Beating Procrastination: with 5 Second Rule A Key to Success by Do It Today
Introduction
Hello friends, welcome again to booklover.com, today we are going to talk about a very amazing book on productivity. The name of this book is Do It Today which was written by Darius Foroux. In this book today we will learn why we do things. We procrastinate and how can we overcome it? How to increase your productivity without going into stress and how to find more meaningful things in your life so that you can enjoy it more. In this, we are also going to learn how to beat procrastination. What are the habits of unproductive people? How to increase your focus. What makes you more productive?
And how can you read the maximum number of books in a year?
Do It Today Full Book Understandings
So let’s start again, what do authors do when they can’t focus? Do you struggle to finish your work? Are you always distracted by notifications and jokes? If so, then you and the author are exactly the same. Because focusing on one thing at work is the most difficult thing, there are always some or the other things that keep interrupting you, like a person, a call, a meeting or some news. Yes, you can blame those things but it is true. You know, those things that cannot disturb you without your permission mean that every time you are not focused, you are giving permission to something else to enter your mind. This is how author interruption is done. So let’s see what you can do to improve focus. Here are two things that authors always do when they feel that they are not able to focus on important tasks. Delete Delete Delete Every day we accumulate things. It is not about the things that we buy but it is about the ideas. We think of many ideas every day from which we adopt something. For example, many people told the author that the Authors should also make YouTube videos and give devices to their friends and team members to show how they can improve their lives, careers and businesses. We all do this and there is nothing wrong with it, only then it becomes a problem. When you don’t filter the input you get from people, when people tell the author that he should make YouTube videos, he thinks in his mind, should I make videos? He started working on it and uploaded videos and at this point was positive – Beating Procrastination: with 5 Second Rule A Key to Success by Do It Today
But the only problem was that making videos on YouTube took a lot of his time and because of this he was not able to focus on writing and making podcasts and this was exactly what the author wanted to do, and because of this his focus and his Work Both of them travelled, then they asked themselves the question, what should I remove so that my likes become simple and it becomes easier to focus, in this case, they stopped focusing on YouTube. Elimination is an easy key which the author We uses these things in many aspects of our life. We accumulate so much of these things over the years that our mind gets filled with ideas and projects and it is necessary to remove them continuously. If you have difficulty in focusing, then try this strategy. Try this to make your life so simple that it becomes very easy for you to live. The second thing that the author does is to think about past success. Thinking about past success and happiness. Serotonin increases the production of serotonin in us. Serotonin is a chemical nerve that our cells produce to reduce depression and stabilize mood. Helps regulate sleep Serotonin also plays a big role in our general well-being, so serotonin matters for our focus. When your serotonin activity is low, it can cause long-term focus problems. When you lose focus, there’s a good chance you’re low on serotonin so you’re more interested in short-term pleasures like going out, drinking, watching porn, shopping, or watching TV. Boost serotonin activity to improve your focus. Research shows that this can be done through exercise but it can also be done through a simple mind exercise. You just have to do one thing and that is to remember the positive emotions of the past. When serotonin increases, focus also increases and This is ultimately what you need. How to overcome procrastination according to science. Procrastination has been around since the beginning of modern civilization. Historical figures like Leonardo-da-Vinci, and Benjamin Franklin have said that procrastination is the enemy of results. – Beating Procrastination: with 5 Second Rule A Key to Success by Do It Today
The funny thing about procrastination is that we all know it’s harmful. No one wants to procrastinate. Procrastination was the story of the author’s life. At the beginning of every semester, he used to be cool, enjoy, relax, go out to parties, but a week before the exam, he used to say to himself, Brother, why didn’t you start studying first and then He used to think that at the beginning of the semester, he was not studying but partying and waiting. When you procrastinate, you may be happy in the short term but you will be unhappy in the long term. One thing is common in all procrastination. That Procrastination Has a Price
A study was published in the American Psychological Society and the cost of procrastination was written on it which was = Depression, Irrational belief, Low self-esteem, Anger and stress. Procrastination is not an innocent behavior but it is a sign of prior self-regulation. Research has linked procrastination to alcohol and drugs. Self-regulation, self-control and willpower are the things that we overestimate, so instead of depending on willpower and self-discipline, it would be better if we create a system to work. Many people need routine and system. It doesn’t feel good because they want freedom but freedom is your enemy. If you want to get things done, you need rules. Here are some other things that are effective: self-imposed deadlines, an accountability system, working in intervals, exercising for 30 minutes every day, a healthy diet, and eliminating distractions. And the most important thing is internal motivation. If you combine the right productivity techniques, you will get a productivity system. Deadline Emergency Creates accountability Creates responsibility Working in intervals improves your focus Exercise and a healthy diet will give you more energy and removing distractions will remove temptation But no system can help you unless you are internally motivated. Some people complicate it further but it is science, not rocket science Habits of Unproductive People You Don’t Want to Copy There are some habits of unproductive people If you have some of these habits then don’t worry We all sometimes Become unproductive but if you have more than 4 then it’s time to change Worrying too much What if I lose my job What if I get cancer What if the plane crashes We keep our heads in the ground so much We suppress it so much that we are unable to see how self-absorbed this thinking is. You are not going to die in a second, so rise above yourself, stop worrying and do something useful. When the author started blogging, he used to check the content without any reason, then he thought what is the outcome of checking? The answer is nothing, you just consume the information. The author wanted to reduce his checking, so he started checking all the news and Delete social media apps from your phone. Checking is a habit. Like you can’t completely remove it. Keep only one or two checking things that – Beating Procrastination: with 5 Second Rule A Key to Success by Do It Today
you enjoy Block out everything else and you’re not missing a thing. run away from life 2 years ago, whenever the author was upset with life, he used to say things like, I need a drink, I should go on vacation, and when he had more problems at work or in his relationships, he used to pretend like this. He doesn’t exist. Did they solve these issues? The answer is no. They used to try to run away from the problem but we know that the problem will not go away until you catch its roots and throw it away. Like saying yes, most people are afraid of saying no. Maybe You don’t want to let people down, maybe you’re uncomfortable with the word no, it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that if you’re always saying yes, you’re living someone else’s life. Think about it. Deep inside we know it’s not right. If you’re always afraid, you’re not controlling your time. If you want to take complete control of your life, then say no to millions of things and say yes to the things that matter the most.
Most people think that when they graduate from college, learning ends but later they come to know the truth that when you stop learning, life stops. Invest in yourself. Learn new things, read books, and watch good videos, whether you do it from home or by going somewhere, do it. By doing this you will become more productive.
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hates rules
Most people hate rules. It starts when we are little. Why do I have to do them? But when we grow up, we don’t follow the rules. The author believed that rules were dumb and felt mad about them. It is said that rules are the best thing in real life. When it comes to productivity, the first condition is rules. If you want to live without rules, then it is your choice, but life is not a fight club. Rules actually help us in solving problems. How to focus well Manage your attainment Not your time How many minutes in a day can you work without being disturbed 10 minutes 20 minutes It may be 50 minutes If you think it is less then just examine your life Do: Most of us cannot remain undisturbed for more than 10 minutes. We are so connected that it becomes impossible to find time to focus on ourselves and our work. Some of us receive more than a hundred notifications every day. Most people spend their day responding to notifications. Distraction 21V This is not the first world problem of the century. Distraction is a part of life. It has nothing to do with your smartphone YouTube, or Instagram. It is human nature. We like to stay busy. Soklet, who is one of the founders of Western Philosophy, wrote 2400 years ago. Earlier we were told that business is not a good thing because business and distraction go together. Distraction is everywhere, so you have to be better in managing your attention and not in managing your time because this is the most important thing. A big mistake that people make is that we mistakenly believe that we can manage our time but time cannot be managed. The only thing you can control is your attention and remember that the focus is on the quality of your life. No focus means no control over your achievements and no control means frustration.
And we all know how far frustration can take us, so start managing your attention and not your time. Along with this, you should take leave to manage your attention, it increases your productivity and reduces stress. When your phone’s battery gets low, you recharge your phone, but sometimes you forget to recharge the body. Getting up in the morning and living in this world is a very difficult task, so why do we make it more difficult by not taking a vacation? Scientific research shows that vacation reduces stress and anxiety. This is a good reason to take a vacation. But as you know authors are very much interested in productivity, so in the case of vacation, they ask themselves whether I will be able to do more things after coming back and the answer is yes, that means taking a vacation of three to four days, you will be free from stress and You will also be able to overcome burnout and after coming back with it, you will be able to be more productive, this is a good ROI of your money and time. Stop Needless Browsing We all have days when we feel unproductive. We don’t have the energy to do anything. When you feel like you are not being productive, there are chances that instructions and multitasking are draining you. When you do multiple things at once, like sending an email, talking to a friend, or chatting on Facebook, you engage in contact switching.
Research was conducted at the University of California and it was found that it takes an average of 25 minutes to return to the original task after an interruption. If you are interrupted more than once, it adapts very quickly and you feel that you have Did nothing all day. Cliffordness, a sociologist at Stanford University, did research on the impact of multitasking and found out that people who multitask are suckers of irrelevance. We engage in multitasking because we are distracted by notifications. Which is addictive. We can’t control ourselves. Whenever a notification comes, we should ask ourselves do I want to give my attention to this thing or this person? Every time the notification pops up on our screen. We get a rush that releases dopamine which controls the present system of our brain and makes us feel joy. This joy feeling is addictive and we start doing things that dopamine stimulates. Like drugs and notifications. You can think about these are the behaviours from which we get dopamine, dopamine is a rush.
It makes you happy but it also makes you happy, hence, despite not practising, you feel tired at the end of the day. This is a dangerous process and we have to stop this pattern. Being productive simply means having control over your day. The thing that hurts the most is that browsing kills it completely. Whenever we are browsing, we lose track of time. You must have heard some people saying, I haven’t done anything for two hours, that’s why authors ask me to take control of my attention and time. The point is to do something that is worth your time. Be conscious of your time. Productivity means achieving maximum output, getting the work done and not wasting time. Here the author shares 20 things that he did in the last three years that made him more productive. Always cut off the chat.
All the things in life are crap and there are things that matter. Chipchat, small talk, delaying, all this is useless. If you want to complete the work, then jump into action directly. Record or write down all your thoughts and ideas. | You should write down your thoughts. This will give you more brain power, this will help you a lot. Take a 15-minute break every 45 minutes from every work. During the break, you can straighten your back, walk a little, and drink water, but most importantly, you can divert your attention from your work. Eliminate whatever distracts you. Do it. Willpower is overrated. If something distracts you, eliminate it. One of the author’s friends had a news addiction. The author suggested him to stop watching TV, delete his news app, and block news sites on his laptop. Weeks later, he told the author that he was now starting a new business. Don’t think that you are immune from distractions. Remove them. Don’t consume too much information. You don’t have to watch 100 videos on productivity. If you find useful information, share it. Try, don’t search too much, more is not always good, create a routine
Routines fatigue your brain and eliminate what ultimately means more brain power. Routines are efficient. No smartphone in the first hour of the day. The primary function of a smartphone is to interrupt you. Don’t let people interrupt you in the first hour of the day. Think about your day in the first hour. Use it to read a book and enjoy breakfast. Plan the next day. Every night before going to bed, the author takes 5 minutes to set his priorities for the next day. This makes him feel more focused when he wakes up the next day. He realizes that if he does not do this work, he will lose his life. Will waste time. Keep thinking to a minimum. When people say I am thinking, they mean to worry. Don’t think too much, just do it and see what happens. If you like what is happening, then continue, otherwise don’t do it. Do exercise. Some of the most important things in life are food, water, shelter, relationships and exercise. Without these things, you will not be able to function properly. Scientific research shows that regular exercise can make you happier, smarter and more energetic.
Laughing a little reduces stress and if you want to keep your productivity up, then you do not want stress, then keep the corners of your mouth up as much as possible, that means keep laughing, do not go to the meeting, it is difficult for those people. Those who work for companies, some companies have a meeting culture. People organize meetings to appear very important and procrastinate the real work. Is it really necessary? Ask yourself these questions as much as possible, you will know. If most of the time your answer is no then why do things which are not necessary? Spend some time alone, meditate, listen to music or go for a walk. Try to get on track and do not let your day go to waste. Do the work. Yes, talking about work is easier than doing the work. Everyone can do it but you are not like everyone else. You are a productivity beast, so act like a productivity beast. If you want to become more productive, then do research. It turns out that you need a break. Take a 5-minute break after every 30 minutes. This method is also called Pomodoro Technique. This method works because it depends on revolutionary biology. Our brain does not focus on one task for a long time. Our brain is designed to ensure our survival, so it is always alert, therefore it is difficult for your brain to focus on one thing for a long time. Research from the University of Illinois shows that deactivating and reactivating work is necessary for us. Focuses When you are completing a big task like studying for an exam, making a presentation or writing a report then taking small and planned breaks is the best method. When you take a break, you get a few seconds to reevaluate. Sometimes- Sometimes you find that you have to adjust your work to increase the quality of your work. On the other hand, if you are working on a task without taking a break, you will quickly lose focus and not maintain the quality of your work. Therefore, a 5-minute break is as important as working for 30 minutes. Take your break seriously. Do something that relaxes you. Be happy for the work you have done. Do not skip your breaks.
How to read a hundred books in a year – Beating Procrastination: with 5 Second Rule A Key to Success by Do It Today
Now we have come to the last chapter of the summary which tells how to read 100 books in a year. All successful people read books. If you read the biography of a great person, you will know that they also read books. So, to read more, the author shares five lessons.
- Buy books in bulk.
If you want to read more then you will have to buy more books. Some people do not understand this. They will spend ₹ 5000 on buying new shoes but will not buy 20 books from Amazon. The idea is simple. If you have more books in your house then you will have a choice. This is because the books you read are not planned in advance. You finish one book, you look at the inventory and decide what to read next. Don’t think too much about which book you want. You should read it because you will sit for hours reading reviews which will be a waste of time. Keeping an inventory of books keeps the momentum up You never have an excuse for not reading Always keep reading Authors live by a motto that is always keep reading They read a minimum of 1 hour every day and even more on weekends and holidays | Try to fall within your schedule and your live situation. Always reading means you can read in the train, you can read while eating, you can read in the doctor’s office and most importantly when other people are wasting time watching the news or checking Facebook 100 times. If you do this, you will be able to read more than 100 books in a year. Let’s see its maths. Most people read 50 pages in an hour. If you read 10 hours in a week, you will read 26,000 pages in a year. If the average in a book is 250 pages. page, you will read 104 books in a year. Even if you take a break of two weeks, you will still read at least 100 books in a year. This is a good return on the investment of your time. Read only the relevant books and all the books. Not for everyone A book may be a best seller but it may not be right for you. If you can’t turn the pages or you always wonder how many more pages you have to read then put that book away because it is not for you. Read books that are related to your profession or hobby. Read books of people you admire.
Read several books together. There are no rules for reading, so you can do whatever you want. Sometimes the author used to read five books at once. He read 50 pages of one book in the morning and read another book in the afternoon. He likes to read in this way. If you are reading something that is complicated then you may want to read something that is easy for the evening and I like to read a biography before sleeping because it is like a story and I do not read any investing books in bed. Because if he does this, he will stay awake till 3 o’clock because his mind will be full of new things. Retain the knowledge. Knowledge is good only when you use it. To retain knowledge, you need a system which is To do this, when you are reading a book, use a pen to make notes in the margin and highlight important text. If while reading you find something that is very important, then write it down at the top of the page and Fold the bottom corner. When you finish the book, read those pages again. Copy the codes you want to apply in your life
So friends, from this book we learned why we put things aside and how we can overcome it, how to increase our productivity without going into stress and how to get more meaningful things in our life so that we can enjoy it more, we also learned this. How to beat PROCASTINATION What are the habits of unproductive people How to increase your focus What things make you more productive And how can you read 100 books in a year So now is the time to implement these lessons in your life and achieve success. To touch the heights of You can order the book and read it in more detail. You can also follow us on this gram. Where we share short summaries of books.
“My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time. Collar him!”
Charles Dickens,
Conclusion
So friends, from this book we learned why we put things aside and how we can overcome it, how to increase our productivity without going into stress and how to get more meaningful things in our life so that we can enjoy it more, we also learned this. How to beat PROCASTINATION What are the habits of unproductive people How to increase your focus What things make you more productive And how can you read 100 books in a year So now is the time to implement these lessons in your life and achieve success. To touch the heights of You can order the book and read it in more detail. You can also follow us on this gram. Where we share short summaries of books.
