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Today at a Glance:

• 🧠Idea: You only get 80 summers

• ☺️Exercise: Reverse engineer your ideal life

• 📚Thread: Life-changing purchases under $100

• ⏰️Quote: 7 Rules for Overcoming Procrastination

• 💰Resources: 7 Free Resources to Grow your Health, Wealth & Mind

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You get 80 summers if you're lucky

80 summers.

That's all you get.

Of course, we all know that the average person lives to around 80, but when I heard it described like this—it stopped me in my tracks.

Maybe because this summer is almost over.

Maybe because I've been thinking about my mortality lately.

All I know is that it stuck in my mind.

It also reminded me of my favorite article on the entire internet:

​The Tail End by Tim Urban (it's a must-read, trust me)

In the article, Tim outlines how many more times he'll get to do certain activities in his life.

• How many more times he'll eat tacos.

• How many more times he'll go swimming.

• How many more times he'll see his parents before they die.

It's a hilarious and poignant reminder of how finite life really is.

Here are Tim's 3 biggest takeaways at the end of it:

An exercise to reverse engineer your ideal life

Pro tip:

The easiest way to get what you want in life is to start with the end in mind.

This week, I was inspired by my friend Jay Yang to put together a set of questions that would allow you to reverse-engineer an ideal life for yourself.

Here's what I came up with:

1. What do I want my ideal life to look like? (Define your vision for your perfect day, environment, relationships, and activities.)

2. What kind of person do I need to become to achieve this vision? (Identify the traits, skills, and mindset required to reach your ideal life.)

3. What goals should I set to develop these qualities? (Determine specific objectives to help you grow into the person you need to be.)

4. What obstacles are standing in my way? (Recognize challenges or barriers that could hinder your progress.)

5. What actionable steps can I take right now to overcome these obstacles and move closer to my goals? (Outline immediate actions you can implement to start making progress.)

My challenge to you:

Set aside some time this week to go through this exercise.

Bonus points if you report back to me with your results.

What purchase under $100 changed your life? - Thread from Dan Go

I'm such a sucker for a thread like this.

I firmly believe that a few well-thought-out purchases can greatly impact your overall well-being.

A few from the thread that caught my eye:

• The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (book)

• A white noise machine for sleeping

• A weighted blanket

• A bidet

A few of my own:

• Kindle

• A physical alarm clock (to keep my phone out of my bedroom)

• A lot of different books

• A high-quality pillow

Let me know a purchase under $100 that changed your life.

7 Rules for Overcoming Procrastination

7 rules for overcoming procrastination:

1. The 5-Minute Rule (my all-time favorite):

• Set a timer for 5 minutes

• Work on the task you’ve put off

• After 5 minutes, you can stop (if you want)

90% of the time, the momentum of starting is enough to keep you going.

2. The “action first” mindset

Most people think it goes like this:

Motivation —> Action —> More Action

When in reality, it’s more like this:

Small Action —> Motivation —> More Action

Action leads to motivation, not the other way around.

3. Set limits on learning time

• Growth looks like this: learn —> apply —> learn —> apply

• Procrastination looks like this: learn —> learn —> learn —> learn

  Do you need more information?

  Or do you need to apply the information you already have?

4. Break your goals into specific habits 

• “Get fit” is NOT actionable.

• “Go to the gym for 45 minutes every weekday at 8am” is actionable.

The smaller and more specific you break down your goals, the easier it is to act on them.

5. The 2-Minute Rule

If something takes less than 2 minutes—do it now.

Don’t let mundane tasks gnaw at the back of your mind for weeks.

6. Eat the Frog

• Do the hardest task of the day first.

• Get that weight off your back.

• The rest of the day will seem easy.

7. Remove distractions 

Being surrounded by digital distractions gives you more excuses to procrastinate.

Here’s my focus toolkit:

• Phone in Do Not Disturb mode

• Cold Turkey web blocker on

• All open tabs are relevant to my current task

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