Jolting Yourself Out of a Rut and Redesigning Your Life
Feeling stuck in a rut? Learn how to jolt yourself out of it and redesign your life. This includes practicing a brain dump, understanding destructive aspects of society, and more.
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MATT GRAY
"The Systems Guy" | Helping you scale your brand and community with proven systems. Founder & CEO @herbworthy + @founderos
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How to jolt yourself out of a rut (and redesign your life):
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It's normal in life to feel like you are in a rut.
— MATT GRAY (@matt_gray_) June 10, 2023
Many destructive aspects in our society can creep up on you:
• Burnout
• Lack of purpose
• Constant dopamine exposure
They slowly stack up and compound over time. -
We begin to feel the effects without understanding the root cause:
— MATT GRAY (@matt_gray_) June 10, 2023
• Brain fog
• Lack of motivation
• Constantly distracted / unable to achieve flow state
We start to get frustrated and unfulfilled with our own lifestyle and performance.
Here's how I would reboot my life: -
1. Practice a Brain Dump
— MATT GRAY (@matt_gray_) June 10, 2023
Answer these 3 questions:
• What time of day do I feel worst at?
• What do I fall asleep stressed about?
• What aspects of my life am I most frustrated with?
Follow these rules:
• Stream of consciousness writing
• 15 minutes per response -
2. Follow the "3 Level" Framework
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Start being more analytical → dig 3 levels deep for every response.
IE:
What time of day do I feel worst at?
→ What is my current morning/night routine?
→ What tasks are consistently low energy inducing?
→ How do I know I feel "worst"? -
3. Synthesize Outtakes
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Your end goal with this exercise:
Identify 10-15 root causes behind your current rut.
• "Checking TikTok 2 hours after dinner"
• "Having 15-minute sales calls spread throughout the day"
• "Delegation is stressing me out more than reducing workload." -
4. Address/Eliminate
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Be ruthless in protecting your energy levels.
Either:
1. Build an effective improvement plan (ie. setting time restrictions, doing a dopamine detox etc.)
2. Remove the practice altogether. -
5. Create Your Dream Week
— MATT GRAY (@matt_gray_) June 10, 2023
Reducing your distractions will create a massive vacuum of free time.
Be intentional about your dream week so no distractions creep up on you.
• Ideal daily requirements
• Weekly goals/outcomes pic.twitter.com/l6XhWXJQln -
It's very easy for life to creep up on you.
— MATT GRAY (@matt_gray_) June 10, 2023
Build pillars against this from happening:
• Monthly audits
• Ideal dream week
• Morning/evening routines
• Habit creation systems
It'll take weeks of experimentation/optimization, but the end result is unbeatable. -
Want to go deeper?
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I'll be giving away my $100k Roadmap + Offer Creation Playbook FREE (worth $249).
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