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Planning

Filter priorities by value system and accurately set aside time to focus attention to produce meaningful outcomes.

Capture​

Capture intentions to identify needs and ideas.

  • Defend threats.
  • Attack opportunities.

Priorities​

Optimise plans to match tasks with states of mind / appropriate alter ego to go with the flow.

Navigate the idea maze to build trusted connections by developing good judgement.

  1. Identify a need
  2. Picture success
  3. Map a route
  4. Target first milestone
  5. Lose your ego
  6. Collect allies
  7. Overcome obstacles
  8. Help others do it better

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. Coordination games help people to fail forwards from learning by experience in lower stakes environments. Games are at the nexus of evolution.

Focus​

Master time and focused attention.

Engineer triggers and routines to remind yourself of practice better habits so that doing the right thing becomes second nature.

Flow​

Prequisites:

  • Priorities
  • Commitment

Next steps:

  • Observe outcomes
  • Adapt tactics

Mindset​

Which alter ego and archetype do you need to fall into to get the job done?

  • What are you optimistic about?
  • What needs to be on your today list?
  • Why you? Why this?
  • What are you not seeing?
  • What would change your mind?
Mantra

Flow is the reward

Business​

  • Revenue
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Strategy

Engineering​

  • Production
  • Manufacturing

Habits​

Grow by asking the right questions on a routine basis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8ANihFXlgU

Better practice leads to better habits, better habits lead to being happier.

  • breath
  • sleep
  • diet
  • exercise
  • thoughts
Mantra

First we make our habits then our habits make us - John Dryden

Ask better questions

Working Memory​

Your brain is for having ideas not storing them

Context Shifting is the enemy of flow.

TimeState of Mind
#DW: Deep WorkRequire focus and attention
#CL: Continuous LearningFollow a study plan
#BT: Bundled TasksProcess Driven tasks
#RX: Reactive WorkRespond to Email
#MIQ: QuestionReflection on Most insightful question
Mantra

Control perception of time to optimise flow

Skills​

Coding Resources​

Crypto Research​

Sales and Marketing​

  • Business Functions Support Software
  • method

Property/Housing​

Rest is as important as stress for growth.

Optimise time and state of mind to adapt to the job to be done.

Mantra

Consistency is more powerful than willpower and talent

Event Triggers​

Set up a routine to set up triggers to watch future events for predicted outcomes.

Questions​

  • Where are we going?
  • Why are we going there?
  • Are we on track?
  • Is this the best way to do things?
  • What are we missing?

Time Optimisation​

Time is your most valuable resource, don't waste it. Balance priorities between:

  • Learning
  • Thinking
  • Building
  • Selling
  • Playing
  • Resting

Using a scheduling tools to engineer best practice routines for delivering quality results.

State of Mind​

How to prepare state of mind best for the subject that requires attention?

  • What time of day?
  • What preparation?
  • How to initialise?

Dependent on growth phase how should time be proportioned between?

SubjectNotes
Sales && Marketing
Product && Engineering
Financials && Strategy
Human Resources && Operations

Need to identify hours when brain is at the peak capacity for challenging work then lock yourself away without distractions.

Find out when this time starts and ends for you and how best to prepare to hit that zone running.

Around 7:00am to 11:00am. Use Pomodoro to take short breaks to keep sharp.

danger

Don't start your day thinking "What will I do next?" and don't allow external forces such as email or phone calls drive your actions

When it is done, go for a run, take a shower etc and let the subconcious evaluate the Most Valuable Question to take into tomorrow. Remind yourself of that question, last thing before going to bed.

Writing​

15-5 Weekly Review

Habit​

Do the the smallest thing, but do it.

Routine = Schedule + Process.

Habit = Practicing a consistent routine mulitple times.

Engineer unavoidable routines to evolve sticky habits.

tip

Everyone has a plan until the get punched in the face - Mike Tyson

You need to practice often and well to make lasting habits.

tip

First we make our habits then our habits make us - John Dryden

Planning​

  • Sleep: Need to sleep
  • Health: life is not fun if you are not healthy
  • Fun: thats the bonus of
  • Work
    • Deep (meaningful) work that only you can do
    • Collaborative work
    • Process driven work

Deep Work​

What is the ideal way to start deep work? Athletes need to warm up their bodies, is their an optimal way to warm up the mind?

Ideas:

Learning​

Learning to learn quickly is the most valuable skill.

  • What is the best time?
  • How to prepare to focus?
  • How long?

Evolve ritual practices to make knowledge a habit.

  • Find ways to beat system one
  • Make knowledge a habit.

Everybody has a place until they get punched in the face - Mike Tyson

Identify Enemies​

Context shifting.

  • Social Media
  • Netflix etc
  • Pointless Meetings
  • Email

See problems

Mental Practice​

Stoicism​

Recognise what you can and cannot control. You determine your reaction to a crisis. Ignore people dominated by their own negative emotions. Master yourself and aim to be virtous. Learn to move on

Schedule​

  • Daily - Have a theme for each day on the week
  • Weekly - What will make a good week?
  • 6 Week Plan - Strategic implementation review (x2 equals a quarter)
  • Annual
  • 3 years: Define the dream, vision and mission

Monthly Reminders​

Schema​