focus&action 2023
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focus&action 2023
Week 0: The focus & action Difference
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Chapter 1 - The Mindset Shift
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Laying the foundation of what we will do in this class and the how focus & action approach is different.
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Are you suffering from the always-in-the-zone fallacy? Believing this is what keeps countless people stuck...
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Don't let this opportunity pass you by.
Chapter 2 - Your New Way of Working From Now
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This simple tool will make your progress through the class much easier.
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In the following lessons, we'll be using this repeatedly.
Week 1: Goal Setting Done Right
2 Chapters
Part 1: Goal Setting Done Right
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Discover why goal setting usually doesn't drive action & how to do it in a way that actually motivates you.
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Uncover your push & pull forces, the daily process & get aligned with your core values.
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This lesson is about setting clear priorities and decluttering your big picture projects.
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In this lesson, we bring everything from the previous exercises together to determine a top priority.
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Here's how to go from big, ambitious goals to clarity about the next steps.
Part 2: The Mantra Doc - How to Stay on Track All the Time
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What the mantra document is about & how to create the first version of it.
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Here's a look at my current mantra document and everything you can learn from how I created it.
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This is the simple method I use to keep my mantra document evolving & up to date.
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Here is an example of several previous versions of my mantra document.
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A few more points about how to create your mantra document, based on questions & discussions in the community.
Week 2: Design Your Environment
4 Chapters
Part 1: Your Digital Workspace
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Copy my templates & discover how this workflow creates clarity & immediately actionable steps.
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Do you work with a team? Then these tweaks to the Notion work board are for you.
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So far, we've looked at the work boards, which are the heart of the system I use in Notion. In this lesson, we take a look at the rest of my setup.
Part 2: Digital Environment
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How to create a digital environment that supports deeply focused work.
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How do you remove the proverbial cookie jar from your digital work environment? Here's where app blocking comes in.
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Why I don't use app blockers on my phone & what I recommend doing instead.
Part 3: Physical Environment
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Optimizing your work space for deep focus and productivity is simple, but very powerful.
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Make use of multiple devices (smartphone, computer, tablet...) to create a stronger deep focus habit.
Part 4: Noise
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There is good noise and bad noise... and both affect our focus. Here's how to decide which noise to use to boost your focus and productivity.
Week 3: Freedom Time
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This is a simple but powerful framework for making your calendar an ally in your pursuit of deep focus.
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Here's a way to categorize your work (and why I heavily favor one category over the other).
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In this lessons, we build up on the time blocking and scheduling tools we've introduced previously.
Week 4: Flow States
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In this lesson we discuss the triggers that are more likely to help you get into a flow state.
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In this lesson we cover how to make Flow Triggers practical for us.
Week 5: Efficiency
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There's one tool that creators, entrepreneurs and knowledge workers use more than anything else. Speed this up and every part of your workflow becomes more efficient.
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Using your keyboard efficiently is about more than just touch typing.
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These are my tips for faster, more efficiency focused input devices.
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A collection of recommended tools & resources to improve your efficiency.
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Here are the 6 ways to optimize efficiency + a case study on how we roughly 10x-ed productivity in our video workflow.
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Avoid this trap, which can turn the pursuit of optimization into just another distraction...
Week 6: Do What You're Afraid Of
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In this writing exercise, we uncover fears that may be at the core of procrastination and other destructive habits.
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If fear is what's holding you back, how do you solve that problem? That's what we cover in this lesson.
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There's one exception to the gradual, step-by-step approach we've taken in this class so far...
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If you feel strong resistance to doing something, can you use a commitment device to your advantage? And should you announce your goals to people or keep them to yourself?
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This lesson is about the most effective commitment device I've ever encountered.
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About the teacher
Shane Melaugh
Shane is a half Swiss, half Irish person who's managed to channel his very perfectionist and somewhat obsessive nature into a relentless pursuit of personal improvement. Then that kinda got derailed by a relentless entrepreneurial pursuit and now it's something in between the two.