- Hey, everybody, this is Roberto Blake of robertoblake.com
helping you create something awesome today.
Welcome to something a little different.
This is actually part one of a five part series
that I'm doing called The Secrets of My Success
and this one is going to focus on speed.
Patience is important and there's a saying
called let patience have its perfect work.
I absolutely believe in that but as someone with ADHD,
patience has always been my vulnerability,
the thing that I struggle with
and it's actually been a blessing in disguise
because it meant that I could focus on prioritizing speed
which plays to my strengths
and I want you to differentiate speed from haste.
I'm not talking about doing something halfway
or being sloppy
because you just wanna get it out of the way.
I'm talking about setting priorities
based on the speed at which you are capable
of executing things.
A primary example would be that I like to focus on tasks
that I can immediately accomplish
in a five to 15 minute interval.
One, it means that I don't have to worry about losing focus
as easily and then added to that
and this is based in behavioral science by the way
and I talked to my friend, Brett DiNovi, about this
who is actually a behavioral analyst
and speed of execution and then prioritizing
things that build up momentum
in terms of easy to accomplish tasks
that give me a win under my belt
and then doing another easy to accomplish task
and so on and so forth,
I can look back at my executions and momentum
and I have positive reinforcement here.
So now I am going to find it much easier
to tackle a more difficult task
because I have confidence behind me.
A lot of people wanna tackle the hardest thing
and the longest thing first
because they think, oh, it'll be downhill from here
and it will be downhill from here.
You will be trained mentally and drained physically by that.
By prioritizing what I can do fast,
it's very rewarding psychologically and emotionally
and then again, I can see the validation
of a check in the box.
It really makes a difference
and so for someone that struggles with ADHD
or someone who's a procrastinator
or someone who has just a lot on their plate,
I would tell you that speed of execution
and prioritizing that speed of execution
will be a foundation for you being much more productive
and thus much more successful as a result of that.
It's such a little thing and such a simple thing
but it's often the simple and little details
that make a huge difference
in the overall outcome that you get
but I would also caution you not to get too invested
and caught up in some granular details
because they can hold you back
in terms of that speed of execution
because you find yourself seeking perfectionism
and the thing is it's unattainable.
You'll never get it and the thing is
there is a such level as good enough being good enough
but that gets into another topic
that I'll cover about diminishing returns
and about what I refer to as the minimum threshold
of acceptable quality but again, that's for another video.
Question of the day.
What is the biggest tip that you have
for your success and your productivity?
Let me know in the comment section.
Would love to share that advice with more people.
I might even do a roundup article of the best comments
and write something in terms of some tips for success
and maybe I make that a whole other video
and I might actually reference
a lot of you guys' comments in it so keep them coming.
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As always, you guys, thanks so very much for watching
and don't forget, create something awesome today.
Take care.