My Productivity System in Notion ✨ Master Procrastination with Weekly and Monthly Resets

Summary

This video script outlines the creator's use of weekly and monthly resets in Notion to maintain productivity and balance across various aspects of life, including content creation, novel revising, and full-time work. The creator emphasizes the importance of iterative processes and shares personal insights into how they've tailored their resets to suit their lifestyle. They also discuss the inclusion of reflective questions, goal check-ins, and specific tasks to streamline their routine and enhance enjoyment of daily activities.

Takeaways

• 📈 The creator uses weekly and monthly resets in Notion to stay organized and enjoy various tasks.
• 🔄 Despite having low energy days, the system in Notion and the creator's mindset help minimize their impact on progress.
• 🛠️ The creator's life dashboard in Notion was redesigned at the start of the year and has evolved since then, highlighting the importance of iteration.
• 📝 The weekly reset includes to-do lists, scheduled tasks, and tasks from the master list, ensuring a manageable workload.
• 🎥 The creator added updating a YouTube process form to the weekly reset, streamlining content creation tasks.
• 🏋️‍♀️ The weekly reset also focuses on movement, with tasks to schedule exercise and supportive actions to facilitate it.
• 🏠 Cleaning the house and deleting photos are part of the weekly reset, contributing to a fresh start every week.
• 🗓️ The monthly reset includes reflective questions, a monthly recap, and financial tasks, promoting reflection and planning.
• 💡 The creator emphasizes the importance of observing personal processes and making meaningful changes to improve one's life.
• 🌟 The creator's success is attributed not only to the Notion system but also to a mindset shift and work on personal growth over the past few years.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of the speaker's weekly and monthly resets in Notion?

The main purpose is to stay organized, enjoy what they do, and manage various responsibilities such as creating YouTube content, revising a novel, life admin, exercising, and working full-time.

How does the speaker handle low energy days?

The speaker acknowledges that low energy days are inevitable but uses their system in Notion and a specific mindset to reduce their frequency and manage them effectively without letting them derail progress.

What changes has the speaker made to their life dashboard in Notion since the start of the year?

The speaker has made numerous changes to their life dashboard, which they continually update to adapt to life changes, emphasizing that resets need to be iterative.

Why does the speaker believe that the best systems are built by the person who will use them?

The speaker believes this because the person who will use the system knows their own needs and processes best, allowing them to create a system that is tailored to their life.

How does the speaker decide what to include in their weekly reset?

The speaker decides by considering tasks that overwhelm them or keep slipping, and what needs to be done on a weekly basis or what will motivate them for the week ahead.

What is the significance of the YouTube process form that the speaker mentions?

The form is significant because it helps the speaker externalize the various processes and tasks they were juggling in their mind, reducing overwhelm and providing a clear guide for content creation.

How does the speaker approach updating their FDC program activities table?

The speaker updates it as part of their weekly reset, emphasizing the importance of iterative processes and recognizing when things aren't working to make meaningful changes.

What role do supportive actions play in the speaker's exercise routine?

Supportive actions like filling up a drink bottle or laying out workout clothes play a crucial role in reducing resistance to exercise and ensuring the exercise routine is followed.

Why does the speaker find it beneficial to reset the house and delete photos regularly?

Resetting the house creates a clean and organized environment that boosts the speaker's mood and productivity, while deleting photos helps manage the number of photos on their phone.

What is the speaker's approach to their monthly reset?

The speaker starts with reflective questions, does a monthly recap, handles financial tasks, deletes unnecessary photos, backs up important ones, clears their Notion archive, and includes a work reset.

How does the speaker plan to merge their YouTube process with their author tube channel and novel revision process?

The speaker plans to merge these processes into one system in Notion, though they acknowledge it will be challenging and are considering creating a video on how they achieve this.

What additional factors has the speaker worked on to reach their current state of enjoying their life and being on top of things?

The speaker has worked on their mindset, reframing thoughts, learning triggers, reprogramming misbeliefs, and changing attitudes towards goals and habits over the last 2 to 3 years.