As a peak performer, I started to experience lots of stress, low output in my work
and an excruciating pain in my back, so I went to the hospital for checkup, after
the test, the doctor
found out that I don’t rest too well. But, I told the doctor that I always sleep well but
he asked how often do I rest during the day? I told him non. As a result, he prescribe
some drugs that only give me a temporal 7days relief. On the 8th day, the pain
actually continued, so I went back to the hospital and the doctor suggested that I
should always take 5 to 10minutes off work in every 50 minutes by stretching my
body and a little walk. So, I followed the doctor’s advice and it has really helped me in
all facts of life.
So, I thought I’d give you one of my favorite high performance plans. You’ll be 30% more
productive (and energized), if you do these four things:
1. Sleep 50 minutes more.
Unless you usually sleep 8 hours per night, bump your regular sleep routine up by 50
minutes. This means go to bed 50 minutes earlier.That extra sleep will improve
your cognitive scores by 22% within 7 days..
2. Spend 50 minutes in the morning stretching: Stretch for 20 minutes then strategic
your day for 30 minutes. This means you do not check email or respond to others in the
first 50 minutes of the day. This alone will change your life.
3. Work/create in 50-minutes scheduled blocks. During these blocks, NOTHING is
allowed to happen except you focus and work. You don’t take calls, look at your inbox,
browse, or start other activities. You do ONE THING.
4. Every 50 minutes, take a Break. Set an alarm on my phone to go off every 50
minutes. It helps me get that block time done, but it also makes sure I stand, stretch
and hydrate every hour. It refreshes the mind, allows the body to re-align after sitting,
and builds up tremendous stores of energy.
I’ve proven these four things can get anyone 30% more energy and effectiveness in just
one week. The above technique have been applied in many companies. In fact some
companies even put indicators of what you should do every 50 minutes and failure to it
will attract query. However, you can also try it out for the next 7days and see what will
happen after all there is no risk at stake.