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Productivity Journey and Tracking

I decided to do a podcast. I brought on a good friend of mine, Cooper. Cooper has struggled with some of the topics I wanted to address in my podcast so he was the perfect candidate. Throughout the podcast I grill Cooper with questions about his journey to being productive and I also share with him and the audience some of the things I have done and learned through this class that have made me more productive. During this, I explain to him about the book I read and some of the tracking techniques*I used to track my progress to becoming more productive. Overall, I surprisingly had a lot of fun completing this project and I hope some of the listeners enjoyed it and also learned something

Listen to my Podcast: Productivity Journey and Tracking

Tracking Examples

TRACKING EXAMPLE 1

Journal entry 1

  • I have heard great things about this book; however, I am skeptical if it will actually have an effect on my life.
  • I normally do not make my bed in the morning and can’t see it changing my everyday life that much
  • My mind however, does sometimes feel a little unorganized and I believe this book could help me with that

Journal entry 2

  • The first thing he mentions in the book is how much of an impact the little things in life can have
  • I am going to try and start making my bed every day to see how it makes me feel
  • I am still very forgetful about certain things so hopefully reading more of this book and implementing some strategies will help

Journal entry 3

  • Some of the anecdotes in this book are incredible
  • The things Admiral McRaven talks about in the book are things he has actually experienced and learned from
  • I am starting to feel a little bit more organized from making my bed everyday but it is still early on so I am going to continue to give it a couple more weeks
  • I feel slightly more clear minded and more productive

Journal entry 4

  • Admiral starts to talk about the importance of having a positive attitude.
  • Gives personal antidotes on how positivity has affected his life in real world examples.
  • He gives a conclusion and starts to reiterate all of the important things he has talked about in the book.
  • I feel as if this book has absolutely had an impact on my life. I will need to keep my new habits going.

TRACKING EXAMPLE 2

Image of notebook paper with three handwritten headings of “Wake up on first alarm” “Make Your Bed” and “Get a 3.5 GPA or better” with small checkboxes under each heading.

TRACKING EXAMPLE 3

Image of notebook paper with one large heading at the top reading “ESEPSY Tracking” and five smaller headings underneath reading, “Week 1” “Week2” “Week 3” “Week 4” and “Week 5” with notes listed under each week.