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Cool-Off Week: Counterintuitive Secret to My Consistency


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The final ingredient of my Agile-inspired personal productivity system is the cool-off week. In this video, I share its origin story, explain what it is, describe what I do during this week, and reveal why it has been the key to staying consistent with my productivity system for the last 10 years.

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Timeline:
00:00 - Why I invented the cool-off week
01:44 - What is a cool-off week?
03:30 - What's the point of a cool-off week?
05:03 - I'd rather take the breaks on my own terms
06:33 - What do I do during the cool-off week?
09:50 - Benefit: No burnout in the last 10 years
10:52 - Benefit: Gult-free rest
11:31 - Benefit: Looking forward to the next sprint
13:27 - Benefit: Interesting projects get done
15:07 - Benefit: Time and space to think
15:42 - Benefit: Serves as a reward for my long-term efforts
18:17 - Benefit: Creates a nice rhythm in my life
19:30 - If you want to actually DO the things you want to do. 

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