Keep only your top two priorities instead of ten, protect your peak mental hours, and automate routine decisions like what to eat and wear. Barack Obama wore two suits to save mental energy for bigger choices.
I'm gonna give you 30 years of productivity advice in 30 seconds. Number 1, do less ruthlessly. The secret to success is not doing more things, it's doing the right things. So write out the 10 things you want to accomplish and cross off the bottom 8. It's better to be A+ in 2 things than C+ in a lot of things. Number 2, protect your golden hour. Your brain doesn't remain the same throughout the day. Everyone has a window of time when they're at their best, so find it and guard it. And number 3, Systematize the small stuff. The best way to make better decisions is to make fewer decisions. Put as much of your life as you can on autopilot. Eat the same breakfast every day. Auto-pay your bills. Barack Obama does this wonderfully. He has only 2 suits in his closet. I'm not trying to drain pleasure. I'm trying to add bandwidth.
