Sleeping Time must be 7-8hrs, Now a days we have disturbed our sleeping cycle in this period of Covid. So to make a proper SleepCycle you have to sleep on a Daily Fixed time & wake up at the daily fixed time so, that you can make a Proper sleep cycle you should take sleep of 6-8hrs of sleep.

Rule No 1. Sleeping Time:

You Make sure to avoid all the distractions from the devices like social media etc. you spend this 1 hour with yourself by doing some kind of exercise, yoga, Meditation & Reading the Self-help book. sitting In front of the sun or the proper sunlight while having one cup of black/ green tea or coffee.

Rule No 2. 1st Hour of Day:

It Means if the first thing you do in the morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing the worst is behind you. Your frog is your worst task, and you should do it first thing in the morning.

Rule No 3. Eat that frog first:

Make a Proper Road map of your Goals. So basically when you have a road map of what you have to so it will help you to make To-Do list. make sure you make a road map not a timetable because when you make Long Term timetable it will put a burden on you as compared to Road Map. Psychologically when the human brain senses a Heavy Load it will start to Procrastinate the work. as you make a whole timetable for the whole year or something like that... Make sure to structure a Road Map.

Rule No 4. Make a long Term Road Map:

This is particularly for those students who are preparing for Competitive exams. it will help you to be focused in studies.

Rule No 5. Avoiding Functions/ Program/ Party:

While you are studying or Working makes a Proper Priorities. if you are studying then always put 2 subjects on High Priorities, same in your work. it will help you to Simplify your work.

Rule No 6. Things on the Priority:

The human brain only retains up to 10% of the whole reading you did, whenever you Finish your reading or whatever make sure to write it in one book. So while next time you go through it you will get a proper understanding.

Rule No 7. Use the 10% rule for Revising & Remembering from the book:

Whatever you Retained & wrote in the book (Refer rule 6) just go through it once or twice & again see what is Important. write it in your Language. (NOTE: while Compressing the content don't lose main content).

Rule No 8. Make a proper Flash Card:

If you Understated the above 2 points then it will be easy for you. 3-4 times read book & 2-3 Flashcard & the things you wrote in the book of 10% rule.

Rule No 9. 5-6 times Reading for long-term Remembering:

As mentioned above to make Road Map, After making a road map you have to do a TO-DO list. to-do is far different from Time table. so don’t make a timetable, make a To-do list. Click Here to Know to Make a To-do list. when you make to-do it will let you know the productivity of the day. If you follow it 70-80% of it then you have achieved & your day was productive.

Rule No 10. To-Do Reality:

Use your ego as your strength, by making a proper announcement in-home, friends, family, etc. that you have planed & what you are going to do.

Rule No 11. EGO as Strength:

If you are a student Then don't fill your stomach full. keep it just 75% filled, if get hunger eats again but don’t eat full. Because when your stomach is full then, Oxygen of brain reduces & goes to your stomach to digest the food you consumed, due to low Oxygen in brain you start felling Sleepy & Feel lazy.

Rule No 12. Fill your stomach only 75%:

Environment isolation makes all disturbance out of your Room, Make a proper study table and chair. Use Proper light & whenever you are studying that time only On that light and don't do studies in the bed mainly in winter Seasons. By doing these things your subconscious mind gets triggered by such activities for a long time it will help you to be more productive in your studies and work.

Rule No 13. Environment Isolation:

The Pomodoro Technique is a Time management system that encourages people to work with the time they have—rather than against it. Using this method, you break your workday into 25-minute chunks separated by five-minute breaks. ... After about four pomodoros, you take a longer break of about 15 to 20 minutes.

Rule No 14. Pomodoro technique:

You can do Long hours of Sitting. by using the above method (Pomodoro Technique) Keep your Sitting like: 2hr+2hr+3hr      = On Week Days. 2hr+2hr+3hr+3hr  = On Week Ends.

Rule No15. Long hours of Sitting:

these are some Rules for Productivity in Study & Work which helped me...

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Productivity

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Personal Development

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Motivation & Inspiration

15 Rules for Productivity in Study & Work

Procrastination is the act of delaying or putting off tasks until the last minute. Why does it happen?Either the task is boring or very difficult or you are just busy with something else.The Procrastination CycleYou decide some tasks for the day - You get distracted- You put off some tasks for later - You promise to do them tomorrow - That tomorrow never comes - You realize that you have wasted your time - You regret - You are sad the whole day thinking about it - You waste the whole day mourning your wasted time - You realize you have wasted another day - And it goes on forever

Procrastination - The Thief your Time

<ol><li>Identify what causes you to procrastinate</li><li>Once you have identified WHY you procrastinate, don't think too much about it. This will cause you to regret and waste your present time and the cycle goes on.</li><li>Use the 2-minute rule - If you feel the task can be completed within 2 minutes do it right now. If the task is longer just do it for 5 minutes. (basically, just start)</li><li>Set goals and deadlines</li><li>Avoid distractions</li><li>Make the task easier and more attractive</li><li>Reward yourself</li></ol>

How to stop procrastination?

You can break any task into 3 parts. Pre-task, Task, and Post-task.Pre-task: This includes the work you do before actually starting the task. For example, it could be getting up, opening the laptop, getting the required notebooks, etc. These are easy tasks. Whenever you feel you are procrastinating, start with small steps, tell yourself that you only need to get up and open the laptop, that's it. This could prevent you from procrastinating.Task: The actual taskPost-task: these could include cleaning up the table after use or keeping back notebooks at the place, etc.

Break larger tasks into smaller ones

By what right do I, who have wasted this day, make claims on tomorrow?

Procrastination is a thief of time. These ideas could help you overcome procrastination and lead a productive life.

Learn everything you need to know about why you procrastinate and how to stop doing it.

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Time Management

A Guide for People Who Want to Overcome Procrastination and Start Getting Things Done – Solving Procrastination

Every task, every commitment should be written down. This frees your mind from the energy- and attention-sucking job of trying to remember. In his seminal book on productivity, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000280?tag=s7621-20">Getting Things Done </a>, David Allen points out how uncompleted commitments take up psychic energy, each one making you just the tiniest bit more tired, more distracted, and therefore less productive. He emphasizes that the first step to managing your life and time is getting every commitment, large and small, out of your head and into a trusted system. I use <a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/">OmniFocus </a>to capture these commitments, but you can start with a simple pen and paper.

1. Write It Down

The best way to hit the ground running is to start the night before.Before leaving your workspace, or before going to bed, take 10 minutes to look over the next day’s commitments.What appointments can’t be missed? What do you need to have with you for those appointments? (Make sure you’ve gathered those materials and have them ready to go.) What three to five tasks must get done?Decide what you’ll do first. Look at that to-do list and decide whether any tasks on it can be delegated to someone else.

2. Get a Head Start

Everyone of us has one or more tasks on our to-do list that we dread doing. Maybe it’s that unpleasant phone call you don’t want to make, or that blog post you’ve been putting off writing because you don’t know how to start, or that project that just overwhelms you because it’s so massive. Whatever it is, it hangs over your head, distracting you with guilt because it keeps getting pushed to the next day and the next. Do it first thing. Writer Michael Hyatt talks about slaying your dragons before breakfast—there’s nothing more motivating for the rest of your day than crossing that monster.

3. Do your most hardest task first

Simple tactics for mastering your day, achieving both productivity and peace of mind. Check out these effective productivity tips to live a stress-free but efficient life.

Top 3 Productivity Tips to Achieve More and Create Peace of Mind

Dopamine (also known as the feel-good hormone) is a chemical produced by the body, which acts as a neurotransmitter (chemical messenger) in the brain. You do various activities throughout the day. You find some interesting and you think you can do them all day like playing games, and some are just so boring like studying maybe. This is because whenever you play games, it gives you a sense of reward and that triggers dopamine production in your brain. While activities like studying are low dopamine-producing and that doesn't excite you much.

Dopamine Detox - Reset your brain for success

So the simplest explanation of dopamine detox is "Avoid your pleasures and temptations for some time." You just have to leave whatever is your distraction for a week and observe the change.Avoid your pleasures and focus on things like studying. You will observe that after some time you will start enjoying studying. Because you will not get dopamine through games but from studying (I have tried it myself!)However, this doesn't mean that you will not enjoy your pleasures anymore. But it will help you to regulate your pleasures and not get addicted to them.

How to Enjoy the Most Boring Tasks

A simple yet useful hack to find joy in your work

You probably don't have a problem playing video games or browsing social media on your phone. In fact I have no doubt you could sit in front of a screen and do both of those activities for 2 hours, or even longer without breaking your concentration. But what about half an hour of studying? That might be too hard. How about working on your side business for another hour? Doesn't sound too appealing. Even though you logically know that studying, exercising, building a business or something equally productive, will bring you more benefits in the long run, you still prefer watching TV, playing video games and scrolling through social media. One might argue that it's obvious why. One activity is easy and doesn't require much effort, while the other activity is difficult and it requires you to apply yourself. But some people seem to have no problem studying, exercising, or working on their side projects, regularly. Which begs the question: Why are some people more motivated to tackle difficult things? And is there a way to make doing difficult things, easy? References: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-athletes-way/201405/the-neuroscience-pleasure-and-addiction https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2791340/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/0092-8674(95)90145-0 https://www.centersite.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=48370&cn=1408 Images © Piers Baker www.svgdoodlewhiteboard.com

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Problem Solving

You probably don't have a problem playing video games or browsing social media on your phone. In fact I have no doubt you could sit in front of a screen and do both of those activities for 2 hours, or even longer without breaking your concentration.
But what about half an hour of studying? That might be too hard.
How about working on your side business for another hour? Doesn't sound too appealing.

Even though you logically know that studying, exercising, building a business or something equally productive, will bring you more benefits in the long run, you still prefer watching TV, playing video games and scrolling through social media.

One might argue that it's obvious why.
One activity is easy and doesn't require much effort, while the other activity is difficult and it requires you to apply yourself.

But some people seem to have no problem studying, exercising, or working on their side projects, regularly.

Which begs the question: Why are some people more motivated to tackle difficult things?
And is there a way to make doing difficult things, easy?

References:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-athletes-way/201405/the-neuroscience-pleasure-and-addiction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2791340/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/0092-8674(95)90145-0
https://www.centersite.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=48370&cn=1408

Images © Piers Baker www.svgdoodlewhiteboard.com

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This is a place where I share what I’ve learned along the way.
I draw from different fields, such as psychology, philosophy, biology, economy, and many others, but every single topic falls under the personal growth umbrella.
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Better Than Yesterday

How I Tricked My Brain To Like Doing Hard Things (dopamine detox)

Practicing detachment is part of life.I’m not trying to say that success and happiness are bad things to be chasing, it’s just that I came to a realise : chasing something too hard can lead to a lot of expectations and attachment to the outcome of a situation, which in itself can lead to suffering. What will they say? What will they decide?

The Art of Detachment: Learning to Let Go

We all know by now that an outcome in any given situation is unpredictable. There are too many factors to know exactly what might happen. It may turn out the way we want, or it may not, but there’s no way to know which way it’ll go. Letting go of the outcome is a practice to work on every day. With our heart wrapped up in it, we become like sailors hoping for the blessed sight of land after a long voyage, anxiously waiting for that first sight of the green shores of our homeland, the place where we belong.

Letting Go.

Many claim that there is a way of detaching from such emotional situations, using your logic to essentially “talk yourself out of” feelings and convince yourself that though they may be valid, these emotions aren’t necessarily true.Researchers claim that the triangle of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours is reciprocal. Any change in the cycle has an influence on the others

The Natural Course

Now, I’m not trying to say that success and happiness are bad things to be chasing, it’s just that I came to a realization that day: chasing something too hard can lead to a lot of expectations and…

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

"If you job is to eat a frog, it's best to do it first in the morning and nothing worse would happen the rest of the day. If your job is to eat two frogs, eat the bigger one first"

Eat The Frog First : Simple Time Management Hack

Everyday, you have a lot of tasks to do. Some are habitual like brushing, bathing, eating breakfast, etc. Some are interesting, that we will love to do and some will be boring and extremely difficult. Those difficult and boring tasks are your frogs for the day. These are the tasks you are most likely to procrastinate.Finish the most boring, ugliest task of the day at first. It will help you set priorities and you won't have to procrastinate more!

Study the most boring or the most difficult subject in the morning, so that you won't procrastinate it for later and neither will you get worsen in the subject. Also if you study it almost everyday you will hopefully start to hate it a little less. After you finish studying that subject for the day, you have ample of time for other things to do!

Use this Hack in your studies

This is one of the simplest productivity hack, anyone could use in whatever field.

"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning." Eat The Frog is the simplest system to make progress on your most important goals. 

What Is Eat the Frog? A Dead Simple System for Productivity Minimalists

<ul><li>Don’t let metrics you don’t control define you.</li><li>Ask yourself if you want the reward you’re seeking, in order to know when to quit something hard.</li><li>Be completely honest with yourself about the reasons behind the decisions you’re making. </li><li>Identify the stuff that you really enjoy.</li><li>Treat your audience as friends.</li></ul>

Key Insights

It made me focus on impact rather than vanity metrics 

Hey friends, in this weeks episode I chat to YouTuber and Ironman athlete @Natacha Océane. Natacha quit her PhD in Biophysics to start a YouTube channel that tests fitness theories and translates the science behind health and fitness to address information gaps. In our conversation we chat about her feelings around quitting academia, fears of putting herself on the internet and how she built mental resilience and self awareness through athletic performance. Season 1 Episode 10 First 200 get 20% off the annual premium subscription for Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/deepdive 00:00 Intro 1:30 Ironman Triathlon 12:42 Goals & Control 18:33 Unlocking performance & Resilience 23:40 Quitting 34:18 Starting YouTube & Misinformation 44:40 Content Creation 56:55 Self-awareness 1:10:27 Rapid Fire Questions 🔗 CONNECT WITH NATACHA 📹 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/NatachaOc%C3%A9anefit 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/natacha.oceane/?hl=en 🏋🏻‍♀️ Website - https://natachaoceane.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/aliabdaal 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 💻 Website - https://aliabdaal.com 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins - https://geni.us/fI9IM The One Thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan - https://geni.us/kAMgB Mastery by Robert Green - https://geni.us/MV8a Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain - https://geni.us/XuvdkP6 📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/ 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover their journey's towards finding joy and fulfilment at work and in life. In each episode our host Ali Abdaal talks to his guests about their philosophies, strategies and tools that have helped them along their personal path to living a life of happiness and meaning. There's no manual for living a happy life, but we hope that from these shared experiences you'll leave each episode with practical advice you can use to help you along the way. 🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflC... RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... 🧠 SPONSORED BY BRILLIANT This episode is kindly supported by Brilliant, the best way to learn maths, science and computer science online. Brilliant focuses on helping you learn through interactive courses that work to develop your intuition and first principles knowledge, rather than just memorising methods and facts. Sign up at https://brilliant.org/deepdive - the first 200 people will receive 20% off the annual premium subscription. 👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏 PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

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Career

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Health

Hey friends, in this weeks episode I chat to YouTuber and Ironman athlete @natachaoceane. Natacha quit her PhD in Biophysics to start a YouTube channel that tests fitness theories and translates the science behind health and fitness to address information gaps. In our conversation we chat about her feelings around quitting academia, fears of putting herself on the internet and how she built mental resilience and self awareness through athletic performance. 

Season 1 Episode 10

First 200 get 20% off the annual premium subscription for Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/deepdive

00:00 Intro 
1:30 Ironman Triathlon
12:42 Goals & Control 
18:33 Unlocking performance & Resilience 
23:40 Quitting 
34:18 Starting YouTube & Misinformation
44:40 Content Creation
56:55 Self-awareness
1:10:27 Rapid Fire Questions

🔗 CONNECT WITH NATACHA 

📹 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/NatachaOc%C3%A9anefit
📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/natacha.oceane/?hl=en
🏋🏻‍♀️ Website - https://natachaoceane.com/

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI 

🎥 YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/aliabdaal
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💻 Website - https://aliabdaal.com
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED

Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins - https://geni.us/fI9IM
The One Thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan - https://geni.us/kAMgB
Mastery by Robert Green - https://geni.us/MV8a
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain - https://geni.us/XuvdkP6

📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover their journey's towards finding joy and fulfilment at work and in life. In each episode our host Ali Abdaal talks to his guests about their philosophies, strategies and tools that have helped them along their personal path to living a life of happiness and meaning. There's no manual for living a happy life, but we hope that from these shared experiences you'll leave each episode with practical advice you can use to help you along the way. 

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🧠 SPONSORED BY BRILLIANT

This episode is kindly supported by Brilliant, the best way to learn maths, science and computer science online. Brilliant focuses on helping you learn through interactive courses that work to develop your intuition and first principles knowledge, rather than just memorising methods and facts. Sign up at https://brilliant.org/deepdive - the first 200 people will receive 20% off the annual premium subscription.

👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH 

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The podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. In each episode, YouTuber, Podcaster and soon to be author Ali has conversations with guests from wide-ranging areas around the five pillars of a good life: health, wealth, love, happiness and impact - to empower you to live your best life. 

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Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal 

Building a 2.3 Million Follower Brand While Studying - Natacha Océane

How I Built a 2.3 Million Follower Brand WHILST Studying - Natacha Océane

Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior.

?Our smartphone is a space, where we spend a copious amount of time, that we may have overlooked as an environment.For better or worse, we go about our daily lives in this digital palm-sized space.

Our smartphone is the environment

“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

“Healthy” doesn’t necessarily mean very little screen time, but screen time that is dominated by the right apps.You have to put the right triggers front and center.

The key to healthy phone usage is thoughtful customization

The Apps Hierarchy<ul><li>Tier 1: Habit-builders</li><li>Tier 2: Daily Tools</li><li>Tier 3: Someday Apps</li></ul>

Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it

Value: An app’s value is based on how it strongly aligns with and supports your values, goals, & desired habitsVisibility: This includes both the app’s accessibility (placement on screen) and how active the app can be (notification settings)

Apps with higher value should have more visibility on your phone

Apps that support the habits you want to build or maintain.Make the habit (those apps) obvious.

Tier 1: Habit-builders

These are the apps you need for your day-to-day activities or facilitate an important aspect of your life.Standard apps such as Safari, Contacts, and Messages

Tier 2: Daily Tools

You either might need them someday or you need them some of the time. Standard iPhone apps that you occasionally use, such as the App Store or Voice Memo app

Tier 3: Someday Apps

Apps that:<ul><li>Are completely useless and you just forgot they were still there</li><li>Take up too much of your time when they really shouldn’t</li></ul>Just “cut bad habits off at the source.”

Dust Bunnies

<ul><li>Step 1: Only display your Habit-builders and Daily Tools</li><li>Step 2: Adjust the notifications of your apps</li><li>Step 3: Test & adjust</li></ul>With this setup, your home screen will be an instant, stark reminder of all the things you value and are working towards.

Arranging The Applications

The key to healthy phone usage is thoughtful customization.

When it comes to habit formation, self-improvement author James Clear writes, “Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior.” The spaces we find ourselves in—how they’re arranged and…

How to Architect Your Smartphone for a More Focused Life

When you practice gratitude, your world changes.People are magnets. When you’re grateful for what you have, you will attract more of the positive and good. Gratitude is contagious. It changes not only your world, but everyone else’s you come in contact with.

50. Spend time reflecting on your blessings at least once per day

We’ve become so high-paced in the world that everything we do is on the go. We’ve forgotten what it means to just be with our loved ones.It doesn’t matter if it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Eating together creates a sense of community like nothing else.

49. Eat at least one meal with your family per day

If left untreated, gum disease can be a risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, and a high body mass index.Yes, not flossing can make you fat.Not only that, but it greatly reduces bad breath.

48. Floss your teeth

Many people have horrible relationships with their parents.Growing up can be tough and sometimes our parents make horrible decisions that negatively impact us.If your parents are still around, rekindle those ties or increase the flame. You’ll find enormous joy in those relationships.

47. Become good friends with your parents

The messages of handwritten letters impact deeper and are remembered longer than electronic messages.Handwritten messages are so powerful that people often keep these notes for a long time. Sometimes a lifetime.

46. Write and place a short, thoughtful note for someone once per day

People are instinctively cooperative and generous.When you want to say “I love you,” to a loved one, just do it. Don’t think about it.Paralysis by analysis is dumb. And Malcolm Gladwell explains in Blink that snap-decisions are often far better than well-thought out ones.

45. Be spontaneously generous with a stranger at least once per month

Very few things in life are just randomly given to you as an adult. In most cases, you need to earn it and/or ask for it.The entire crowdfunding industry is based on making asks.Start making bold and audacious asks. What’s the worst that could happen? They say “No”?What’s the best that could happen?When you don’t ask, you lose by default. And you’ll never know the opportunities you missed out on.Put yourself out there. You’ll be blown away by what happens.

44. Make one audacious request per week (what do you have to lose?)

71 percent of bed makers consider themselves happySomething so simple. Yet, when you make your bed first thing in the morning, you knock-off your first accomplishment of the day. This puts you in a mindset of “winning.”

43. Make your bed first thing in the morning

“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.” — Jim Collins

42. Have no more than 3 items on your to-do list each day

Research has repeatedly found that when behavior is tracked and evaluated, it improves drastically.It’s best to track only a few things. Maybe just one at a time.

41. Track at least one habit/behavior you’re trying to improve

However, most wealthy people’s income comes from multiple sources.With a few short years of intentional and focused work, you can have several income streams.

40. Have multiple income streams (the more the better)

No matter your skill-set and interests, you can put a business in place that runs 24/7 even while you’re sleeping, sitting on the beach, or playing with your kids.An entrepreneur is someone who works for a few years like no one will so they can live the rest of their life like no one else can.

39. Create an automated income source that takes care of the fundamentals

Warren Buffett doesn’t invest in technology because he doesn’t understand it. Instead, he invests in banking and insurance. He’s not a tech guy. He invests in what he understands.

38. Invest only in industries you are informed about

<ul><li>In a free-market economy, anyone can make as much money as they want.</li><li>Your background, highest level of education, or IQ is irrelevant when it comes to earning money.</li><li>The bigger the problem you solve, the more money you make.</li><li>Expect to make lots of money. Think BIG.</li><li>What you focus on expands. If you believe in scarcity, you’ll have little.</li><li>When you create incredible value for others, you have the right to make as much money as you want.</li><li>You’re not going to be discovered, saved, or made rich by someone else. If you want to be successful, you have to build it yourself.</li></ul>

37. “Change the way you feel, think, and act about money” — Steve Down

Every decision has opportunity cost. When you choose one thing, you simultaneously don’t choose several others.We must define success, wealth, and happiness in our own terms because if we don’t, society will for us — and we will always fall short. Our lives will be an endless race for the next best thing. We’ll never experience contentment.

36. Define what wealth and happiness mean to you

Change freaks people out. It immediately pulls you from your comfort zone. Which is exactly what you need. You’ll often feel like a fraud. But impostor syndrome is exactly what you should be seeking.

35. Make a few radical changes to your life each year

When you wake up and put yourself, not other people first, you position yourself to win before you ever begin playing.

34. Check your email and social media at least 60–90 minutes after you wake up

Paying rent is like working hourly. You get money while you’re on the clock. When you’re not on the clock, you get no money. Earning equity is like having residual income.

33. Buy a small place rather than rent

It’s a no-brainer. If you’re not drinking the healthy amount of water each day, you should critically assess your priorities in life.

32. Drink 64–100 ounces of water per day

31. Tithe or give 10 percent of your income away

“I would have saved 10 percent automatically from my paycheck by direct deposit into a savings account earning the best possible interest compounded daily.” — D. Lorinser

30. Save 10 percent or more of your income

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” — Jim RohnWho you spend time with is incredibly important.

29. Make friends with five people who inspire you

It’s not your choice if people choose to forgive you.

28. Genuinely apologize to people you’ve mistreated

Relaxation is crucial for success. People approach their lives like a workout without rest breaks.

27. Give at least one guilt-free hour to relaxation per day

Expect optimal performance from yourself and let the chips fall where they may. Put most simply: Do what is right, let the consequence follow.

26. Stop obsessing about the outcome

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.”If you don’t believe in your dreams, the chances of them happening are slim to none. But if you can come to fully know the things you seek will occur, the universe will conspire to make it happen.

25. Choose to have faith in something bigger than yourself, skepticism is easy

Juicing is an incredible way to get loads of vitamins and nutrients from fruits and vegetables. These nutrients can:<ul><li>Help protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer and various inflammatory diseases</li><li>Guard against oxidative cellular damage from everyday cellular maintenance and exposure to chemicals and pollution.</li></ul>

24. Buy a juicer and juice a few times per week

<a href="http://dailyhealthpost.com/8-medically-based-reasons-to-consume-coconut-oil-every-day/">Coconut oil</a> is a healthy alternative to caffeine. Eating a small amount will give you a shot of energy without the side-effects.

23. Consume a tablespoon of coconut oil once per day

While all of that untapped energy gets removed, a new wave of positive energy comes into your life. You can use that energy in more useful and productive ways.

22. Remove all non-essentials from your life (start with your closet)

There is always a faster way than you originally conceive. Actually, goal-setting can slow your progress and diminish your potential if you rely too heavily upon it.

21. Decide where you’ll be in five years and get there in two

Use this technique and you’ll be consuming as much information as you once consumed caffeine.

20. Listen to audiobooks and podcasts on 1.5 or 2x speed, your brain will change faster

Eating protein first decreases your white carbohydrate cravings. These are the types of carbs that get you fat. Think bagels, toast, and donuts.Protein-rich foods keep you full longer than other foods because they take longer to leave the stomach. Also, protein keeps blood-sugar levels steady, which prevents spikes in hunger.

19. Consume 30 grams of protein within the first 30 minutes of waking up

The more you express love (like gratitude), the more other people feel love for you.

18. Say “I love you” 3+ times a day to the most important people in your life

Don’t be surprised as your habit of graciously saying “thank you” turns into even more to be thankful for.

17. Say “Thank you” every time you’re served by someone

Your 20 seconds of daily courage will most consistently involve saying “no” to stuff that doesn’t really matter. “No more yes. It’s either HELL YEAH! or no.” — <a href="https://sivers.org/hellyeah">Derek Sivers</a>

16. Say “No” to people, obligations, requests, and opportunities you’re not interested in from now on

Cold water triggers a wave of mood-boosting neurochemicals which make you feel happy.Just do it for 60–90 seconds, then get out. You’ll be very pleased.

15. Replace warm showers with cold ones

Sleep is just as important as eating and drinking water. Despite this, millions of people do not sleep enough and experience insane problems as a result.

14. Get 7+ hours of sleep each night

Waking up early allows you to proactively and consciously design your day. You can start with a morning routine that sets the tone for your whole day.

13. Go to bed early and rise early

Taking the time to spontaneously — as well as planned — helping other people is one of the greatest joys in life.As <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/10/finding-joy-in-the-journey?lang=eng&_r=1">Thomas Monson</a> has said, “Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.”

12. Do something kind for someone else daily

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