{"id":1614,"date":"2021-10-06T23:57:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T20:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/btassev.com\/?p=1614"},"modified":"2021-11-06T22:47:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T20:47:05","slug":"the-one-thing-that-changed-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btassev.com\/bg_bg\/2021\/10\/06\/the-one-thing-that-changed-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Thing That Changed My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Everybody wants to change their life for the better. Right? I am not an exception. I strive to achieve my big goals as most people do. My parents have taught me that I will achieve almost anything with hard work and perseverance. And I have done so. Ever since high school, I have been working hard, jumping on every opportunity that comes along. However, somewhere along the way, I have things mixed up. Until recently, I believed that I was more successful the more I could do in a day. Let me examine this fallacious idea and tell you how I changed my life with one single habit.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t
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More is Not Always Better<\/h1>\n
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“We tend to overcomplicate things, believing that if something isn’t making us grind, we’re not doing it right.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Ever since I started college, I have tried to be as productive and efficient as possible. I have tried to put as many things as possible on my to-do list. I used to believe that if I wanted to succeed, I must work constantly and set everything else aside. You know, because productivity equals success.<\/p>\n

I started reading books on productivity, everything I could put my hands on. Then, of course, I started practicing different techniques I had learned about in the books. However, I did not see the whole picture at first. I only put to practice parts of what I have learned and thought I would become as productive as Elon Musk in a fortnight.<\/p>\n

I did not expect what would happen next. I thought that becoming more organized would make me more productive immediately. However, I ended up writing long lists of tasks, using various apps, only completing half of what I had planned. The result was that I felt even less productive than before. I was constantly catching up with my planned tasks, running late, and feeling overwhelmed. I started feeling a bit depressed by my lack of progress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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Subtle Changes<\/h1>\n
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A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon a video by Peter McKinnon called “<\/strong><\/span>I did this for 30 Days and it changed my life<\/a><\/strong>.”<\/strong> It is a cool 9-minute video about how he was inspired to write his most important tasks for the day and make a game out of crossing them off when he is done with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea is certainly not something that I have not heard about before. However, after watching the video, I decided to try it and write down my most critical tasks for the following day. I also made a couple of tweaks to the way I put together my list. I think they were crucial for the success of my little experiment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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