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Habits for productivity
531 entries pulled from 54 stacks. Default order is consensus: the number of tracked people who have publicly backed each one.
50 entries
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Daily reading
A fixed daily reading block, usually books rather than feeds
Backed by 24 of 54 stacks: 22 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost02
Journaling
Writing to unload the mind, usually first thing or last thing
Backed by 13 of 54 stacks: 12 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost03
Early rising
A fixed, early wake time, often before anyone else is awake
Backed by 11 of 54 stacks: 10 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost04
Daily writing
Write something every day, published or not
Backed by 8 of 54 stacks: 6 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost05
Daily minimum workout
A floor you never drop below: 20 minutes of movement and recovery on your worst day
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 4 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost06
Phone-free first hour
No email, news or social media until you have done something of your own
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost07
Weekly review
One scheduled hour a week to close loops and plan the next one
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 6 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost08
Thinking retreats
Blocks of time cleared of the schedule to sit with one hard problem
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.09
Batch cooking protein
Cook a week of chicken, lean meat or fish in one session so protein is always to hand
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost10
Deliberate discomfort
Choosing the thing you do not want to do, daily, as its own training
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost11
Habit tracking
Mark the calendar every day you do it, then protect the chain
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost12
Margin notes
Writing in the margins while reading, especially where you disagree with the author
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost13
Written goal sheet
Goals written down, in numbers, and kept where you see them every morning
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.14
Eating the same meals every day
A fixed set of meals repeated for weeks so food needs no decisions
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost15
Open calendar
An appointment book kept almost empty so most days are free for reading and thinking
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost16
Training first thing
The workout goes before the workday; a session planned for later tends not to happen
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost17
A high savings rate
Bank a large share of income by spending well below what the income allows
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost18
Accountability mirror
Telling yourself the blunt truth in the mirror every day, then fixing it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost19
Act on the thing causing stress
Make the first call or send the first email on whatever is nagging at you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.20
Antilibrary
Shelves holding more unread books than read ones, kept that way deliberately
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost21
Asking for criticism
Book regular time with your manager and ask what you should be doing better
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost22
Asking for help
Four words, can you help me, used on purpose rather than as a last resort
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost23
Batch processing email
Sit down once and clear thirty or a hundred messages in a run
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost24
Breaking one bad habit at a time
Dropping a single habit every six months and leaving everything else alone
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost25
Daily design
Writing the day ahead in the past tense, then scoring it out of ten at night
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost26
Documenting the journey
Filming and publishing the work in progress, failures included, before it succeeds
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost27
Evening reset
Clear today's mess and stage tomorrow before you go to bed
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.28
High-protein frozen meals
Ready meals chosen for protein and fiber when there is no time to cook
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost29
Inbox zero
Empty the inbox by deciding once where every message goes
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost30
Jotting ideas the night before
Rough notes at bedtime, organized writing the next morning
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost31
Keeping a streak
One thing every day, with an unbroken count of days as the rule
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost32
Lenten fasting
Forty days of giving something up, plus fast and meat-free days, in the Christian calendar
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost33
Making the bed
The first completed task of the day, done before anything else
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost34
Memento mori reminder
A daily, deliberate reminder that you are going to die
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.35
Morning newspapers
A stack of print papers read start to finish before the working day begins
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost36
Morning puttering
A slow, unscheduled first hour or two: coffee, the paper, breakfast, no meetings
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost37
No meetings
Declining meetings and answering in writing instead
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost38
No meetings with strangers
A standing no to anyone with no existing reason to be meeting you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost39
No television
Cutting TV out of solo hours, keeping it as something done with other people
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost40
Phone calls after a workout
Spend the flat half hour after training on calls, not on hard work
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost41
Reading books out of order
Many books open at once, opened at whatever section fits your mood that day
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost42
Rereading a small set of books
Going back through the best hundred books repeatedly rather than chasing new ones
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost43
Rewriting notes by hand
Copying the same material out longhand, daily, until it sticks
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost44
Saved answers to common requests
Write the reply properly once, then send it every time it repeats
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost45
Saying I don't know
Admit uncertainty out loud instead of producing a plausible answer
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost46
Saying I get to instead of I have to
Swap one verb in your self-talk and the daily grind reads as a privilege
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost47
Staying put
Not switching jobs, fields or cities, so skills and trust keep compounding
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost48
The brain check question
Asking whether a choice is good or bad for your brain before you make it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost49
Uncomfortable conversations
Say out loud that the conversation will be hard before you start it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - Habit$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.50
Working with a life coach
Regular sessions with a coach who sets priorities and holds you to them
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
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