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Create A System (It’s A Streak, Not A Rut.)

Create A System (It’s A Streak, Not A Rut.)

If you are serious about your work, you might want to create a system around it.

For me it’s the same desk, the same computer, the same chair, at same time. Every. Single. Day.

When I sit down here, I know it’s time to work.

I even do my posts topics in the same order.

And heck, I even wear the same clothes everyday when I work: Jeans, cotton t-shirt, black fleece.

Like Seinfeld with a calendar, you sit down and just do the work.

My dad always tried to get me to do my homework in this manner as a child. I never wanted to listen. Because – well – who does at that age? But he is an engineer and I am typing online. So, you know.

Understand: Following systems, not goals, will increase your chances of success.

Anytime you find yourself doing the same thing over and over, you should create a system around it and start doing it the same way every time.”

-Tim Grahl, Running Down A Dream (Amazon)

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