{"id":493,"date":"2011-01-14T09:46:25","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T17:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotthyoung.com\/members\/?p=493"},"modified":"2011-01-14T09:46:25","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T17:46:25","slug":"ass-kicking-email-the-1-reason-youre-not-finishing-your-daily-goals-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/members\/?p=493","title":{"rendered":"Ass-Kicking Email &#8211; The #1 reason you&#8217;re not finishing your daily goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey,<\/p>\n<p>Two things this week:<\/p>\n<p>1. New Implementation Guide<br \/>\n2. The #1 Reason You Don&#8217;t Reach Your Daily Goals<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Implementation Guide: Remember Formulas<\/p>\n<p>To get this guide, just go to the CONTENT page under MONTH 9:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-secret=\"9iTHBQ5qLP\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scotthyoung.com\/members\/?page_id=42\">Learning on Steroids &#8211; Content<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/scotthyoung.com\/members\/?page_id=42&#038;embed=true#?secret=9iTHBQ5qLP\" data-secret=\"9iTHBQ5qLP\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\" title=\"&#8220;Learning on Steroids &#8211; Content&#8221; &#8212; Members Area\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Remembering formulas can be tricky. Here I discuss two methods: the<br \/>\nfirst, and one I recommend as a starting point, is by &#8220;reading&#8221; the<br \/>\nformula and truly understanding it.<\/p>\n<p>The second is a hack that can support the first by using the peg<br \/>\nmethod to memorize formulas if they are too complex to remember by<br \/>\ntheory alone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Why Your Daily Goals Aren&#8217;t Getting Done<\/p>\n<p>Many people have told me their number one problem with weekly\/daily<br \/>\ngoals is that they never finish all their daily goals.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest reason is simply: you are trying to do too much stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Many people who are new to this format of daily timechunking haven&#8217;t<br \/>\nyet built up the self-awareness of how much they *actually* do on<br \/>\na typical day. As a result, they set impossible to-do lists while<br \/>\nbelieving that they are plausible.<\/p>\n<p>When they fail at those impossible lists, they beat themselves up.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a better solution: run a time audit first.<\/p>\n<p>Before you set your daily goals list, write down on a sheet of paper<br \/>\nevery fixed time commitment you have. As an example:<\/p>\n<p>8:30-10:00 &#8211; Morning Class<br \/>\n12:30-1:00 &#8211; Meet with Adviser<br \/>\n7:00-9:00 &#8211; Meet with friends at pub<\/p>\n<p>These are the things you don&#8217;t have flexibility with *when* you<br \/>\ndo them.<\/p>\n<p>Next, create scheduled time slots for all of your daily goals that<br \/>\nyou do have time flexibility on. Our example changes to:<\/p>\n<p>8:30-10:00 &#8211; Morning Class<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n10:00-11:00 &#8211; Reading for Psychology<br \/>\n11:00-12:00 &#8211; Homework assignment<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n12:30-1:00 &#8211; Meet with Advisor<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n1:00-2:00 &#8211; Lunch<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n2:00-3:30 &#8211; Gym<br \/>\n3:30-4:00 &#8211; Shower<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n5:00-6:00 &#8211; Dinner<br \/>\n6:00-7:00 &#8211; Flow-based afternotes<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n7:00-9:00 &#8211; Meet with friends at pub<\/p>\n<p>When you take this approach you see how much can actually fit into<br \/>\nyour day. I typically offer two sub rules for making sure this<br \/>\napproach works:<\/p>\n<p>&gt;For any task over 30 minutes, add 15 minutes to each end. This is<br \/>\nthe time usually wasted getting into a workflow and breaks after<br \/>\nfinishing.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;For any stretch of work over 3 hours, add an extra 30 minutes for<br \/>\nrandom breaks you may take.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;Don&#8217;t forget to include meals, regular habits and commuting as<br \/>\npart of the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Once you do this, you&#8217;ll be able to see what a realistic daily goals<br \/>\nlist is, since you&#8217;ve simulated how it might actually be executed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, Two things this week: 1. New Implementation Guide 2. 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