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Bootcamp Day 4: Finish Work Faster with the Olympian Method

Hey,

Today is another video guide. This time I’m going to be talking about getting more work done. I’ll be sharing the tactic that enabled me to have a social life while running a business and taking classes.

Watch it here (6 minutes). Or download the full transcript.

Have you ever encountered these problems?

• Procrastinating, when you know you need to work?
• Trying to balance work, studies and a social life?
• Feeling burned out?

Today’s idea proposes to tackle all three. But it does so in a rather unconventional way. Instead of trying to make your schedule “balanced”, you deliberately create a top-heaviness in your workload.

The core of this idea was pulled from the book, The Power of Full Engagement. The authors insight was that Olympic athletes don’t train non-stop. They alternate between work and rest. More importantly, by working the way Olympians train, you could see dramatic productivity increases.

Top-heaviness means putting more of your work at the beginning of a day or week than at the end. More than just being proactive, it’s about having a deliberate imbalance in your schedule.

TAKE ACTION: Use The Olympian Method to Finish Work Faster

Once again–don’t just read, take action. Even if you find out later that a method isn’t for you, there’s still a lot of benefit in experimenting. Here’s today’s instructions:

1. Watch the video on the Olympian Method.
2. Create your weekly to-do list for the upcoming week.
3. As you make your daily to-do list for each day, put more of the work on Monday, Tuesday
4. Make your schedule for the next week top-heavy.