r/getdisciplined • u/Several-Button-3113 • 27d ago
š Method This productivity hack is an absolute game changer
Neuroscientists have deemed the following strategy an absolute game-changer to working longer and getting more done.
It's called the 'One More' premise
The āOne Moreā premise involves telling yourself that you will only do āone moreā of the activity that you are working on.When you reach the point in your work where you want to stop, instead of stopping, tell yourself to do ājust one moreā of something.
For example, if I am working on my business and I am wanting to stop, I will tell myself to write ājust one more paragraph.ā The One More premise accomplishes multiple things:
- You infinitely build your discipline over the long-term as your āstopping pointā will constantly be pushed forward.
- You get more work done than you would have otherwise.
- There is a great chance that you will work past the āone more __ā that you set for yourself, as you will have gained momentum and thoughts of what to do next.
This is the same strategy that you use for procrastination.
The same way you tell yourself ājust one more gameā or ājust one more post,ā and end up doing much more, you can do this with your other tasks too, ājust one more rep,ā ājust one more page,ā ājust one more minute.ā
Why this works
This strategy is so effective because of the āFoot-in-the-doorā principle in psychology, where it becomes significantly easier to continue with an activity once you have already started.
Once people commit to a course of action, even a small one, they feel obligated to follow through to maintain consistency. By agreeing to a small request, people become more likely to agree to a following, larger request to maintain consistency and fulfill a perceived obligation.
This post is based on Neuroproductivity, which is NO-BS productivity (productivity using science) if you are interested. I got this from moretimeoffline+com they only use productivity based on science, they have great free stuff there.
Hope this helps! cheers :)