Tracking the Most Important Things in Your Life

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Sally Kohn: Tracking the most important things in your life is a great tactic for conquering worry and anxiety. In 20 18, she tracked herself learning to code so that she could see how much time she spent on it. She also tracks her phone calls because she's been bad at keeping in touch with them even though she cares about them. "We're just really imperfect creatures," says Kohn.

The information age gives us access to so much advice that it can be hard to see through the noise.

4AM morning routines that don't make sense for you. Productivity hacks that hardly move the needle. Hindsight bias cloaked as success stories.

Most advice is well-intentioned, but rarely translates to improvements in another person's life. So this week, Cal and Steph took a step back to ask the simple question: what are the 80/20 habits, beliefs, and products that had an outsized impact in changing their lives.

While many of their answers aren't revolutionary, they're universal and can be adopted by anyone.

If you find yourself looking for an 80/20 episode that cuts through the noise, this one is for you.