{"id":8462,"date":"2024-08-16T19:01:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/7-small-habits-that-will-put-you-ahead-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T19:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:01:55","slug":"7-small-habits-that-will-put-you-ahead-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/7-small-habits-that-will-put-you-ahead-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Small Habits That Will Put You Ahead in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If I could pick the top seven things that have most impacted my life in the past few years, it will be the ones I\u2019m about to discuss with you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To be honest, I wish I had known them 10 years earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I never learned them from any productivity guru. And I\u2019m not giving you prescriptions for any problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I learned them through a cycle of trial, error, and desperation. And if I could\u00a0 give anyone daily practical habits they could easily implement to transform their lives and make 2024 their year, it will be these<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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1. Time-blocking apps can change your life\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tiny distractions accumulate into hours of wasted time every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And you\u2019ll be amazed at how much mental clarity \u2014 and productivity \u2014 you can have daily if you just used a time management app to structure your day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I see people trying to use \u2018willpower\u2019 to prevent themselves from using social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I tried that for a long time and it didn\u2019t work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even willpower is depleted when it\u2019s stressed out by too much temptation. All it will take to get you hooked on a dopamine-reward loop is just one notification from TikTok.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The best way to truly have a workflow or productive time void of distraction is to use time management apps.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are tons of them out there. And they are designed to suit different purposes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re trying to cure yourself of social media addiction \u2014 or the internet in general \u2014 some apps will allow you to block all your social media apps from morning till afternoon or evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And you\u2019ll need the permission of your accountability partner to undo this change even if all you want to do is access your social media account.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You could even go monk mode and not access your social media accounts for months, specifically telling your accountability partner not to allow any changes until the number of months you\u2019ve agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I doubt if you\u2019ll be that enthusiastic to get back on social media after you\u2019re done with the challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2. Actively dedicate time to finding out things you don\u2019t know\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I built this habit without deliberately trying to. It was out of pure curiosity and desperation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But I\u2019ve found it to be one of the most important things I do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Almost every time I go into a platform like YouTube, I just randomly search for things related to my business. It could be how I can expand it, tricks to make more money from it, how to do more with fewer resources, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sometimes I find repeated useless information. A few times I stumble on gold. And over time, the useful information I\u2019ve come across with these random searches is priceless.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing:\u00a0<\/p>\n

The major difference between each of us is the things we know or don\u2019t know. That\u2019s it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The more you know, the farther ahead you are from the next person. Just one valuable piece of information could unlock a new chapter of your life. This isn\u2019t just some cliche BS. What you know \u2014 or don\u2019t know \u2014 could lift you or keep you down. I know this from experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Before I came across Medium, I never knew anyone who wrote there. I just discovered it from one of my random searches. And it has been one of my major streams of income for two years now.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Actively dedicate time to finding out things you don\u2019t know. You\u2019ll be amazed at what you might stumble on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3. Find an obsession\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To be honest, I haven\u2019t seen any remarkable person who wasn\u2019t obsessed with something.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It could be psychology, mathematics, physics, kickboxing, writing, painting, history, human behavior, etc. They all have something that gets them excited to get up in the morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When they\u2019re brushing their teeth, they\u2019re thinking about new strategies to hone their craft. They\u2019re excited merely thinking about how much improvement they\u2019re making. They find meaning in what they do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I should mention that your obsession doesn\u2019t have to be your source of income. Not everyone is that privileged.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, anyone who\u2019s going to enjoy their time on earth, and live an interesting and remarkable life, must have something that means something to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Show me someone without any obsession and you\u2019ll most likely be looking at someone whose life is void of meaning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Your obsession motivates you, shapes your thoughts, challenges you, boosts your self-confidence and gives you a circle of friends you love.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4. Have a morning ritual\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The reason why making your bed every morning is so important is because it\u2019s an easy way to set a good tone for the rest of the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When you make your bed right after waking up, it looks great. You\u2019ve already accomplished something remarkable right there, and the day hasn\u2019t even started. It\u2019s easy, and that\u2019s exactly the point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once I wake up and brush my teeth, I write an article immediately. Then I can go do other things.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The reason this routine works for me so well, as I\u2019ve come to realize over time, is that writing one article first thing in the morning makes me feel so good that it\u2019s very difficult to have a bad day after that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Everyone has different things that work for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For some, it\u2019s simply reading a few pages of a book to get that creative juice flowing. Find your shtick and use it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you can learn to consistently get your morning right, you won\u2019t recognize yourself in a few months.\u00a0<\/p>\n

5. The unsexy habit of single-tasking\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Single-tasking is boring to most people. They feel they\u2019re not being productive if they\u2019re not juggling multiple things at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When I first started writing, I\u2019ll take short breaks in between a few words and go on social media to cool off.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The process of going back and forth made me feel busy and productive. But I\u2019ll take two to three days to finish an article of just 1500 words. That\u2019s not productivity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Besides the fact that I was taking too long to write, the quality of my writing was also wack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When I finally dared to try the highly unsexy habit of \u2018Deep Work\u2019 I couldn\u2019t believe what I was able to achieve.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I wrote two to three articles of over a thousand words every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then I realized almost every single person who has ever done something remarkable understands the idea of deep work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t stay on a single task, without any distraction, for a long time, it\u2019s almost impossible to reach the peak of your creativity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

6. A social media detox\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We all think social media is necessary until we put it away. Then we realize how much other things need our attention that we couldn\u2019t see.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The problem with people who waste too much time on social media is that they think they have time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But a tool as addictive as social media isn\u2019t just about looking at some pictures and videos and looking away.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Firstly, more time on social media means less time on important stuff.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Secondly, social media often leads to a loop of time-wasting behavior. It starts with just a notification from Instagram. Before you know it, you\u2019ve seen a nice picture of a high school friend who appears to have a better life than you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now you\u2019re depressed. This means you\u2019re going to waste the next couple of days angry at yourself and giving a toxic attitude to those around you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As several studies have confirmed, high use of social media is linked to a higher rate of depression and lower self-esteem. And it\u2019s no wonder why.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Think about what could happen if you channeled your social media time to doing something productive. It\u2019s not just your time that you\u2019ll be saving, it\u2019s also your mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

7. Be deliberate about self-care<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rule 2 of Jordan Peterson\u2019s 12 Rules For Life says,\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cTreat Yourself Like Someone You Are Responsible for Helping.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So many people think they love themselves, but they don\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can tell if you love yourself through your actions, not your beliefs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen people who believe they\u2019re religious but their actions say the opposite. What we truly believe speaks in what we act out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you say you love yourself but don\u2019t see reasons why you should go see the doctor when you\u2019re noticing changes in your health, then maybe you don\u2019t care about yourself that much.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you know that you stay indoors too much, are immobile, and don\u2019t think you should exercise at least once a week, then that\u2019s not self-love \u2014 no matter how much of it you preach on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To care for yourself means to treat yourself like someone you\u2019re responsible for helping. It means you observe yourself, negotiate if necessary,\u00a0 and think of the best things you can do to have a better you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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