One myth about time that's killing your progress.

A lot of people that are chasing a dream, a goal or a change suffer from one thing.

The illusion of linear time.

We have clocks that move in a cycle, yet we treat time as though it’s happening in a straight line.

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“Work harder, longer, faster, and the results will come”.

This modern trope is no longer relevant and far from accurate.

It’s built on this idea that time is linear.

That progress moves up and down.

That more input = more output.

But here’s the truth:

Time doesn’t move in a straight line.

Neither does energy.

Neither does growth.

Neither does your biology.

You are rhythmic. Cyclical. Designed for moments of big intensity and moments of deep rest.

You’ve experienced this before.

You’ve found the most insane productivity in the tightest amounts of time.

You’ve had your best ideas show up when you’re not even trying.

That’s what harmony looks like.

And it’s how real progress happens.

The trick is to stop forcing time and embrace the flow between effort and ease.

The skill is in designing your life around your natural rhythm that aligns with your goals for change and progress.

What would happen if you stopped treating time like a machine to dominate and started treating it like a wave to ride?

Here are few tips:

• Block your day and balance your work time with rest.
  

• Design your day around energy, not just hours.
  

• Train your brain and body for flow in order to do more, in less time, with more energy. (I’ll show you how this Thursday)
  

• Protect your peak hours for the most important effort.
  

• Align working on your goals when your energy is at its highest (for most people that is first thing in the morning).
  

• Recover like an athlete and schedule it like a meeting.

You don’t need more hours in the day.

You need a better relationship with the hours you already have.

When you design your days like time is sacred, you tell the world what is important to you and things align to support that.

Time doesn’t need to be tamed. It needs to be tuned.

Because when you’re in rhythm with it, everything else falls into place.

Much Love,

Cory Firth
Creator of One Minute Weekend

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