🌱 My new favorite term (and why it’s so helpful)

Here’s your 3-minute breakdown to live a more connected and intentional life.

This week’s micro lesson has been VERY impactful for me and I’m excited for you to experience the same.

🌀 Reverse Prioritization

I heard this sentence the other week and I can’t stop thinking about it. 

Greg McKeown (author of Essentialism and Effortless) was talking on the Tim Ferriss Podcast and mentioned this: 

And I didn’t like it one bit. 

Wait, why is this? Why don’t we do the most important things? 

I’ll save that for another time. (Related to performance anxiety, overwhelm, unclear vision/values.)

For now, let’s talk about HOW we can do the things that are most essential. 

➡️ Getting Ahead

I am writing this from the past. 

My goal by end of Q1 is to get 2 weeks ahead on this newsletter. 

Therefore my goal in January is to get 1 week ahead. 

That’s where I am right now and let me tell you. 

Feeling AHEAD is a way different energy than feeling behind. 

Lesson? Shrink your goals into bite-sized chunks to get momentum. 

(I am writing this during a microburst session which enabled me to get ahead.)

⛈️ Microbursts

This is the most useful concept I’ve discovered and immediately implemented this year. 

It’s called a microburst. (Term comes from weather meaning a powerful windstorm lasting a short period of time). 

But in productivity, it’s just 10 minutes of intense focus on a meaningful task. 

Simple AF I know. But that’s kind of the whole point. 

Before you dismiss it and say “I need a full hour to really focus otherwise it’s not worth it..” 

Would you rather have 10 minutes DONE or 60 minutes delayed until you have “more time?” 

This is especially true for those tasks we’ve been putting off for a while…

The term comes from April Perry who helps people organize their homes and lives. 

Microbursts can be used for ANY task we’ve been avoiding. I loved this example from April’s community: 

How will you use your microburst? 

Salud,
Mitchell