Harsh Truth: Ideas are cheap, execution is expensive.

3 simple models to 10x your execution in 2025

1. My 30-for-30 Approach

Do the thing you're trying to improve at for 30 minutes per day for 30 straight days.

30 days of effort is a real commitment. If you are half-in, you won’t want to take it on and commit to the 30 days.

30 minutes per day is short enough that you can mentally take it on. Pre-start self-intimidation is one of the biggest drivers of stagnation.

30 days of 30 minutes per day is 900 total minutes of accumulated effort. This will yield surprisingly significant results.

2. The Two-Day Rule

With whatever habit you're trying to build, never allow yourself to skip more than one day in a row.

Quoting a study in the European Journal of Social Psychology: "Missing one opportunity to perform the behaviour did not materially affect the habit formation process."

Skipping one day won't hurt your habit building, as long as you don't skip the next one.

3. My ABC System

I like to establish three levels for every daily system:

A: Most ambitious, perfect case B: Middle ground, base case C: Minimum viable level

On days when you feel great, you hit your A. On days when you feel ok, you hit your B. On days when you feel bad, just hit your C.

The ABC System removes any intimidation or guilt: As long as you hit your C, you're making forward progress. Anything above zero compounds.

The system prevents optimal (A) from getting in the way of beneficial (C) and gives you the flexibility to make progress while allowing the inevitable chaos of life to enter.

Remember: Anything above zero compounds!

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