Mindset 4: The detrimental power of stress and anxiety can’t be overstated. Even being in a poor mood is dangerous to your productivity and follow-through. Be aware and take proactive measures to modulate your stress levels. Self discipline gives us power to regulate our own thoughts, feelings & actions towards ends that are meaningful to you. When her vacation started, Esther found herself immersed in doing everything but preparing for her business venture. Since she was exhausted from her work, she spent plenty of time sleeping. She also played with her son and did house chores. Two weeks passed, and starting the baking business stayed what it was at first—a fantasy Esther would return to from time to time. Stress all of your willpower and self-control, when you are stressed you get to do little than expected.

Action is crucial to execute our plans & the realisation of our goals, for without it, plans remain abstract & goals remain dreams. Do you know who you are? So, how about productivity and how do you work and generate the finest results? Consider the time of day, the environment, the setting, and so on. However, you should keep in mind that understanding yourself also entails being able to look in the mirror and comprehend why you may have failed or fallen short. It's the ability to self-diagnose and recognize oneself. Finally, you might want to do nothing from time to time. This is rest and relaxation — but you should think of it as mental recovery. What does an athlete do between races or matches? You got it — they recover so they are primed to work again when necessary.

Final Notes

The problem is typified by time inconsistency, where we comprise two selves that don’t have overlapping desires — one wants gratification in the future and the other wants it right now. Rule 6. Just 10 minutes. Whenever you feel the urge to do something you should not, wait for 10 minutes to pass. After this period, you will likely lose your craving and continue moving toward your goal. Rule 2: Three major tasks a day, maximum. Differentiate between important tasks, urgent tasks, and simple wasted motion.

Rule 3 is to make actual rules for yourself. Create an actual code of conduct for you to follow in terms of being more disciplined and following through more. Write your code down in detail and then post it in a visible area. While you may not adhere to all of them every day, you at least stand a better chance of follow-through when you actually take the time to think about your code of conduct and write them down. Wherever feasible, create default actions. This is when the road with the least amount of resistance for you is the one you want to take. This can also be accomplished through curating and constructing a productive workplace. There are a lot more good points the book can teach us. One of which I can share with you right now is to star Start Easy and Small.Following through is 100% mental, which means it’s probably a good idea to talk about the mindsets you attempt to embody.

If you want something negative, harmful, or detrimental to your follow through, wait at least 10 minutes before getting it. It’s simple and leaves no room for debate or excuses. When you feel an urge, force yourself to wait for 10 minutes before giving in to whatever the urge is. If you’re still craving it after 10 minutes, then have it. Or wait 10 more minutes because you’ve already done it and survived just fine. Let us begin with focus. Hollins says it ‘’keeps your head in the game and your eyes on the prize.’’ When you are focused, your thoughts have guidance in figuring out how to follow through—while your actions are directed toward achieving your vision. Furthermore, you do not waste your effort because you focus it on a single goal. Mindset 3: Without following through, there is no learning. Only when you finish something can you evaluate yourself and correct your errors. Embody an information-gathering mindset. Accountability partners are people who hold you accountable. This is a person that you commit to something with. This person lets you know when you need to do things, and he or she chides you when you want to give up. Then he or she gets on your case for not following through. FINiSH WHAT YOU STARTED by Peter Collins is a book which motivates us to make what we do fruitful by giving our "full self" to it. The major steps in achieving a fruitful result is by the art of following through, taking action, executing & self discipline.Worrying occurs when you become fixated on something and begin to imagine the worst-case situations and hazards. Worrying, on the other hand, is when you focus on things you can't control while disregarding what you can - the present. Focus on what you can do right now, and just right now, as a solution.

External and internal motivators are effective in increasing productivity and dedication, but they are ineffective if they are out of sight and out of mind. Lower your transaction costs by making undesirable behaviors inconvenient and unwieldy while making desirable behaviors convenient and easy. We could function better with good time management, a schedule is cleverly organised & then promptly followed, so tasks get done as planned. We are always governed by protocols and each individual must have these protocols to reduce making the number of decisions daily. Having a set of rules help in saving energy to focus on things that matter. Ways to create Manifesto(Rules of Manifestation)I would recommend to the author that he should add a small section after his explanation of taking the necessary time to recuperate mentally to explain the difference between such activities and procrastination. As he mentions procrastination is never completely eliminated, I think that it’s important to not let something like meditation become something used to procrastinate. For instance, I like to take little breaks to watch an episode from an old TV show like Seinfeld, because I find that the distraction and the no pressure activity helps me find solutions to problems rather than worrying about them to no end; however, sometimes I just continue watching three or four episodes when it was actually time to move on to something else. I’m working on it! Here are several rules that will push and guide you into making the proper decision whenever you come across a fork in the road.