I share weekly actionable advice for people who use paper-based planning systems looking to live a more productive and creative life.
5 Tiny (But Powerful) Tips
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Hey Reader Sometimes the simplest advice can be the most impactful. Back at the start of our newslettering journey together, I gave you 5 of my favourite tiny tips. (If you're new to the newsletter team, you might not have gotten that one yet. Don't worry, it's coming!) In that email, I also asked if you had a tiny tip you thought could help other members of the newsletter team. As we move into Quarter 4, I thought some of these tips were timely reminders for how we can approach what is often a busy season in a positive way. Let's have a look π Before we start...Round 2 of the Change Your Life challenge is kicking off next week πͺ If you want to hit December 31st, celebrating all the progress you've made over the past three months, knowing that you're moving into 2026 with a head start, then this challenge is for you. The long-story-short is that over the next three months, our +1,400 challenge members are going to be working on at least one thing that will have a genuinely positive impact on their lives. Whether it's a health goal, home organisation, creativity, or anything else, we're committing to doing future-us the favour of getting started now π The introduction video below explains how to get involved, and how to join the community of goal-getters who will be working alongside you! I'm super excited to start, and I hope you'll join us! Together, we're going to make awesome things happen π Now, to the tips! The idea - Tiny tips from our communityFor each of the tips that were given for this newsletter, I've also paired them with a journaling prompt question that you can use to "dig a little deeper". If you find the questions useful and wanted even more journaling prompts, we now have the journaling prompt library available in the lil shop! π₯³ As we go through, some of these tips you might already be familiar with. 1. Lower the bar"House cleaning. I have learned during my 67 years that doing 25 minutes, 5 days a week keeps my house far cleaner than my longer cleaning tasks. It seems like I can wrap my head around the daily 25 minutes, but not the weekly two hours of bone-tired cleaning!" - Anon What unappealing task could I make easier by lowering the expectations I put on myself? 2. Leave it to chance"When feeling indecisive, flip a coin, roll a die, or draw a card from a deck (with your options assigned to color, card suits, evens/odds, etc.) to decide for you. You can stick with whatever random chance dictates, or if you notice a feeling of disappointment, voila! Now you know which option you actually liked less. Go with the other one." - Anon What decisions do I routinely struggle with that could be made easier with this method? 3. Play to your strengths"When I feel overwhelmed by what I don't seem to be able to get right, I write down 3 things I'm good at. Now, how can I apply these super skills to the task at hand?" - Christie How can I use my strengths to assist me in tasks outside of my comfort zone? 4. Care less"My life motto lately is two words. Care Less. I noticed that I care a lot, about a lot of stuff. Even little stuff. This can be exhausting. I found myself preparing in my mind for my journal for days, weeks, before putting anything in the journal, and then removing what I did, and then avoiding trying again until I somehow attained a Leonardo da Vinci level of skill that would match the level of care I have for this 'hobby'. Because I invested so much emotional attachment to a specific outcome, I forgot it was supposed to be fun." - Amber-Jasmin L What in my life could I benefit from caring less about? 5. Energy-task matching"Manage your energy as well as your task list. Matching the tasks to your energy levels helps you stay productive even when your energy is lower. There is no point in picking a large, brain-intensive task if your energy is not going to match the task intensity." - Sami How much energy do each of my commonly done tasks require? When would be best to tackle these based on my energy? Let's take actionConsidering the tiny tips from our community, ask yourself How am I applying this to my life already?
How could I apply this to my life?
Not all the tips are going to fit all people or situations, but that's the best part about a list like this. We can nab the ones that resonate, and leave the ones that don't π A huge thanks to the community members who left their tiny tips for this newsletter; I really appreciate you sharing your advice with us! If you want to offer up a tiny tip for any future newsletters, I'd love to have them!
Time for me to go consider how I'm going to apply these ones to life in Quarter 4 π Until next time! - Jess Sick of setting goals that don't get achieved? Learn the system everyday goal-getters are using to make EPIC things happen. |
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I share weekly actionable advice for people who use paper-based planning systems looking to live a more productive and creative life.
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