If you want to operate at an optimal level, daily updates are essential. We tend to go about our days with little intention of how we spend our time and what we want to accomplish. To achieve our optimal self we need to be intentional about how we spend our time.

<aside> 💡 Purpose: To accelerate personal growth.

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How it works: Every morning, send a daily update to someone you trust that can hold you accountable. Also get their daily updates to give you motivation and inspiration to be better. It’s easy to get lazy and distracted, but having a reliable friend will keep you motivated. Hold each other accountable and have penalties if you miss a day.

<aside> 💡 Major: Send your daily update either when you wake up or before you sleep. It will help you have clarity and be more intentional about your day.

Ps. Watch this: **https://youtu.be/N6eXhabIiOU**

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📌The daily update has 7 sections:

1. Weekly Goals: Break this section into sub-areas, for example, Focus, School, Relationships, or other areas you have in your life. List all the things you want to accomplish during the week in those categories. Add the deadline of when you want to get the goal done. As you finish them, cross them out in your daily updates.

Focus

• Tuesday: Write a rough draft for the replicate article.
• Thursday: Get feedback from 5 people.
• Saturday: Post the revised article on Medium and LinkedIn.

Relationships

• Before Wednesday: Have a total of 4 brain dates. 2 must be from other cities.
• Thursday: Make parents breakfast in the morning and talk about how they're doing.

School

• Monday: Submit an essay on why pineapple shouldn't be on pizza.
• Tuesday: Study for a total of 3 hours for the chemistry test.

Other

• Thursday: Write a handwritten thank you note to all my teachers expressing gratitude.

2. Goals for today: List everything you want to accomplish today. Be very specific and exhaustive. It shouldn’t only be Nexteen stuff, it should be everything. That way, you can better understand what you’re spending time on, if it aligns with your priorities, and make sure you actually complete the goals you set for yourself. Learn how to set achievable goals and manage your time. Unplanned things will come up during the day, but make sure you complete what matters and don’t get distracted. Important: be as specific as possible with your goals. Examples:

• Complete 2 modules of Andrew Ng AI course.