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DAILY HABITSof Successful People
By Weekdon
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WAKE UP EARLY AND START THE DAY FAST
90% of executives
wake up before 6am
on weekdays
FACT
As Sir Richard
Branson said: “Over
my 50 years in
business I have
learned that if I rise
early I can achieve so
much more in a day,
and therefore in life.”
MORNING HABITS

3.
TAKE TIME TO RELAX AND EXERCISE
Pre-breakfast workout
helps reduce stress
later in the day,
counteracts the
effects of high-fat diet,
and improves sleep
FACT
President Obama
keeps a strict
morning workout
routine of weights
and cardio at
6.45am.
MORNING HABITS

4.
PLAN YOUR DAY IN ADVANCE
Using the mornings
to do big-picture
thinking helps you
prioritize and set the
trajectory of the day
FACT Use a goal setting
technique like
Google’s OKRs
(Objectives and Key
Results) to always
know where your
focus should be.
MORNING HABITS

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CLICK TO START
PLAN YOUR DAY WITH
WEEKDONE GOAL SETTING

6.
DO A LOT OF READING
The more you read,
the more you know
FACTBill Gates reads
about 50 books per
year, which breaks
down to 1 per week.
DAILY HABITS

7.
TAKE BREAKS
Taking a break once
an hour increases our
work productivity
FACT Albert Einstein took
long breaks from
his science work to
spur creativity and
play his violin.
DAILY HABITS

8.
NO
SAY “NO” AND FOCUS
28% of your time
goes to dealing with
unnecessary
interruptions
FACT
Warren Buffett
considers his
ability to focus one
of the main
reasons for his
success.
DAILY HABITS

9.
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SPEND TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES
94% of professionals
reported working more
than 50 hours per week
and nearly half said they
worked more than 65
hours per week
FACT
Elon Musk watches
movies, hangs out
with friends and
plays first-person
shooters with his
children.
EVENING HABITS

10.
REFLECT ON YOUR DAY
Reflection is an
integral part of the
learning process
FACT
Elon Musk is
constantly
soliciting feedback
and doing
self-analysis.
EVENING HABITS

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GET ENOUGH SLEEP
When you’re
sleep-deprived, you’ll
have more trouble
refocusing on the
task at hand
FACT Bill Gates sleeps 7
hours a day. “Even
though it’s fun to
stay up all night,
maybe taking a
red-eye flight, if I
have to be creative I
need seven hours.”
EVENING HABITS

12.
CLICK TO START
PLAN YOUR DAY WITH
WEEKDONE GOAL SETTING
USE OBJECTIVES AND KEY RESULTS

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