Today we’re actually talking about me, ST.
Yup, I’m here to tell you all the details on what I did when I found prepping for podcast episodes very mentally draining.
How meta is that?!
In case you don’t know, there is hours of prep that goes into every episode.
In order to keep it as concise as possible, I plan out all the details, stories, exercises, everything, before I hit record.
This way there’s no yapping fluff, just value.
Yet for some reason, I found myself procrastinating when it came to the prep and feeling extremely mentally drained by the time I finished writing.
So, I did my favorite process to do whenever I’m procrastinating and not only did it get rid of my procrastination it also caused me to adjust my workflow which ended up saving me hours on this task.
While you are doing any task, you (without even realizing it!) are using your 28 thinking skills.
When the thinking skills you need to use are strong, doing the task happens easily.
If the thinking skill you need to use is weak, doing the task will be a challenge.
The struggle that I had, came from a weak thinking skill of collecting precise and accurate data.
As soon as I caught myself procrastinating on preparing for podcast writing, I asked myself this question:
What part of the task does my brain not like?
Often in tasks there are many micro tasks.
If there is a micro task that is a challenge for the brain, we might find ourselves procrastinating on the whole task.
By asking the question, what part of the task does my brain not like? We can identify what the challenge is and solve that challenge.
When I asked myself the question, I went through my entire workflow:
Deciding what challenge/client to cover? That’s not an issue/
Identifying the cognitive function related to the challenge? Easy, peasy.
Figuring out the intro? Not a big deal.
Writing out the exercises I did with the client so I can share it with audience to try at home? Ooohh! That one I can do but it’s really, really, really not fun.
Okay, so we’re getting somewhere.
We know it’s related to writing out the exercises so you can have your own transformation.
Let’s go deeper-
What part of writing the exercises is a challenge?
I can’t really remember exactly what we did in the session, so it makes it difficult for me to write it out in practical steps.
Bingo! Collecting precise and accurate data.
Without the accurate information, it’s really challenging to do the work.
Once I understood this was the challenge, I did 2 things:
1) Short Term Strategy - I added a step in my workflow that had me check my session notes, so I know exactly what we did in the session before I start writing out how you can do it.
It’s no longer some vague concept of “I think this is what we did.” Now I know exactly what we did and all I need to do is break it down into small steps that you can do at home.
2) Long Term Strategy - I wanted to improve my ability to collect precise and accurate information so that way all areas related see improvement (and this type of challenge doesn’t come up again)
To get better at this, before I started a task, I’d ask myself, do I have everything I need so I can do this task smoothly?
What’s funny is, I thought I was doing this (and to some extent I was!) but there were times when I was missing out a piece of information that later I would need to go back to get.
I would also ask the people I was getting information from, if this is everything I needed (without making the assumption that I had everything I needed) and often they’d tell another detail or two that made a big difference.
The reason why you’re procrastinating or feeling mentally drained can be because of a totally different reason.
Your challenge this week is to catch yourself procrastinating and ask yourself: What part of the task do I not like? Go deep until you hit real issue. It will connect directly to a thinking skill.
Once you have the real issue, you’ll want 2 solutions:
1) Short term solution for the problem you’re working on this immediate moment
Long term solution to improve the thinking skill so it’s no longer an issue
If you’re having trouble figuring out what the real solution is or coming up with your solutions, DM me on Instagram @lifepixuniversity and I’ll help you figure it out.
Cheers to Peak Brain Performance!
Most entrepreneurs want to grow their business but already got a lot of stress.
At LifePix University we help you rewire your brain to become more efficient and effective while experiencing more inner peace.
Learn more here.
This guide will give you all you need to start improving your cognitive functions. Learn what all 28 thinking skills are, how they apply to you and what you can do today to begin improving them.
Thinking is not one big thing. Thinking is made up of 28 parts, called cognitive functions.
Take the FREE assessment to see where each of your cognitive functions are currently at.
Can you help us reach our goal?
Share this podcast with someone you love!
Today we’re actually talking about me, ST.
Yup, I’m here to tell you all the details on what I did when I found prepping for podcast episodes very mentally draining.
How meta is that?!
In case you don’t know, there is hours of prep that goes into every episode.
In order to keep it as concise as possible, I plan out all the details, stories, exercises, everything, before I hit record.
This way there’s no yapping fluff, just value.
Yet for some reason, I found myself procrastinating when it came to the prep and feeling extremely mentally drained by the time I finished writing.
So, I did my favorite process to do whenever I’m procrastinating and not only did it get rid of my procrastination it also caused me to adjust my workflow which ended up saving me hours on this task.
While you are doing any task, you (without even realizing it!) are using your 28 thinking skills.
When the thinking skills you need to use are strong, doing the task happens easily.
If the thinking skill you need to use is weak, doing the task will be a challenge.
The struggle that I had, came from a weak thinking skill of collecting precise and accurate data.
As soon as I caught myself procrastinating on preparing for podcast writing, I asked myself this question:
What part of the task does my brain not like?
Often in tasks there are many micro tasks.
If there is a micro task that is a challenge for the brain, we might find ourselves procrastinating on the whole task.
By asking the question, what part of the task does my brain not like? We can identify what the challenge is and solve that challenge.
When I asked myself the question, I went through my entire workflow:
Deciding what challenge/client to cover? That’s not an issue/
Identifying the cognitive function related to the challenge? Easy, peasy.
Figuring out the intro? Not a big deal.
Writing out the exercises I did with the client so I can share it with audience to try at home? Ooohh! That one I can do but it’s really, really, really not fun.
Okay, so we’re getting somewhere.
We know it’s related to writing out the exercises so you can have your own transformation.
Let’s go deeper-
What part of writing the exercises is a challenge?
I can’t really remember exactly what we did in the session, so it makes it difficult for me to write it out in practical steps.
Bingo! Collecting precise and accurate data.
Without the accurate information, it’s really challenging to do the work.
Once I understood this was the challenge, I did 2 things:
1) Short Term Strategy - I added a step in my workflow that had me check my session notes, so I know exactly what we did in the session before I start writing out how you can do it.
It’s no longer some vague concept of “I think this is what we did.” Now I know exactly what we did and all I need to do is break it down into small steps that you can do at home.
2) Long Term Strategy - I wanted to improve my ability to collect precise and accurate information so that way all areas related see improvement (and this type of challenge doesn’t come up again)
To get better at this, before I started a task, I’d ask myself, do I have everything I need so I can do this task smoothly?
What’s funny is, I thought I was doing this (and to some extent I was!) but there were times when I was missing out a piece of information that later I would need to go back to get.
I would also ask the people I was getting information from, if this is everything I needed (without making the assumption that I had everything I needed) and often they’d tell another detail or two that made a big difference.
The reason why you’re procrastinating or feeling mentally drained can be because of a totally different reason.
Your challenge this week is to catch yourself procrastinating and ask yourself: What part of the task do I not like? Go deep until you hit real issue. It will connect directly to a thinking skill.
Once you have the real issue, you’ll want 2 solutions:
1) Short term solution for the problem you’re working on this immediate moment
Long term solution to improve the thinking skill so it’s no longer an issue
If you’re having trouble figuring out what the real solution is or coming up with your solutions, DM me on Instagram @lifepixuniversity and I’ll help you figure it out.
Cheers to Peak Brain Performance!
Most entrepreneurs want to grow their business but already got a lot of stress.
At LifePix University we help you rewire your brain to become more efficient and effective while experiencing more inner peace.
Learn more here.
This guide will give you all you need to start improving your cognitive functions. Learn what all 28 thinking skills are, how they apply to you and what you can do today to begin improving them.
Thinking is not one big thing. Thinking is made up of 28 parts, called cognitive functions.
Take the FREE assessment to see where each of your cognitive functions are currently at.
Can you help us reach our goal?
Share this podcast with someone you love!