3 x 3% - the ultimate life hack

The ultimate life hack: 3 x 3%.

Super simple. Here's how it works:

Pick 3 areas of your life.

(e.g. Work. Family. Health. Social Life. Influence. Impact. Travel.)

Make it your mission to be in the top 3% of those areas for effort.

Of course, you have to define what 'top 3%' means to you.

‘Effort’ is the critical word.

Because you can't always control outcomes.

But you can always control your thoughts and actions.

And thought x action = effort.

3 is a nice, small number. 

In our circa 80< years, we can master 3 things.

Four might be doable.

I doubt anything above four is.

Next, rather than rely exclusively on an arbitrary goal and timeline…

Look at those 3 areas, and ask yourself:

“What habits does someone in the top 3% have?”

“What habits does someone in the top 3% not have?”

I'm not saying ‘copy my life’. Très egotistical, mon ami.

But context is always helpful, so here are my 3:

Work, family, fitness.

That's it.

I don't have 100,000 followers.

I don't have an enviable social life.

I don't have an enviable Google Maps timeline.

But in a room of 100 people...

I truly believe I'm making more effort than 97 of them to do the following:

-create as much functional fitness as I can*

-become as skilful, knowledgable, and valuable as I can in my work.

-be kind, loving, and present when I'm with my family.

*so I can still move effectively when I'm in my 80s and beyond.

Aim for the top 1% and you'll wind up depressed.

Aim for the top 3% and you'll hit the top 10%, no problem.

As you move through life...

You'll find time to slot in some things that aren't in your 3x3%.

But if you're 'focusing' on everything, you're focusing on nothing.

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