Here’s your 3 insights in 3 minutes.
🛌 Experiment Results
As an experiment, I deleted social media from my phone last month.
But then something wild happened…
I had my BEST sleep month in at least 5 years.
And started getting my new favorite push notification:
Coincidence?
Who knows. But I’d be a fool to go back now.
So I’m running it back another month!
February no social apps on the phone.
Join me? (Reply with one app that you deleted.)
🤏 Shrink The Effort
Notice how I didn’t say, “I am deleting it for the whole year!”
That’s too hard.
I’ve found this recipe to be most useful with any behavior change:
Shrink the effort (1 month > 1 year)
Add accountability (tell a friend)
Insert joy (improved sleep means earlier mornings of reading/writing/exercising)
⚡ Speed vs Simplicity
Everyone knows Reid Hoffman's first principle of speed.
But miss how it only works because of his principle of simplicity.
How he describes each:
Speed: "If you aren't embarrassed by the first version of your product, you shipped too late."
Simplicity: "Solve the simplest, easiest, and most valuable problem."
Simplicity enables speed. But speed can prevent simplicity.
In other words…The order matters.
This applies to your business or personal life.
A few months ago, I decided to focus only on LinkedIn.
NOT my Instagram, Threads, X, and LinkedIn… Just LinkedIn.
Back in September (when I made the decision) my posts got 1,700 impressions.
Last month, they got 130,000.
Simplicity enables speed.
Check out Reid Hoffman’s Two Rules For Strategy Decisions.
Salud,
Mitchell
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