Discover the power of subtraction in achieving your goals. The hosts share personal experiences of habits and commitments they've successfully let go. They discuss how eliminating distractions boosts productivity and the significance of setting boundaries in relationships and work. Clear communication is highlighted as essential for managing household tasks and finances. Plus, learn practical tips to control expenses by regularly unsubscribing from unwanted subscriptions and overcoming financial worries.
Identifying and eliminating distractions, like phone use for work, can significantly boost workplace productivity and focus.
Proactive communication and intentional habits, such as 'unsubscribing Fridays', enhance personal well-being and relationships.
Deep dives
Introducing the Full Focus Wellness Planner
The Full Focus Wellness Planner serves as an innovative tool designed to enhance self-care and overall wellness. It retains features from the regular Full Focus Planner, such as tracking weekly and daily priorities, while adding new elements for holistic tracking, including sleep, hydration, and nutrition. Users can now document their self-care practices, stress levels, and gratitude, encouraging a more comprehensive approach to personal well-being. With positive feedback from the community, this planner aims to integrate wellness into productivity seamlessly.
Identifying Distractions to Improve Productivity
Determining what to stop doing can be crucial for enhancing productivity in the workplace. One example discussed is the need to eliminate work conducted from a phone, as it often leads to distractions and inefficiencies due to social media temptations. Participants emphasize recognizing seemingly harmless activities, like filing emails, that can consume valuable time and undermine productivity. Acknowledging these distractions and setting boundaries, such as blocking off certain times for creative work, can yield significant improvements.
Reevaluating Relationships and Financial Habits
The episode encourages reflection on relationships and financial behaviors to identify detrimental patterns. In personal interactions, one speaker highlights the importance of proactive communication with loved ones to prevent misunderstandings and strengthen bonds. Financially, habits such as subscribing to numerous promotional emails can lead to unnecessary spending; thus, a suggested practice involves implementing 'unsubscribing Fridays' to reduce clutter and temptation. Both categories stress the value of intentionality in identifying and stopping activities that hinder personal goals and well-being.
When we want to get something accomplished, we tend to think of skills, habits, or tools that we can add to help us reach our goal. However, often times, the real trick to goal achievement isn't what you can add, but what you can subtract.
Blake, Courtney, and Verbs offer three different categories (life domains) that you can ask yourself: "What should I stop doing?" They give examples from their own lives of habits or commitments that they've stopped doing (or really want to stop doing).