Random Wisdom (or DUH)

To be super productive and knock out action after action, you need to be in a super productive state. It will be different for everyone. For me, it means I have to be fearless, focused, pumped up and determined. I don’t need to be in very good spirits, because I do some of my best work when I go from frustration to determination.

Anyway, I don’t feel super productive all the time. Heck, I feel that way a small percentage of the time. What I’ve learned to do, though, is to practice that state, by visualizing it. I vividly see myself getting ready to do the work, doing the actual work, dealing with setbacks and so on. I imagine where I will be, what I will feel, how I will do things. If I do this vividly, I will actually start feeling that state in my body. The more I work on this visualization, the stronger I can make the feeling.

By practicing the state in this way I accomplish two things. First, I learn how to get myself in state when I need to. Second, I train myself to recognize that specific state, so when it comes up unexpectedly I can use it to quickly do those important tasks that I have lying around.

State is crucial for being productive, so practice it with a passion.