Connect the Dots with Matt Ragland

Understanding how and what you spend your time on is critical for improving productivity and focus. In this episode I share two key frameworks that helped me spend the right amount of time on different areas and types of work.

Resources

• Eric Schmidt talking about 70-20-10 on the Tim Ferriss Show (37 minutes in)
• 70-20-10 rule breakdown
• Jim Collins talking about 50-30-20 on the Tim Ferriss Show (search for 50, 30, 20 in the transcript)

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Happy New Year! This episode of Connect the Dots is all about how you can build healthy habits and systems. But in case you're not listening to this on the first Monday of 2021, January 4th, there is a lot to help you build better habits, create a healthier environment and design the life that you care about. Thanks for listening and check out the show on YouTube!

Resources from the episode

• My Simple 3 Step Habit Loop on YouTube
• James Clear's Habit Guide
  • Atomic Habits book
• Scott Adams Goals vs Systems
• Charles Duhigg - The Power of Habit
  • How Habits Work
• BJ Fogg - Tiny Habits
  • Start Tiny

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• Check out the Connect the Dots YouTube channel
• Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots
• Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training

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If you're a beginner bullet journal practitioner, this show is perfect for you. I share 5 simple tips that make it easy to start and setup your first bullet journal. Watch the full video with examples on my YouTube channel.

The biggest challenge for new bullet journalers is the sheer amount of setup it appears to take just to get started. I'm here to tell you there's an easier way to start and be successful without all the art and doodling. 

• Tip #1: Daily Log
• Tip #2: Weekly Goals
• Tip #3: Monthly Layouts
• Tip #4: Habit Trackers
• Tip #5: Consistency is Key

Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training

• Check out the Connect the Dots YouTube channel
• Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots
• Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training

More ways to connect

• YouTube - youtube.com/mattragland
• Instagram - instagram.com/mattragland
• Twitter - twitter.com/mattragland

Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training

• Check out the Connect the Dots YouTube channel
• Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots
• Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training

More ways to connect

• YouTube - youtube.com/mattragland
• Instagram - instagram.com/mattragland
• Twitter - twitter.com/mattragland

Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training

• Check out the Connect the Dots YouTube channel
• Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots
• Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training

More ways to connect

• YouTube - youtube.com/mattragland
• Instagram - instagram.com/mattragland
• Twitter - twitter.com/mattragland

My name is Matt Ragland and welcome to the very first episode of the Connect the Dots podcast! I've been wanting to do this for a really long time. One of the things that we're going to tackle in this first episode, Is how do you get over the hump with something that you've wanted to do for a long time?

Maybe you are a little scared about maybe you can't quite think about how you would put everything together and maybe you've made some initial plans, but especially you're probably going to be here in this. It's going to be coming out right around Christmas and the New Year. Habits are really a big part of how a lot of people like to start the new year. That's how we're going to kick off the show!

Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training

• Watch this episode on the Connect the Dots YouTube channel
• Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots
• Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training

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• YouTube - youtube.com/mattragland
• Instagram - instagram.com/mattragland
• Twitter - twitter.com/mattragland