Stephen Collar

The only thing I, caveat, if you're burned out and most of us are burned out, start by sort of calming your nervous system down, getting sleeping, right? Start there. Then the next thing, complete concentration is how you sort of prep the space for, oh, I'm going to go in here. This is my focus time. The challenge skills balance is how you attack your project, right? I always like to automate.

The only thing I, caveat, if you're burned out and most of us are burned out, start by sort of calming your nervous system down, getting sleeping, right? Start there. Then the next thing, complete concentration is how you sort of prep the space for, oh, I'm going to go in here. This is my focus time. The challenge skills balance is how you attack your project, right? I always like to automate.

So I'll give you an example. I'm a fairly, things have to be pretty straightforward and simple for me. So when I say a clear goals, I said, I start my day writing, right? So my first day is write my, whatever book I'm writing. If I'm starting the book, it's right. 500 to 600 words, because that's 4%.

So I'll give you an example. I'm a fairly, things have to be pretty straightforward and simple for me. So when I say a clear goals, I said, I start my day writing, right? So my first day is write my, whatever book I'm writing. If I'm starting the book, it's right. 500 to 600 words, because that's 4%.

So, and the reason as a writer is in the way I write, usually about 350, 400 words, you have to transition between ideas. Go from idea one to idea two. That's the hardest thing for a writer. That's the most complicated thing. So I can write 350 words in my sleep, but at around 350, I got to transition you out of that paragraph into a new set of ideas, into whatever. That's hard.

So, and the reason as a writer is in the way I write, usually about 350, 400 words, you have to transition between ideas. Go from idea one to idea two. That's the hardest thing for a writer. That's the most complicated thing. So I can write 350 words in my sleep, but at around 350, I got to transition you out of that paragraph into a new set of ideas, into whatever. That's hard.

That's going to catch me. It's going to take some elbow grease. If I'm in the middle of the book and I know more of what I'm doing, I write 700 to 800 words a day, maybe a thousand. And at the end of the book, I know what the fuck I'm doing. So it's 1500 words a day. So when it says, you know, first list of my thing, clear goals list is write the new novel. It's goals are clear.

That's going to catch me. It's going to take some elbow grease. If I'm in the middle of the book and I know more of what I'm doing, I write 700 to 800 words a day, maybe a thousand. And at the end of the book, I know what the fuck I'm doing. So it's 1500 words a day. So when it says, you know, first list of my thing, clear goals list is write the new novel. It's goals are clear.

So when you say clear goals, the reason the point is not a daily to do list. And why do we call it a clear goals list? Clarity is what matters. It's a focus game. You're playing a focus game with your brain. What should your brain pay attention to now? What should you pay attention to next? That's why clarity matters. The goal matters a lot less than the clarity.

So when you say clear goals, the reason the point is not a daily to do list. And why do we call it a clear goals list? Clarity is what matters. It's a focus game. You're playing a focus game with your brain. What should your brain pay attention to now? What should you pay attention to next? That's why clarity matters. The goal matters a lot less than the clarity.

So I usually, it's like 500 words that leave readers feeling excited. So clarity, did this come as the outcome? No, you don't want to focus on outcome. You want to focus on process, sort of. Well, 500 words is an outcome, but it's not, I'm going to write 500 words that get me on the New York Times bestseller list.

So I usually, it's like 500 words that leave readers feeling excited. So clarity, did this come as the outcome? No, you don't want to focus on outcome. You want to focus on process, sort of. Well, 500 words is an outcome, but it's not, I'm going to write 500 words that get me on the New York Times bestseller list.

I just want to write 500 words that maybe make my reader feel curious or scared or empathetic or whatever. That's my clear goals list. It's sort of this much done and this feeling to the reader. That's all I need. So now we've talked about what a clear goal is.

I just want to write 500 words that maybe make my reader feel curious or scared or empathetic or whatever. That's my clear goals list. It's sort of this much done and this feeling to the reader. That's all I need. So now we've talked about what a clear goal is.

I said before, if you can, start your workday in accordance with your circadian rhythms because it's hard to fight against your own physiology. Start with your hardest task. So your first thing is your biggest win. And remember that energy and willpower diminish over time. So you want to go in order from the hardest sort of the easiest. This is the most important thing, Tommy, do a trial period.

I said before, if you can, start your workday in accordance with your circadian rhythms because it's hard to fight against your own physiology. Start with your hardest task. So your first thing is your biggest win. And remember that energy and willpower diminish over time. So you want to go in order from the hardest sort of the easiest. This is the most important thing, Tommy, do a trial period.

Spend like two to three weeks and ask yourself, how many things can I do in a day and still be excellent at all of them? Because what you don't want to do is put more shit in your clear goals list than you can actually accomplish and be a great. If you want to be a peak performer, set yourself up to win.

Spend like two to three weeks and ask yourself, how many things can I do in a day and still be excellent at all of them? Because what you don't want to do is put more shit in your clear goals list than you can actually accomplish and be a great. If you want to be a peak performer, set yourself up to win.

If you know in an average day, based on what you do for a living, you can get eight to 10 things done. That's your clear goals list. Now, two caveats here. First one. If it takes energy, it goes on the list. That's the point. You have a limited energy budget.

If you know in an average day, based on what you do for a living, you can get eight to 10 things done. That's your clear goals list. Now, two caveats here. First one. If it takes energy, it goes on the list. That's the point. You have a limited energy budget.