How to Get Sh*t Done! 10 Focusing Tips (Try for 21 Days)

About this video

The creator says you do not need productivity advice, you need focusing advice to do less, better, and gives 10 personal tips. They are: loop one familiar song as predictable background noise; keep routines simple rather than complex, exemplified by waking, making coffee and working instead of a 60-step morning routine; use the focusing question — what one thing today would make you feel satisfied; make a weekly to-do list with ideally no more than 10 items in three sections instead of a long daily list; focus on one platform or goal instead of eight, which he says he did in 2020 when his YouTube channel exploded after previously burning out; manage energy not time, illustrated by a ’lunchtime effect’ study of parole hearings and by scheduling important work in your golden hours; remove distractions because focus is the absence of distractions, including making his phone display red to make it less appealing; batch tasks to avoid psychological startup time, such as doing miscellaneous errands on Sunday; prioritize sleep, tracking it with an Oura ring and keeping a consistent bed and wake time; and take one full day off per week, a ‘sloth day’, to recharge and improve creativity.

Key takeaways

• Loop a single familiar song while working to create predictable, non-distracting background noise.
• Ask the focusing question daily and use a short weekly to-do list of no more than 10 items to prioritize what matters.
• Do less but better by going all-in on one goal or platform instead of splitting effort across many.
• Manage energy, not time: schedule your one thing during your golden hours when you are most alert.
• Batch similar tasks to avoid psychological startup time, prioritize consistent sleep, and take one full day off weekly.

Episode details: published March 27, 2023 · 11:22 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Clark Kegley’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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