Part of building a productivity tool is directly connected with an obsession to somehow maximize your life. Getting the best out of it. At work, personal life, and everything in between. This week I stumbled upon this article and I can tell you, it's such a gem. The title is "33 Mini-Habits That (Quietly) Changed My Life." In it, Tej Dosa (@ComedicBizman) recounts all the habits that have made his life better. Moreover, he lets you know not only what habit worked for him, but why.

Some of those are already present in my life. That helped build trust in the list. I will eventually start implementing those. I will review some, but I highly recommend you to go and check the full list.

"Clean your desk at days end and preload your laptop with websites, docs, resources you need to knock out the #1 priority the following day + block everything else with Cold Turkey Blocker."

I personally do not use a blocker (I have never found the need, but many friends do and they recommend it). I totally close the day and prepare for the next day by the end of a work session. My brain gets some closure from the day and makes it easier to start the next day (as I have already more or less identified what I will work on). I started doing that in my first year of work, and it is a habit that stuck with me.

"Do an energy cleanse before every major event/meeting/call. This will refresh your energy and help you have a better call. Watch this short to learn how."

I have never done that, but consider me intrigued. I got a similar tip from a colleague who happened to excel at sales calls. When possible, I take my calls standing up, with the laptop at eye level. It is such a game changer in terms of how you feel and engage in the call.

"Run towards anxiety, fear, panic. Tell your brain you want more."

Why: The brain is trying to protect you. It protects you by keeping safety in and danger out. The issue is, most of us train the brain to associate feelings of anxiety, fear and panic with danger. Which makes the brain (and nervous system) glitch out whenever these feelings arise. A better approach is to do the opposite. Tell the brain you love anxiety, fear and panic every chance you get and retrain the mind to associate safety with these sensations so it stops glitching out (and pulling fire alarms).

I loved this concept of tricking your mind to learn to overcome what generates anxiety by (gradually) exposing yourself to it. The recommendation is not to go crazy and implement it all in one go, but to read, digest, and decide in a calm way what you want to implement. Go read it and let us know what you have tried and what you are willing to implement in your life.