Top 5 Things Episode (in honor of my birthday!) EP 199
May 20, 2024
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Host shares top 5 reasons for planning, essential elements of a functional system, and hopes + dreams for next year. Birthday celebration suggestions include leaving reviews and recommending content. Teases upcoming Q&A episode, marathon recap, and special newsletter for subscribers.
Planning improves decision-making by allowing for intentional choices over spontaneous ones influenced by fatigue or distractions.
Autonomy in career decisions can be achieved through strategic planning, shaping one's destiny amidst life's unpredictability.
Structured planning reduces anxiety, enhances well-being, and facilitates long-term goal achievement through consistent, intentional efforts.
Deep dives
Reason 1: Time Management and Intentional Choices
Making intentional choices about time is crucial as our time is limited, affecting all other options. Planning decisions beforehand allows for more deliberate choices than spontaneous decisions influenced by fatigue or distractions. Sarah Hart-Hunger emphasizes the importance of planning for time management, referencing how Laura Vanderkamp's fable emphasizes the finite nature of time and the need for intentional choices.
Reason 2: Autonomy in Decision Making
Valuing autonomy in decision-making is key to crafting one's destiny and not letting life's currents dictate choices. Sarah highlights the significance of being in charge of career decisions, citing her transition from full-time physician practice to a more fulfilling hybrid role as an example of exercising autonomy through strategic planning.
Reason 3: Alleviating Anxiety and Enhancing Relaxation
Sarah stresses the importance of planning in alleviating anxiety by providing a structured approach to manage overwhelming tasks and creating systems for better organization. Planning helps in making busy times more manageable and facilitates genuine relaxation when time is intentionally cleared out for it, thus enhancing overall well-being and reducing stress levels.
Reason 4: Power of Compound Efforts and Accumulation
Sarah discusses the concept of compounding efforts over time, emphasizing the significance of systematic planning in achieving long-term goals. Using examples like starting a blog that evolved into a successful podcast, Sarah illustrates how consistent and planned efforts can lead to significant accomplishments and skill development. Planning for marathons and test preparations also highlights the benefits of structured efforts over sporadic attempts.
Reason 5: Facilitating Connection and Awe-Inspiring Moments
Planning plays a crucial role in creating and experiencing moments of awe and deep connection with others. Sarah underscores how planning enables individuals to engage in meaningful experiences like meeting friends or attending concerts by strategically allocating time and resources. By dreaming and scheming with intentional planning, individuals can orchestrate memorable moments that contribute to a fulfilling and enriched life.
In today's episode, Sarah shares a few Top 5s, in honor of her birthday! She opens with her top 5 reasons for planning, followed by the top 5 essential elements of a funcitonal system. Finally, she gets personal and shares her top 5 hopes + dreams for the next year of life!
If you'd like to celebrate with Sarah, she would love:
- a review
- a tip on a product to review or awesome person to have on the show (just email sarah.hart.unger at gmail!)
- if you shared this episode with a friend or in a group!
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