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Write down 5 critical task for today. That simple. Do this everyday to win your day and week. I’ll come back in a month to check if it also feels the same way.

It is hard to be consistent. I like a atomic habit rule. You can skip one day, but never two.

I never have goals set for the weekend. Most of the time we have stuff to do with the family. But there is always time to do something, for my self or doing chores around the house.

Maybe it is good to have goals in the weekend, to get something intentional out of the weekend.

This can be playing an instrument or fixing something around the house.

When I start my day I get a notification at 8:00 to fill in my calendar for the day. This helps me create blocks of time where I focus on one task at a time.

The one thing I’ve to fix is to leave time to talk to people who have in between questions.

My daily reminder looks like this:

First check of the day is my weekly plan. I ask myself the question: “What do I need to do this week?”

Next in line is my value plan, which reminds me who I am and who I want to be.

Then I check my calendar for all my meetings, and finally, I fill in the remaining time with work blocks.

When I start a time block, I launch a Pomodoro app called Flow. This helps me work for 25 minutes without interruptions..

I haven’t taken full control yet, but I’m trying.

Yesterday felt like the first step.

Now comes the hard part: continuing to feel that way—and acting on it.

I’m a designer by profession, but I feel like I’ve neglected it for a long time. It was my passion. I used to design in my free time, take photos, and share them on Instagram for friends and family to see.

Now it’s endless scrolling, listening, and watching media without ever doing anything with the knowledge. It gets frustrating when I go to bed and think about how the day went.

I almost never feel like I’ve used my time to the fullest.

Taking control is the first step. What I’m trying to do now is:

• Make a daily plan
• Do one important task
• Do something meaningful in the evening before bed

I’m doing nothing at all right now. The lists are growing, people are moving on, and I’m stuck—stuck not knowing how to move forward.
I start creating systems, but I don’t follow through. I avoid meetings and try to stay home alone—or take the train and wander through cities without any goal.
I make a fool of myself by claiming I do things, like being a good leader to others, but I don’t even show up.

Today, I started setting goals:

• Don’t consume
• Read
• Exercise
• Plan every day
• One coffee in the morning

I like this video series because I feel very related to it. Struggling to not get to your full potential. Watching gurus and trying to embed their methods, but failing doing so.

To make a change you need constraints, and in my and also in the goal guy’s situation tough constraints.

The next video is about that tough constraint. A 75-day challenge where you drink water, exercise, don’t do cheat meals and alcohol, read, diet, and make a progress photo daily. 75 hard challenges.

It’s a hard challenge, and you need to be able to change details and make it your own. This is also the nice part of this challenge. A 45-minute workout can be anything, including stretching or yoga.

The last video made me smile. It shows everything comes together. The focus, the adjustments, the energy, and most importantly, the results!

I am struggling to start this whole 75-hard challenge because I’m getting sick a lot and have a shoulder injury that keeps me from starting the challenge.

But. This is an excuse, right?

I also have a ‘busy’ life.

I also am to social to get up every day at 6, because I don’t want to wake the family.

I also watch Youtube videos for every free slot that I have.

I also watch stupid movies. Yesterday I watched Brothers (2024). It is such a waste of my time…

I also go to bed late, because I want to be social with my wife.

All excuses, right?

The weird thing is, I watch 75 hard videos on YouTube, and I know it will be good for me.

What now?

I’m going to talk to my wife and friends to say I’m going to start 75 hard, so I get accountability and support.

I’m going to use the mantra: MAKE BEFORE YOU MANAGE (Tim Ferriss)

I’m going to log weekly how my progress is here.