The compound effect

Write out a few excuses you might be clinging to (e.g., not smart enough, no experience, wrong upbringing, don’t have the education, etc.). Decide to make up in hard work and personal development to out-compete anyone—including your old self.

1. I got a bunch of excuses, some of which I think is still true to some degree, but a more profound sense indicates otherwise. I have to give it a try to see for myself.
2. I often say to myself I am not good at coding, but the fact is I did start coding early - like when I was in class 6 - and fairly decent at that time.
3. Another excuse that I give is that I am not good at extracting insights.
4. Another one is that I lack concentration and long sustained focus and concentration.
5. I don’t need to take positions of responsibilities since I got no time.
6. I need costly to the line equipment to do my work effectively.
7. I could work always work later, and my efficiency improves when deadlines are close.
8. I always have tomorrow. I could do it tomorrow.
9. I could lose weight later also since I had done in the past (due to hockey).
10. My home is not the right place to workouts.
11. The noise is too much in my home to concentrate.
12. Constant internet connectivity is essential for my work.
13. I don’t have adequate internet connectivity.
14. I live in a small town.

Be Scott — Write out the half-dozen small, seemingly inconsequential steps you can take every day that can make your life in a completely new and positive direction.

1. Workout for 20 minutes daily.
2. Read 20 pages of literature every day.
3. Read 20 pages of non-fiction every day.
4. Eat only raw fruits before noon.
5. Write every day.
6. Disconnect from the internet for at least 1.5 hours during work.
7. Write something to your DDP guide daily.
8. Spend at least half an hour per course daily.
9. Wake up 15 minutes earlier than the last day till it reaches 5 am.
10. Make timetable daily.
11. Do things with a sense of urgency.
12. Communicate more with siblings.
13. Write daily journals.
14. Learn to play the guitars for 20 minutes.

Don’t be Brad—Write down the small, seemingly inconsequential actions you can stop doing that might be compounding your results downward.

1. I am putting small work for the next day for doing the whole work together in one go.
2. I am sleeping during the day.
3. Impulsive buying - Delete the amazon app.
4. I am looking for new books before finishing the old ones.
5. I am spending a lot of time online.
6. I am spending a lot of time on the phone.
7. I am sleeping late.

List a few areas, skills, or outcomes where you have you been most successful in the past. Consider whether you could be taking those for granted and are not continuing to improve, and are therefore in jeopardy of having that complacency lead to future failure.

• Motivating others.
• Web page development.

I don’t see much to write in this. I still need to acquire many skills.

I think I will make this a running doc, where I could see and do changes accordingly. These questions are from the summary action step of the first chapter of “The compound effect” by Darren Hardy.