Play the Most Magnificent Game That You Can!

Prioritize with intention

• Career / Work
• Self
  • Physical Health
  • Mental & Emotional Health
  • Personal Growth / Creativity
• Relationships
  • Intimate Relationship
  • Family
  • Friends

The 3 MITs rule

MIT stands for Most Important Task: pick the 3 things you must get done today, and do them first thing in the morning, before email and meetings eat the day. Make at least one of them about your own goals, not just work.

Further reading:

• Purpose Your Day: Most Important Task (MIT)
• What Are Your 3 Most Important Tasks (MITs)?
• The MIT Method: Why Choosing Three Tasks a Day Changes Everything

How to create good habits

• (Cue) Make it obvious.
• (Craving) Make it attractive.
• (Response) Make it easy.
• (Reward) Make it satisfying.

Further reading:

• Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
• The Habit Loop: 5 Habit Triggers That Make New Behaviors Stick

Plan around your energy peaks

Your energy rises and falls in a pattern through the day, and it isn’t the same for everyone. Track it for a couple of weeks to find your peak hours, then protect them for deep, demanding work and leave the dips for routine tasks.

Further reading:

• How to Calculate Your Biological Prime Time
• 3 Ways to Calculate Your Peak Energy Time of Day

The 1-3-5 rule

The 1-3-5 rule is simple: in order to stay productive at work every day, you just need to commit to accomplishing 1 Major Task, 3 Medium Tasks and 5 Small Tasks.

• 1 Major Task: 2-3 hours
• 3 Medium Tasks: 35-60 min
• 5 Small Tasks: 10-20 min

Further reading:

• What is the 1-3-5 Rule?
• How to Use the 1-3-5 Rule?
• A Better To-Do List: The 1-3-5 Rule