Your nights determine your days.
9 things to do every evening:
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1. Build your Memory Log
Open a document. Title it “Memory Log.”
Add one thing you want to remember from today.
• A story
• A moment
• A conversation
Doing this will inspire you to create more
memories tomorrow.
Over time, it’ll also become a cherished gift.
2. Celebrate one win
Before we prep for tomorrow, let’s appreciate
today.
What was your biggest “win”?
Maybe it was your Memory Log entry.
Maybe it was something else.
Pick one and give yourself a minute to enjoy the
work that went into it.
OK, now onto tomorrow.
3. Make a Quick Start list
Planning your day the night before is good.
But what’s more important is how you start.
I make “Quick Start” lists.
How they work:
Write down 1-2 priorities for tomorrow.
Then write down the *first* step for each.
Not 4 things and not 7 steps.
The goal isn’t to plan all your work.
It’s to automate just how you’ll to start.
Put the list on your desk for the morning.
4. Prep your first food
A good day begins with good fuel.
Prepping the first thing you’ll eat takes thinking
out of it.
• Cut your fruit
• Take your eggs out
• Put it on the counter (if it doesn’t need to be in
the fridge)
Make it an obvious choice in the morning.
5. Clean your work area
Research shows clutter impacts us in many
ways.
It affects our emotions, behaviors + relationships.
It increases stress, tension and anxiety.
It even impacts how well we sleep.
Want to improve your health + productivity?
Tidy up each night.
6. Fill up a gallon water bottle
75% of Americans are “chronically dehydrated.”
That’s staggering.
But there’s an easy fix.
First, buy a gallon water bottle. (Amazon -->
"gallon water bottle")
Now, fill it up before bed each night.
Then place it where you go start your morning.
The kitchen table. Your desk. A reading chair.
I’ve done this every morning for 10 months.
I’ve missed my daily “water goal” twice.
7. Schedule 1 hour for you
Time alone is incredibly high-ROI.
It’s good for our health.
It’s good for our creativity.
It’s good for keeping us sane.
But it’s easy to forget when life gets busy.
Each night, schedule 1 hour tomorrow for you.
8. Start on one 1 chore
What’s one chore you have to do tomorrow?
Work on bills. Clean the house. Whatever.
Spend 5 minutes on it the night before.
No need to finish. Just to create momentum.
A little “win” goes a long way in being consistent
tomorrow.
9. Eliminate 1 thing
Pull up tomorrow’s calendar.
What’s 1 thing you can take off?
Meetings are a great place to start, if possible.
Honor commitments, but delete the non-
essential.
Deletion creates a mental “sigh of relief.” Bonus
points if you can eliminate 2 things.
You don't need to do all of these.
Pick a couple and build consistency.
I promise it'll make a huge difference.
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