Rank my big list of daily productivity habits, by the effectiveness
2 min readJul 10, 2020
- Have a consistent sleeping schedule. This way I can get most amount of deep sleep and my body will adjust itself so that I will not wake up in the middle of a sleep cycle and waking up feeling sleepy because I can wake up by my internal alarm.
- Make a plan before the day starts, check for completeness after the day ends, and iterate on what is working and what is not working.
- Accountability via webcam while working. Eg. video call with friends, or Ultraworking The Work Gym, or Focusmate.
- Use software to limit the type of websites and phone apps that I can use during most of the time of the day. Group together all of the tasks that require unrestricted internet usage and do them in a very short period of time where I have the most amount of self-control.
- Do compound body movement power exercise in the morning and throughout the day to boost testosterone and become energized.
- For tasks that require browsing the internet, do them on a walking desk. So I get distracted a bit from walking and I get less distracted on doing actual tasks.
- Do obligated tasks or do tasks with other people at the time of the day when I have low moral / low energy.
- Eat food with a low Glycemic index (a relative ranking of carbohydrate in foods, or rank of time in increases in blood glucose levels). For example, whole grains. This way I can avoid sleepiness from sugar crush.
- Use reward and punishment that is accountable to other people to push myself to do my important habits when I have love willpower. For example, the social accountability app SPAR!.
- Wake up the early the better.
- Do the most important tasks first, and reply to emails/messages only right before lunch and right before sleep.
- Drink a lot of water, 3L is ideal. Spread them throughout the day and drink before I get thirsty. Because I find thirsty = low energy.
- Start my week on Sunday — So I can feel more like working on a Sunday and get a head start; so my first day of the week is not very pressured; and if my week went bad, I can reset it earlier.