Making the Most of Quarantine

On this episode, we chat about five productivity experiments you can try out while stuck at home—including how to wake up early, reset your caffeine tolerance, and replace TV time with books. Topics covered include:

• How our wakeup time doesn’t affect our income or success level
• The downfalls of caffeine
• How to optimize your caffeine consumption
• The ways we borrow energy from tomorrow
• How many years of our lives we spend watching TV
• How mental stimulation has become the enemy of focus
• Identifying your keystone habits
• Creating a cycle of positive change
• Mini productivity experiments to try out in quarantine:
  • Different wakeup times
  • A caffeine reset
  • Cutting out booze
  • Replacing TV with books
  • New workout regimens

Links mentioned in this episode:

• TED Talk: that mentions socioeconomic standing and sleep
• Article: 3 ways to identify your “keystone habits”, habits that change everything
• Book: The Power of Habit
• TED Talk: How to Get Your Brain to Focus
• Article: How to gain back 13.6 years of your life, in an instant
• Study: Alcohol Use and Breast Cancer Risk
• Fitness Apps:
  • Peloton Digital
  • Apple Fitness+
  • Beach Body On Demand
  • Pop Sugar Fitness
  • Yoga with Adrenne

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