Welcome back to Peak Performance Principles, an advanced 7-part productivity series designed to help you operate as the best version of yourself—at work, at home, and everywhere in between. Here’s what we’ve covered so far:
– Principle 1. Find your Peak Performance Period
– Principle 2. Develop the 4 Foundations of Peak Performance (PIESpread)
– Principle 3. Connect Roles to Goals + Create a Weekly Plan
– Principle 4. The Action-First Principle
– Principle 5. The Next Action Method
Here’s what we’ll be looking at today…
Maintain a Master List
Your brain is for having ideas, not holding them. The human brain is notoriously horrible at remembering tasks, ideas, and other actionables. So, if you’re the type that likes to store all your actions and goals in your head, you’re dead.
If you want to produce + perform at your peak consistently, you need a master list. Keeping a list like this is like having a second brain. And it can skyrocket your productivity.
Start a master list to hold all your goals, projects, and ideas.
As you’re writing out your list, include your bigger, long-term goals (such as a project you’re working on) as well as your smaller, short-term goals (like accomplishing the daily tasks that will bring your project closer to completion).
After you create your master list, be sure to maintain it. Pull from it as you plan your week. Add ideas to it as they come to mind. Put goals in it that you want to work on in the future.
Actionable insights
- Make and maintain a single master list of all your current goals, projects, and tasks. Doing this will put your mind at ease. It’ll also help you level up your performance and productivity in every domain of your life.
- Not doing it will leave you feeling distracted, demotivated, and constantly feeling like there’s more to do. You won’t feel at ease, because you’re trying to carry too many open loops in your head.
- Remember, your brain is made for having ideas, not holding them.
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Hope you found this valuable,
—Dean.
