.
New: You are an average of the 50 people you follow online and whose opinions you have invited into your head.
Be careful of who you let in.
I am just tweeting this thread from 100s of random notes I have on my phone. There is no structure.
I also hate editing. There is a typo in the first tweet of this thread.
Volume over perfection.
For example. will change my house every 3-4 years. This means at least 10 more shifts in my lifetime.
I am creating a checklist for house shifts from my notes below
I have written playbooks on football and Poker which you can find on my site. Here is the one on Fifa I am writing
A. Shame list of your mistakes
B. A 2.0 version of you; what you aspire to be
C. Feedback doc
D. Brag list
E. Gap analysis
G. Development plan doc
H. Learnings from your shames/mistakes
All are there on my site.
Adding something/ bookmarking something != Doing something.
Be a doer.
To avoid zero days I make sure I read at least half an hour every day if not more.
More from Life
It doesn't happen because you want it to happen.
It doesn't happen because you made it happen.
It happens because you allow it to happen.
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It doesn't happen because you made it happen.
It happens because you allow it to happen.
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There is a fine line between persistence and stubbornness.
— The Irrational Investor (@position_trader) August 28, 2019
True for life, true for investing.