1. Personality
1.1. 1. Mediocrity
1.1.1. You’re almost always better than you think you are.
1.2. 2. Procrastination
1.2.1. Stop thinking, start doing.
1.3. 3. Talking Shit About Yourself
1.3.1. Be positive. Don’t seek loathing, seek improvement.
1.4. 4. Selfishness
1.4.1. Be a giver. Be happier.
1.5. 5. Perfection
1.5.1. Don’t waste time on perfection. Great is good enough.
1.6. 6. Excuses
1.6.1. Ask why three times and you’ll know the real reason.
1.7. 7. Always Comparing To Others
1.7.1. Spend time on self-improvement over fascination over competitors.
1.8. 8. Impulsive Decisions
1.8.1. Think deeper.
2. Health & Sleep
2.1. 9. Unhealthy Food
2.1.1. The more you eat healthy, the tastier the food gets.
2.2. 10. Skipping A Meal
2.2.1. Your brain needs all the good nutrients it can get to function optimally. Eat better, not less.
2.3. 11. Taking The Car
2.3.1. The grocery store is 15 minutes walk away? Walk to it!
2.4. 12. The Snooze Button
2.4.1. Be so focused on achieving your goals and set tight deadlines and you won’t ever think about snoozing anymore!
2.5. 13. Partying Every Night
2.5.1. Enjoy a party, but don’t forget your goals, and resting of course!
2.6. 14. Stimulants Before Bed
2.6.1. Don’t get in the way of a good sleep.
3. Productivity
3.1. 15. Long Commute
3.1.1. Waste as little time as possible on non-productive activities.
3.2. 16. Distractions
3.2.1. When comes time to be productive. Shut any distractions down.
3.3. 17. Blockers Of Personal Progress
3.3.1. Bad friend? Block. Netflix? Block. Video Games? Block. Unblock when comes time to unwind.
3.4. 18. Reading Things You Don’t Enjoy
3.4.1. You don’t have to finish everything you start! The author won’t know.
3.4.2. Stop reading shit things, there’s too much great stuff out there!
3.5. 19. Completing Useless Things
3.5.1. Plan things. Organize priorities. Do the ones that matter.
3.6. 20. Planning Things That Don’t Need Planning
3.6.1. Planning is great and all, but don’t forget to execute!
4. Relationships
4.1. 21. Takers
4.1.1. Say “yes” to givers. Give yourself.
4.2. 22. Social Media
4.2.1. Uninstall the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram apps from your phone. BAM! I gave you back an hour of your day!
4.3. 23. Talking Shit About Others
4.3.1. Always be honest. Don’t be a hater.
4.4. 24. Listening To Complaints About Others
4.4.1. Gossiping is poisonous. Avoid people who spread it.
4.5. 25. Naysayers
4.5.1. If someone doesn’t have time for you, don’t find time for them. Relationships are mutual.
5. Work-Life Balance
5.1. 26. Bad Routines
5.1.1. Don’t get stuck in a non-productive routine. You can change things around.
5.2. 27. Meetings Without An Agenda
5.2.1. These tend to last too long and have no focus. No sense of direction. Avoid them.
5.3. 28. Overly Long Team Meetings
5.3.1. Bring people back on track or leave. Seems rude, but in the long run, people will thank you for it.
5.4. 29. Bad Clients
5.4.1. To hell with the good money. If a client is not good to you, focus your energy on the good clients.
5.5. 30. Good
5.5.1. Say “yes” to great.
5.6. 31. Cluttered Environment
5.6.1. Have a clean workspace, both physically, mentally and on your computer.
5.7. 32. Responding To Messages Ad-hoc
5.7.1. As much as possible set blocks of times to answer messages.
5.8. 33. Doing Life Stuff At Work
5.8.1. Give your full attention to your work, it won’t go unnoticed.
5.9. 34. Doing Work Stuff At Home
5.9.1. Give you full attention to your family, it won’t go unnoticed.
5.10. 35. Doing Things You Can Delegate
5.10.1. Find your superpower, delegate the stuff that’s outside of it.
5.11. 36. A Bad Business Partner
5.11.1. Communication is key. Work things out or walk away.
6. Other
6.1. 37. Your TV And Couch
6.1.1. Make your environment uncomfortable so you can focus on the things that matter.
6.2. 38. Waiting For Things You Don’t Need To
6.2.1. Coffee machine? A traffic light when there are other options? A file upload? Just do something else!
6.3. 39. Things That Don’t Work Towards Your Goals
6.3.1. Question the things you do. Better yet, question it before you start it.
6.4. 40. Comparing Apples To Oranges
6.4.1. Don’t waste time comparing things that don’t compare.
6.4.2. They’re quantified or qualified using a different set of attributes, it’s not the same thing!
6.5. 41. Your Cellphone
6.5.1. Top productive people set their phones on Airplane mode for most of the day.