The One-Minute Skim:

How To Plan Your Day In 5 Minutes

Planning your day doesn’t need to be a long and exhausting ritual. This easy organizing method is how I stay on track with the massive actions that bring me the most results. (And yes, it’s as simple as writing on an index card!)

Are you waiting for that big, game-changing result to swoop in and save the day?

It seems that the only way to experience monumental shifts in our lives is for insane transformation to hit us all at once.

But, what if I told you that “taking massive action” doesn’t mean that the actions themselves need to be massive?

In the book The 4-Hour Work Week, author Tim Ferriss addresses this very misconception.

“Lifestyle design is based on massive action—output. Increased output necessitates decreased input.”

This concept is easily overlooked, and readers burn themselves out by looking for any and all massive actions they can take to achieve the life they want. In actuality, they need to find the right actions that produce the greatest results.

The input you carefully choose is what determines the potential for output.

Coming up with more tasks does not equate to taking massive action.

Doing more doesn’t mean you’re accomplishing more.

What are you choosing to input that will equate to equal or greater output?

Even if we're just dipping our toes into small steps while we wait for the big waves of change to roll in, these little moves pack a punch. Each tiny strategic action we take is like a Lego block, stacking up over time to create something greater. They're the breadcrumbs leading us toward a tipping point where real, sustainable change blossoms.

Take your career, for example. It's not about snagging your dream job in one fell swoop. It's about sharpening the right skills and making key connections.

For a healthier lifestyle, it's not about overhauling your entire routine in one go. It's about those small, sustainable changes like taking the stairs instead of the elevator or starting the day with high-protein options first.

Review Your Strategy

Take a good look at what you’ve been doing. Get into the nitty-gritty details of your day-to-day life. Don’t just let the days pass and your actions fly by. Notice everything.

Reassess Your Actions

What’s working? What’s not? Do you even know? Who could tell you where you’re missing the mark? It’s easy to just stay in your bubble and keep punching away, but if you avoid a feedback loop you miss the chance to skip mistakes that go on for too long.

Refresh Your Approach

Make the changes as they present themselves. There’s no reason to work extra hard on something if it’s never going to result in what you want. Life is not supposed to be a grind! Take on the pivot and enjoy the process.

How are you making calculated moves toward the results you want?

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