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For the next 7 days I’m going to be a complete slob in the name of productivity

My next productivity experiment: be a complete slob for a week and measure how it impacts my energy, focus, and motivation.

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Pictured: Today's lunch, a crappy movie (Red 2), and my adult-sized, ultra-comfortable onesie.
Pictured: Today’s lunch, a crappy movie (Red 2), and my adult-sized, ultra-comfortable onesie.

For the next 7 days I’m going to be as big of a slob as possible, all in the name of productivity of course.

I will be..

  • Ordering in or getting takeout at least once a day
  • Watching at least 2 hours of TV every day
  • Cleaning up after myself as little as possible
  • Showering as little as possible
  • Wearing lazy clothes all week long
  • Moving around as little as possible

And I won’t be..

What’s the connection to productivity? All week long I’m going to be mindful of how these changes affect my productivity (especially my energy, focus, and motivation). I’ll also still try to get a full week’s worth of work done (40 hours).

No word of a lie, this might be one of the more difficult experiments I’ve done for A Year of Productivity so far. I love the feeling of being productive, so this should be quite a change.

At the end of the experiment I’ll write up everything I learn, and I’ll also be posting live updates on twitter, using the hashtag #AYOPSlobWeek!

Hope you’ll join me for the ride.

Chris Bailey
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Chris Bailey

Chris is the bestselling author of four books—Intentional, How to Calm Your Mind, Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project—which have been published in more than 40 languages. He also hosts the Intentional AI podcast, writes a biweekly newsletter, The Recap, and speaks to audiences around the world on how they can become more productive without hating the process.

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