Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity

1. The productivity equation

Which do I struggle with most of all? The pilot, the plane or the engineering? In what specific way?
the pilot and the engineering
It's hard to do the planing because the amount of workload is not easily measurable.

2. The myth of "I don't have time"

What am I avoiding with the phrase "I don't have time?"
Just doing the simple things that will not waste any of my energy.

optional action point — Track your time for one week & reflect on what you're spending your time on

3. The myth of motivation

Screw motivation, what you need is discipline.

Self-improvement. Powered by behavioral science.

Go Fucking Do It - Set a deadline and price. If you fail, you pay.

Book: The Motivation Myth — Jeff Haden

What's a goal I want to achieve?
Reach the mountain by bike/ learn C++/ learn domain knowledge/ do leetcode

How can I make the process more pleasurable?
By focusing more on breathing
By listening to lofi music on the background

Can I increase the odds of hitting the goal by putting money on the line?
I don't think so. Although it might be helpful for workers, it won't be that useful for students.

How can I make the outcome more pleasurable?
Gaining a prize after accomplishing.
Have to set the prize first !!

4. The myth of multitasking

Book:

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Getting Things Done — David Allen

Paper:

What's one (or more) situation when I was in my flowstate?
Don't have a phone around me
No one interrupting
No stupid questions

What circumstances and mindset led to that ?
Without a phone can remove the chances of being interrupted

Can I manufacture those conditions for other stuff I need/want to do ?
For studying — yes
For coding — don't know yet

5. Parkinson's law

Book: zero to one — Peter Thiel with Blake Masters

Set an artificial deadline

Make a list of 3-4 long-term tasks you want to do

What would you do if you only had half as long to do them?

What about of you had to do them in the next 24 hours?

6. Pareto Principle

80/20 rule

Pareto rule

Notoverthinking
Have to finishing the basics firsts then focus on the details

Book: The Four Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss

What 20% of my work is driving 80% of my "useful output"?

What't taking up 80% of my time but not actually contributing much to my outcomes?

7. Newton's first law of motion

Book: Atomic Habits — James Clear

turn off this class and go do something you've seen putting off

We'll be there when we're done.

8. The Power of habits

Book: Atomic Habits — James Clear

What 3 things would boost my productivity if I made them a habit?

How can I help make those habits stick?

9. The Power of Productive Downtime

What are some chunks of the day in which I find myself wasting time in ways that I'd rather not?

What useful small things could I do with that time instead?

1.0 The Power of Productive Procrostination

What item on my bucket list can I procroastinate my way to progress on? How so?

11. The Fun Factor

Book: The Happiness Advantage - Shawn Achor

What do I have to do in my days that I'm currently not enjoying?

If I have to how would I make this stuff more fun?

#Books

[ ] The Motivation Myth — Jeff Haden

[ ] Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

[ ] Getting Things Done — David Allen

[ ] Zero to One - Blake Masters

[x] Atomic Habits — James Clear

[ ] The Four Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss

[ ] The Happiness Advantage - Shawn Achor