The Secret to Superhuman Productivity

If you want to achieve something significant, develop something important, or get ahead in your financial life, you need to be able to get things done.

And getting things done requires exceptional personal productivity.

Six years ago, I was busy writing my book. At first, my approach wasn’t yielding great results. The quality of the writing was poor, and I wasn’t happy with the content.

But then, I radically changed my approach.

This new strategy helped me finish the book in just 18 days, and it went on to become an international bestseller.

At the time, I wrote the following post on social media, explaining what I did to achieve this. Even though this post is from six years ago, it offers valuable tips that can help you get ahead in life.

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After three weeks of focused work, my book is FINISHED! Here’s what YOU can learn from my example of extreme FOCUS on one important task:

First, a recap of what I did:

• I started writing the book in January 2016. I made gradual progress over the months, but I felt that the book wouldn’t be world-class if I continued with the “one hour per day” or “one page per day” approach that many experts recommend. At that pace, it seemed like I wouldn’t finish until sometime in 2017.
• On July 5th, I made a commitment to go on an extreme information diet to focus exclusively on writing. The only other thing I prioritized was spending time with my wife and kids. That meant almost no Facebook, no phone calls, and no news.
• Here’s an example of a typical day: I would wake up at 7:15 a.m., leave my phone on airplane mode, take the kids to kindergarten, and arrive at the office around 8:30 a.m. I’d write until 10 a.m., take a short break, then write until 12:30 p.m. After a brief lunch break, I’d check emails for 10 minutes, responding only to urgent ones, and then continue writing until 4 p.m. After that, it was family time, while letting my subconscious mind work on ideas for the next day.
• Even though my “effective” writing time was only about seven hours a day, I managed to finish the book and self-edit it twice within 18 working days. That means after writing it, I reviewed and edited the book in detail two times. Now, I’m very happy with the content, and the book is ready for external editors who will provide additional feedback.

Takeaways for You:

1. Superhuman productivity: When you focus single-mindedly on one important task—without interruptions like phones, emails, or social media—you can accomplish an incredible amount in a short time.
2. Get your brain in high gear: One of the main reasons people are not productive is the constant interruptions they face. If you are frequently interrupted, your brain is constantly switching tasks, and it takes time to refocus. For complex tasks that require deep thinking, like writing a good book, you can’t make progress in small chunks of time. It takes too long to review what you’ve done and get back into the flow of real thinking.
3. Leverage your subconscious mind: When you go on an information diet and focus on one task for an extended period, the quality of your work improves significantly. This happens because you allow your subconscious mind to take on a lot of the heavy lifting. If you’re juggling too many tasks, your subconscious lacks a clear direction and doesn’t generate high-quality ideas.
4. Aha moments happen when you’re not working: When you focus on a single task for days, you need to allow yourself some time off. Without breaks, you don’t give your subconscious mind the space it needs to work its magic. Many of history’s most significant “Aha moments” occurred when scientists were relaxing or doing something unrelated to their work. Similarly, my best ideas for the book came when I wasn’t actively writing.

I hope this post gave you some ideas that you can use in your own work.

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P.S. If you haven’t already, you can buy the book on Amazon.