Do It Today: Overcome Procrastination, Improve Productivity, and Achieve More Meaningful Things

Don’t Go To Meetings
This is a tough one for people who work for
corporations. Some companies have a ‘Meeting’

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culture. People organize meetings just to look
important or procrastinate real work. For goodness
sake, PLEASE STOP.
18. 
Is That Really Necessary?
Ask yourself that question as often as you can. You
will find that your answer is often: Nope. So why do
unnecessary things?
19. 
If You’re Having A Shitty Day, Press Reset
You might screw, maybe someone gets angry with
you—shit happens. Don’t get down about it. Take
some time alone, meditate, listen to music, or go for
a walk. Try to get back on track — don’t let your day
go to waste
20. 
Do The Work
Yes, talking about work is easier than doing it.
Everyone can do it. But you’re not everyone, right?
You’re a productivity beast. So act like one.
Without these 20 things, I wouldn’t be productive at all. You
may have noticed that I don’t get into details, like which
tools and apps I use. I don’t think that stuff matters. It’s
about creating a productivity mindset and environment that
lets you thrive. I only care about getting things done in a fun
and not stressful way. That makes doing work way more fun
and rewarding.

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Here’s Why Time Off Work
Actually IMPROVES Your Work
and Life
What do you do when you feel tired or overwhelmed? Do
you power through? Or do you take some time off? In the
past, I thought that you should always power through — no
matter what. Now, I still think that way when it comes to life
in general. You can’t quit taking care of yourself and your
family.
A sense of responsibility is one of the most powerful
motivators in life. But I’m not talking about a lack of
motivation here. I’m talking about taking time off work. But
there’s still a massive taboo on taking time off. Some people
think it’s for losers. Others think it’s about escaping your
work.
After all, “If you love your work and life, why do you even
need a break?” Good point, smart ass. Here’s why time off
actually IMPROVES your work and life.
Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist, who also co-authored two
books with Stephen Hawking, recently shared scientific
research in his book 
Elastic
about taking time off. He
demonstrates that taking time off work improves our well-
being:
“Though some may consider “doing nothing” unproductive,
a lack of downtime is bad for our well-being, because idle
time allows our default network to make sense of what
we’ve recently experienced or learned.”
People who never take time off to do nothing are short-term
focused. “I want to reach my goals! NOW!”

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But as always, short-term thinking harms your long-term
development and growth. What happens when you power
through work and burn yourself out? In most instances, your
results suffer, and you become less productive. In some
cases, you even become depressed — which will set you
back even longer.