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help people become more productive at work

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and in life. And today is another

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Wisdom Wednesday episode where you are going

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to get actual productivity advice in less

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than 10 minutes. Now, we

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believe that just one tweak a week, can

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lead to massive productivity gains over time. So

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if you find today's episode helpful, be sure

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to subscribe, leave us a

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at podcast at AsianEfficiency.com. We always love to

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hear from you. Now today,

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we're going to be talking about something

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that trips up even the most motivated

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people, and that is finishing what you

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start. Starting something is exciting,

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but how do you actually finish it?

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Well, there's a really simple mindset shift that

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I want to share with you here today,

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and it's called default to done. And

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it can change literally everything for you.

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So let's be real here for a

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moment. Finishing things is hard. It's

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easy to get really excited about a new

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idea or a new project or a new

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goal. But once the excitement kind of fades

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away, perfectionism, fear, and even boredom kind of

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starts to sneak in, right? You

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start wondering, is this good enough? You

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keep tweaking, you keep editing. you

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keep doing that over and over and over again,

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instead of actually just shipping and finishing the whole

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thing. And before you know it,

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the project just sits there, unfinished, collecting

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dust. And the important thing to remember

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is this is actually very normal. If

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you struggle to finish, it doesn't mean

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that you're lazy or unmotivated. It just

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means you need a new approach. And

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that's where a default to done comes

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in. Instead of aiming for perfection, your

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default mindset becomes, how

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can I get this done? Done

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doesn't mean sloppy. It

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doesn't mean rushed. It means finished,

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done beats perfect every single

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time. So here are three

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quick ways you can apply the default to

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done mindset in your life starting today. The

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first thing is set a clear finish

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line. Be super clear about what done

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means. Instead of saying, well, I'm going to

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work on my presentation, say finish

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10 slides and send them to

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my manager by Thursday. A

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vague goal. That's what keeps

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you stuck. A clear finish line,

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that pulls you forward. Number

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two, use the 80 %

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roll. Aim to get an 80 %

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good, not perfect, and then

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move on. Most people won't

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notice the little 20 % you obsess

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over anyway. And I call

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this good enough to be great. Number

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three, celebrate small wins and completions. When

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you finish something, even a small task,

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celebrate. Maybe it's a coffee break, maybe

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it's crossing it off with a giant

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red marker on the board, whatever it

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is, celebrate the fact that you finished,

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because finishing builds momentum. So,

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if you liked this episode, here's your next

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action step for this week. Think

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about one project or task you've

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started but haven't finished yet. Ask

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yourself, what's the minimum I

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need to do to call this done?

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Then go do it, even if

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it's not perfect. Because remember, finishing

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something imperfectly beats not finishing

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at all. And that is

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it for today's episode. Thank you so much for tuning

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into The Productivity Show. If you found this helpful,

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share with a friend who would benefit from this. Don't

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forget to subscribe. Leave us a review. It really

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helps us. And I'll see you next week. Bye.