So refreshing to read this! I’ve been struggling with this myself as I have a lot of hobbies and interests that I aimlessly do whenever I feel like. I think setting aspirational goals would make learning new things much more effective! Would be interesting to see your progress on this :)
1) I think the idea is to include reward like activities within the day so that a productive day feels less like a struggle and more like something to look forward to. For me, i make sure that i do not schedule more than 5-6 hrs of work, i like reading so i try to schedule time for that every day then i keep scheduling time for some social activity or poker or cricket or something else. The idea is to intentionally block time even for fun activities and that can be your reward. One more thing that helps me is to take a day off after a month of this or maybe a week off after 3-4 months and then get back into the game.
2) Yeah its difficult to track the progress on that and honestly, i haven't intentionally gotten to those as yet but i think your social circle is the biggest indicator on this. For example, whether you are being a good listener can be gauged through how comfortable people are sharing their personal things with you or how non-judgemental you are of the person sharing a problem with you. If you are kind or generous, you will have some instance where you go out of your way for someone who you may or may not care for and without any ulterior motive, you will be mindful of your words, you are forgiving more often than not and more like these.
So refreshing to read this! I’ve been struggling with this myself as I have a lot of hobbies and interests that I aimlessly do whenever I feel like. I think setting aspirational goals would make learning new things much more effective! Would be interesting to see your progress on this :)
Thank you, Hasan! Will be sharing more details and hopefully iteratively improve upon this in the future newsletters, stay tuned :)
Great job Mehul!
Great read! I usually struggle to plan, and leave it with the thought of embracing chaos. This article has some great ideas on planning!
Curious to know how(if?) you reward yourself on a productive day?
Also, how do you measure progress on your adult life goals? Eg. (being more kind/happy etc.)
Thanks Neil!
1) I think the idea is to include reward like activities within the day so that a productive day feels less like a struggle and more like something to look forward to. For me, i make sure that i do not schedule more than 5-6 hrs of work, i like reading so i try to schedule time for that every day then i keep scheduling time for some social activity or poker or cricket or something else. The idea is to intentionally block time even for fun activities and that can be your reward. One more thing that helps me is to take a day off after a month of this or maybe a week off after 3-4 months and then get back into the game.
2) Yeah its difficult to track the progress on that and honestly, i haven't intentionally gotten to those as yet but i think your social circle is the biggest indicator on this. For example, whether you are being a good listener can be gauged through how comfortable people are sharing their personal things with you or how non-judgemental you are of the person sharing a problem with you. If you are kind or generous, you will have some instance where you go out of your way for someone who you may or may not care for and without any ulterior motive, you will be mindful of your words, you are forgiving more often than not and more like these.