Prioritize energy-creating activities, delegate or delete energy-draining tasks. Schedule rest into your day and protect it as part of your daily routine. Implement deep work practice by blocking distraction-free 60-minute windows. Take breaks to reduce attention residue by defaulting to 25-minute calls and scheduling walking or breathing breaks. Use spaced repetition technique to retain new information by consuming it at increasing intervals. Prioritize tasks using an Eisenhower matrix to focus on important over urgent activities. Batch process emails and messages into condensed time frames to avoid work expanding to fill available time.
In 1666, a young Cambridge University student left campus in the midst of a plague ravaging Europe and moved home to his small village. In the year that followed, he would make major discovering in mathematics, physics, and more. The young man was Sir Isaac Newton, and 1966 became known as his miracle year.
This story is not about discovering gravity or inventing calculus—it's about the amazing possibilities of one year. It's about the incredible potential energy held within—waiting to be released.
This piece contains 23 actionable ideas for making 2023 your miracle year—segmented into categories across work, health, money, and personal.