All righty, welcome back in Welcome to a new section of the course, we've previously learned what productivity killers are. But now in this section, it's time to talk all about the productivity boosters. Time management techniques can seem challenging to get ahold of sometimes. But I like to simplify it when I'm struggling. Minimize productivity killers and maximize productivity boosters, boom. It's as simple as that.
Even if you take baby steps accomplishing each one, you'll see results quicker than you think. So, let's get started with my favorite and arguably the easiest productivity booster there is we're talking about new kit, baby. So what the heck is new kit? Well, it's exactly what it sounds like, just absolutely destroy something. Most of the time, we think something needs to be done, when in reality, it really doesn't. So instead of trying to figure out what's the most efficient way to accomplish something?
I'll just tell you the answer. Just nuke it. The quickest way to finish your task is to just delete it. Now this is the easiest productivity booster there is. And I'm not talking about procrastinating or just putting something off. No, I'm literally saying, Just don't do it.
Some examples where I've just nuked activities in the past include hand washing my cars, doing yard work, like cutting the grass, picking up dog poop, etc. or cleaning the house regularly. Again, these activities will vary tremendously between each individual, but it's up to you to be able to just nuke whatever you really don't need to get done. Now, I knew tand washing my car by just simply going to a car washing drives there. I mean, it's like three or $4 per carwash where I live and it's honestly just as good as if I were to do it. Plus, it takes 60 seconds.
It would take me 30 minutes to fully wash my car at least. So this is really Be a massive time saver for me, then I new to yard work by paying my neighbor's son to mow my lawn pick up the dog poop and to trim all the bushes and plants. Pretty much every two ish weeks. Bam, that freed up at least an hour or two of my time. I'm telling you nuking something is a huge bonus to the amount of free time you could potentially have. And lastly, I honestly just pay a housekeeper to come clean my house once a month.
On all between the three I think I spent about you know, maybe $80 a month for the artwork to be done twice cars to be cleaned once and for the house to be cleaned once. I mean this in turn frees up about six hours plus a month. To me, that's totally worth it, because I'm getting some really quality cleaning done. And I'm able to work six more hours that month or spend six more hours with friends and family that month. Again, nuking activities are going to be different for everyone. But the point of this lecture is for you to get Have a different perspective.
Most people do chores slash activities or tasks, because they think it's their responsibility. And they have to do it because that's the way it's been. Plus they think, Oh, well, I'm saving money, so it's worth it. Well, I guarantee if you spend a bit of time nuking some of the things on your agenda, you'll be glad you did. Remember, you only get a few hours a day and the time you have on this planet is limited. So if you don't make changes in your life, you won't really be managing the time you have effectively, you'll be stuck in the same routines where you always feel like you need more time in the day.
So trust me just nuke some things. And it's also important to note here that you don't want to overdo it. Don't just nuke everything, okay? Find that even balance so you're happy and you have more free time on your hands. You'll be way more accustomed to this once you actually start trying it out for yourself. But that'll pretty much bring us to the end of this lecture on nuking tasks.
Again, apply this show gt your specific life to figure out what works and what doesn't. We all live very different lives but just remember when in doubt, nuke it baby. But alrighty continue on with me to learn about more productivity boosters, when you actually have to do something yourself and you can't just nuke it. So, I will see you in the next lecture.