[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Productivity]] - People: [[Joey Schweitzer]] (Better Ideas) - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd_Lcub_OxA --- ## Summary - Start with ACTION. Action can BECOME INSPIRATION, which can transform to MOTIVATION and drive MOMENTUM for continued action - The [[Do something principle]]. - [[Always be knolling]]. Move your body. [[Be water|Empty your mind]]. Tidy your area. [[Cleaning connects you with your material|Connect with your materials]]. - [[Taking action is always a negotiation with yourself]]. - Balance with progressive overload. Build [[Atomic habits]]. Avoid cycling between the extremes. - [[Compare yourself to who you were yesterday vs. who someone else is today]]. - [[Rise from your actions to become the person you wish to become]] ## Notes ### Ruts - A lot of people seem to CYCLE between periods of SUCCESS and SELF DESTRUCTION and FAILURE. ### The "Do Something" principle - It is a MEANS to TAKE ACTION when you don't have the motivation to do anything. - If you don't want to do something, then you can do something else as a catalyst to help you get started. Something to start the MOMENTUM of action. - [[You need momentum to do things more than you need motivation]]. - INSPIRATION can spark MOTIVATION for you to take ACTION. - However, the [[Do something principle]] dictates that INSPIRATION, MOTIVATION, and ACTION is not a linear sequence. It is an endless loop. You can start anywhere. Therefore, you can start with ACTION, which BECOMES INSPIRATION. - Monotonous actions can be used as MOMENTUM for you to take further ACTION. - [[Always be knolling]]. Move your body. [[Be water|Empty your mind]]. Tidy your area. [[Cleaning connects you with your material|Connect with your materials]]. - Use tricks and techniques like the [[2-minute rule]]. ### Reward yourself with small wins - [[The need to reward yourself with small wins, especially if you're in a vulnerable situation, is a psychological necessity]]. - In order for the logical + practical parts of your mind to convince the more primal parts of your mind to DO SOMETHING, it's important that you're NOT too IRON FISTED with your demands. - [[Taking action is always a negotiation with yourself]]. - Use higher judgement to provide compassion. Gradually win yourself over. - [[Reward yourself for doing something constructive for once]]. ### Progressive overload - (This is the same technique used for weight-training). - Instead of cycling between too much action, then experiencing too much fatigue and burn out... You need to gradually massage the lifestyle that you desire so that your mind and body gradually get used to it. - It's the sustainable way for you to develop your [[Atomic habits]]. - [[Compare yourself to who you were yesterday vs. who someone else is today]]. - If you develop plan; If you [[10 bullets|Keep a list]] - [[I visualize where I wanted to be, what kind of player I wanted to become. I knew exactly where I wanted to go, and I focused on getting there.|to visualize and play out where you want to go]]. That's easier than you trying to be productive all of a sudden. - [[Rise from your actions to become the person you wish to become]]