{"id":100494,"date":"2023-04-29T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=100494"},"modified":"2023-05-03T11:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:32:57","slug":"how-to-get-your-life-in-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-get-your-life-in-order\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Your Life in Order: Prioritize Your Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Does your life feel out of control? Do you take your life’s purpose into account when you schedule your day<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practicing discipline helps you fulfill your one purpose by leading you to prioritize your purpose<\/a> and behave appropriately. When you do this, Discipline Is Destiny<\/em> says that your life will be well on its way to being the best it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue reading to learn how to get your life in order, according to Ryan Holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to Get Your Life in Order<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Holiday explains that, when you\u2019re disciplined, you understand how to get your life in order <\/strong>by regularly refusing potential opportunities that would divert your attention from what matters most. Set clear limits regarding what you\u2019re willing to do and with whom you\u2019re willing to speak, and avoid people who try to cross those limits. But don\u2019t try to do it all yourself: Willingly accept or pay for any help that buys you time to reflect on whether<\/em> you\u2019re doing what\u2019s most important and to actually do<\/em> that work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Holiday\u2019s approach to prioritizing your purpose aligns with the essentialist philosophy that Greg McKeown discusses in Essentialism<\/em><\/a>. Essentialists prioritize their purpose by refusing opportunities that divert their attention from it<\/a>. Essentialists set clear limits and avoid people who try to cross them; if someone repeatedly distracts them, they plan how they\u2019ll deflect her<\/a>, such as by making a list of the types of requests from her that they\u2019ll refuse. Essentialists also create space to escape and think<\/a>, which helps them determine what<\/em> their purpose is and explore<\/em> how to fulfill it. And if they also follow the ideas in McKeown\u2019s Effortless<\/em><\/a>, they embrace anything that makes their lives easier<\/a> instead of overexerting themselves.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prioritizing your purpose also requires that you design<\/strong> your schedule around your purpose.<\/strong> Wake up early so that you can focus on the most important work. Doing what matters first<\/em> not only ensures that you\u2019re not distracted by others\u2019 demands (since they\u2019ll still be asleep), but it also ensures that you actually do<\/em> the thing you want to do instead of procrastinating\u2014and potentially never getting around to doing it. Once you set this schedule, stick to it every<\/em> day\u2014even on the days when it\u2019s difficult to do so. Most people struggle to remain consistent. So if you can master consistency, you\u2019ll steadily improve\u2014and ultimately, grow more than those who don\u2019t do it every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Other authors elaborate on why consistency is important. In How to Become a Straight-A Student<\/em><\/a>, Cal Newport explains that being consistent turns doing this work into a habit<\/a>. Once it becomes a habit, you\u2019ll be less likely to procrastinate<\/a> on it, and you\u2019ll put in more hours, which means you\u2019ll get better at it<\/a>, as Malcolm Gladwell points out in Outliers<\/em><\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work When You Can Focus<\/strong>

Waking up early, as Holiday suggests, may not help you focus on the most important work. Even if others are asleep when you awaken, distractions can come from other sources\u2014for example, if you check your phone in the morning, you may be waylaid<\/a> by messages and emails you received overnight. 

Moreover, you may struggle to focus in the early morning because, as When<\/em><\/a> author Daniel Pink explains, we all have different biological clocks<\/a> and so feel energetic at different times. Pink recommends doing your most important work when you<\/em> feel most energetic\u2014whatever that time may be. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How to Work Well<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Holiday adds that when you\u2019re disciplined, you figure out <\/strong>how<\/em><\/strong> to do your work<\/strong> most effectively. Start by mastering the fundamentals. Many people want to tackle the harder stuff first, but not mastering the fundamentals leaves you vulnerable to bigger problems down the line. For example, if you don\u2019t understand<\/a> factoring (an algebra concept), you\u2019ll struggle to complete calculus problems (which require factoring). So practice these fundamentals until you can do them in your sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Holiday highlights the necessity of mastering the fundamentals of what you want to learn. But in Ultralearning<\/em><\/a>, Scott Young proposes an alternate first step: Before starting to learn something, figure out how<\/em> you\u2019re going to learn it<\/a>. Try breaking your topic down into information (what you simply need to memorize), ideas (what you need to understand at a deeper level than facts), and processes (what you need to practice to understand), and list everything relevant to learn in each category. Then, use this information to identify critical areas of focus for your learning.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As your skills progress, refocus your attention on improving incrementally: You should always see some<\/em> improvement from the day before. As long as you prioritize improvement, you\u2019ll retain the discipline to continue working\u2014whether you\u2019re performing well or poorly. Don\u2019t get caught up in the idea that you have to do something perfectly, which can prevent you from working at all out of fear that you\u2019ll never achieve perfection. It\u2019s most important that you finish<\/em> your projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: In The Bullet Journal Method<\/em><\/a>, Ryder Carroll also recommends focusing on continual improvement<\/a> and warns that chasing perfection can lead you to sabotage your potential because you can\u2019t meet your impossibly high standards. To fight this mindset, track your progress in a journal<\/a>; regularly note what you\u2019ve accomplished and learned, decide how you can improve going forward, then record new goals and tasks based on your reflection.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figuring out how to do the work<\/a> also involves knowing how to behave at each work session. Holiday emphasizes the importance of intense focus: When you\u2019re working, pay attention exclusively to what you\u2019re doing without allowing yourself to get distracted. Always put your best foot forward. As long as you do, you won\u2019t become overly complacent if you do well (because you\u2019ll keep putting your best forward despite external praise) nor devastated by unfavorable outcomes (because you know you gave it your all). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Other Experts Say About Practicing Well <\/strong>

Intense focus and always putting your best foot forward are both features of deliberate practice<\/a><\/em>, which Peak<\/em><\/a> <\/em>author Anders Ericsson agrees are essential to building your skills. But deliberate practice also includes other features<\/a>; for example, it involves objective ways to evaluate your performance, and it\u2019s usually done under the tutelage of coaches. 

That said, always putting your best foot forward may not be enough to keep you practicing. In Mindset<\/em><\/a>, Carol Dweck explains that if you have a fixed mindset<\/a>\u2014and thus believe that your talent is innate\u2014you likely won\u2019t push yourself<\/a> when you succeed (because you feel superior) and you\u2019ll be discouraged by defeat<\/a> (because you see it as a sign you\u2019re not good enough). To keep working no matter what, you need a growth mindset\u2014a belief that people can change and improve the abilities they\u2019re born with.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, push yourself to take action and work hard, even when you don\u2019t feel like it, but also learn to recognize when waiting<\/em> to act is the better option. For example, if you want a promotion at your job, work hard even when you\u2019re not in the mood to do so. But if your company then goes through layoffs, wait to ask for a promotion until your company\u2019s financial situation has improved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: In 168 Hours<\/em><\/a>, Laura Vanderkam agrees that timing is everything when deciding how to act. However, rather than focusing on when you should wait<\/em> to act, she highlights the necessity of being as prepared as possible so that you\u2019re able to take advantage of any opportunities that do<\/em> arise. To do so, Vanderkam recommends working for 30 focused hours each week on your purpose and regularly trying new things so you can encounter potential opportunities.)  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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