Assalam u Alaikum Brothers and sisters, These are some productive notes that I've written as I was listening to a bunch of productive videos while I work as a replacement of MUSIC so I thought I'd share this in the community as well, MOST of them are quotes and based on realities that I personally relate so here you go:
- Automate human/low-value tasks to free up time for higher productivity.
- Don’t overschedule → leave wiggle room for flexibility.
- Overscheduling creates a “fantasy world” that doesn’t match reality.
- Double your initial time estimates for tasks (worst case it fits, best case you finish early and gain extra time).
- Plan upfront → execute during the day (avoid mid-day re-planning).
- Writing things down matters — if you’re not writing, you’re not achieving.
- Write down: Your goal (make it specific and quantifiable) and Steps/incremental actions to progress.
- Strategic goal + incremental plan → otherwise it’s just a cloud.
- Writing creates motive → motive creates motivation.
- Just because you write it down doesn’t mean anything unless you do it.
- If you can’t win fully, at least win the championship (focus on a meaningful victory).
- Pick your losses → choose sacrifices consciously instead of being forced to sacrifice everything.
- It’s better to be in control of what is being sacrificed.
- Focus on learning efficiency, not just effort.
- Prioritize enjoyment → make your goal to have fun in conversations.
- Procrastination is your enemy → recognize it and shut it down.
- Tell yourself: DO IT NOW, DON’T HESITATE, EXECUTE. Waiting leads to negotiating with yourself.
- Your brain doesn’t care about goals, it wants easy work → train it to follow through.
- Own your negative transgressions and connect them to how they harm your strategic goals.
- “Throw the baby out with the bathwater” → don’t discard good ideas/habits while rejecting the bad.