hard skills are crucial to learn right now while you're young so that you can be successful and take control of your life which is why in today's video I'll be showing you 10 hard skills that'll get you paid forever let's go ahead and get started number one learn to challenge yourself everyone tells you that you need to push yourself to achieve your goals but it's a secret that no one ever talks about you should only push yourself 4% more or else you'll never make it the human brain loves a challenge but only when it's within
the optimal level of difficulty this is a sweet spot where growth happens without overwhelming yourself research shows that increase your intensity and duration by 4% is the magic number it is enough to allow progress happen without causing you to lose motivation and end up not being able to fulfill your goals so whether it's running longer lifting more or learning something new this small incremental growth will keep you motivated and on track for continuous Improvement number two make to-do list like the billionaires Elon mus has a secret way to create to-do list which is called time
boxing and this is why I can get anything done this is Elon musk's secret time management hack but how do you have time to do anything I just I don't understand your time management skills in a recent interview Elon Musk revealed that he time boxes a time management principle that was ranked as the number one most effective productivity hack by Harvard Business besides a sale at the end I think time boxing is a fantastic strategy because a lot of guys struggle with prioritizing what's important and by being able to get your idea is on paper
and go ahead and directly and solve your problems and be able to make sure that you're tangibly holding yourself accountable that is a great and amazing way to experience the top levels of productivity here is how you can use a Time boxing method to get anything done let's begin by creating the boxes on a sheet of paper go ahead and draw three boxes just like this and label them top priorities brain dump and time frame in the first box write everything that you think you need for that day in the second box write the three
most important tasks that you have to be able to accomplish in the third box set aside a specific amount of time for each of those tasks following this will ensure that you not only organize your day but that you're able to get things done by understanding the right way to challenge yourself with the 4% Rule and the best way to optimize your days with the time box method you've already optimized your performance and productivity with these two hard skills alone these will keep you pay for the rest of your life but there's still eight more
skills that you need to master in order to be truly successful number three train yourself to read faster and retain more information gentlemen stop reading books from start to finish if you want to get smarter faster most people read books from chapter 1 to the end but if you really want to supercharge your learning you'll switch over to the 3X3 method here's how you do so step one increasing your speed remove your internal monologue that's the internal voice that reads along with you it slows you down use a visual tracker like a finger or a
pen to guide your eyes more quickly across a page number two having a reading strategy don't read every chapter check the table of contents and then jump to the chapter that you need informational books are meant to be navigated not read cover to cover this approach will help save you time and target your learning number three summarize and consolidate after reading a chapter immediately write down one to three sentences summarizing the major key points tailor these notes to how you can apply the information using the insights on your personal life or business this makes it
easier to review without having to reread everything by following these steps to transform the way you learn from books helping you read faster and more effective number four find your perfect wakeup time stop waking up feeling sluggish find your perfect wakeup time using this method according to the professor of neuroscience and psychology Matthew Walker there's no one size fits all when it comes to sleep the standard 8 hours might not be what your body needs here's how to find your most optimal sleep duration using the 1-5 method step one gradual adjustment start by setting your
alarm 1 to 5 minutes earlier than you normally wake up number two monitor Energy pay attention to how you feel upon waking aim for the time when you wake up feeling energized not sluggish number three find your sweet spot keep adjusting until you find the time that suits your body's needs number five beat level five of Super Mario for all my video game guys I finally got something for you in order to become smarter you need to increase the gr matter in your brain this is crucial for critical thinking and one of the best ways
of doing so is by playing certain video games you heard what I said gentlemen certain not all according to a study 3D platform games can increase grade matter in your brain 3D platform games require the ability to recall locations and find motor skills this engag the parts of your brain that's key for learning and memory along with other areas involved in movement and coordination a study showed that older adults who play game like super Mario 64 for 6 months showed an increase in gr matter in their hippocampus cerebellum and prefontal cortex classic games like Super
Mario 64 and Legend of Zelda were designed with exploration and puzzle solving at their core unlike modern games like fortnite and War Zone which were primary designed for fast-paced action and competition this is why classic games are better for engaging and developing your brain by incorporating these kinds of video games into your routine you not only improve your cognitive ability you sharpen your brain but also you get to have fun in the process step number six every man should have four routines gentlemen stop trying to stick to one routine the reason why some of you
guys find it challenging to stick to one routine cuz you only have an ideal routine depending on how you feel that day or week you need a backup routine just in case you need to create an ideal routine that you want to follow an energized routine for when you wake up feeling slow a burnout routine when you wake up feel like you have low creativity as well as a bad mood routine when life has you at your ultimate low and let me give you four different examples of these routines your ideal routine can be waking
up at 5:00 in the morning going to the gym getting a workout praying and then doing your skin care routine and your shower your energized routine can be going for a run drinking a caffeinated beverage 9 minutes after you wake up taking a 10-minute walk while praying and then taking your vitamins your burnout routine can be reading 15 minutes of a book praying drinking a cold glass of water and doing a 15-minute stretch your bad mood routine can be taking a shower and doing your skin care journaling SL praying going for a walk and then
making yourself a delicious breakfast now with these four routines ready you can adapt yourself to any day challenge and finally find the consistency that leads to success at this point you learn the correct way to challenge yourself you learn the best way to optimize your day you trained yourself to read faster and retain more information found the right amount of sleep for your body increase the grve matter in your brain and found four ideal routines that will work no matter how you feel and how motivated you are but there is still three more hard school
that you need to learn and master in order to become the ultimate man step number seven work out for 22 minutes most of you guys know that you need to be exercising the problem is that you guys don't know that you don't need to be spending that much time in the gym to experience fast results 88% of New Year's resolutions to lose weight fail within the first 2 weeks because people set up goals that are too complex and unrealistic according to the American Heart Association you only the 150 minutes of exercise each week that's literally
22 minutes exercise a day gentlemen by setting realistic exercise goal you will help yourself stay consistent and healthy without ever feeling overwhelmed number eight make the correct decisions with spin gentlemen you're making decisions all wrong here's how to weigh out your options properly using the spin technique spin stands for situation problem implication and need pay off is a powerful technique to weigh your options and to make informed decisions situations start by defining the situation what are you currently dealing with problem identify the problems or challenges involved what issues are you currently facing implication consider the
implication of these problems what will happen if you don't solve them need payoff determine the best solution that addresses these problems and provides the most benefit what you need to achieve the best outcome you spin to evaluate your options in your personal or professional life whether it's starting a new job making a big purchase or starting a new project spin will help you make well-rounded decisions step number nine stand up every hour gentlemen stop sitting down for hours at an end break this habit by standing up every hour to improve your focus and your health
although this sounds very simple standing up every hour is challenging because it's not a lifelong habit too many of us are used to sitting down for extended periods of our days instead of relying on notifications that are so easy to ignore associate standing up with different activities that occur each hour like sending an email or reading 10 pages in a book by making an effort to stand up every hour you change the small action that will lead to a significant health benefit in your future gentlemen if you follow everything in this video and put these
test into practice I promise you you'll be more productive healthy and perform better than you ever done in your life thank you guys so much for your time and have a great day
