3498: [Part 1] 30 Days of Daily Planning for a Better Life by Michael Mehlberg on How to Increase Productivity

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🗓️ 16 February 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3498: Michael Mehlberg explores how daily planning helps prevent unnecessary failures, increases productivity, and ensures that obstacles don’t derail progress. By following the habits of successful individuals like Benjamin Franklin and Kenneth Chenault, you can create a simple yet powerful routine that sets you up for success every day. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://michaelmehlberg.com/blog/2019/2/28/30-days-of-daily-planning-for-a-better-life Quotes to ponder: "If it’s not on your calendar, it’s not a priority. If you don’t have goals for it, you’re probably not thinking about it. If you’re not thinking about it, then it’s probably falling apart." "By failing to plan, you are planning to fail." "Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." Episode references: Getting Things Done by David Allen: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0143126563 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.9	This is Optimal Living Daily, 30 days of daily planning for a better life, part one by Michael
0:52.9	melberg of Michael Melberg.com, and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:56.8	Welcome to one of the only podcasts in the world where blogs are narrated to you for free,
1:01.6	with permission from the authors. It's an award-winning podcast thanks to you.
1:05.8	Today I have a bit of a longer post, so I'll read the first half today, then finish the rest for you
1:09.5	tomorrow. So with that, let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.
1:17.7	30 days of daily planning for a better life, part one, by Michael Melberg of Michael Melberg.com.
1:25.8	The last place I ever wanted to be was on a twin-engine propeller plane and an ice storm.
1:32.4	Yet there I was sitting in seat 2B listening to the engine's labor to keep 20 tons of metal
1:37.9	and humanity afloat. Unlike the constant drone of a jet engine, this prop plane had a chant,
1:44.1	a repetitive roar intermingled with a gnarly growl, like a lion voicing his displeasure as he tumbled around in an industrial dryer.
1:53.6	In an instant, the growl swelled to a shriek, the plane dipped right, the engine screamed, and a gunshot sound rang through the cabin as something,
2:04.2	a sledgehammer for all I knew, hit the outer side wall as hard as a wild pitch from Max Scherzer.
2:10.9	In attempt to reduce our blood pressure, the pilot came over the intercom in a calm and confident voice.
2:17.7	Ladies and gentlemen of the cabin, this is your captain speaking.
2:21.2	We had a bit of ice buildup on the propeller here, so we spun it up to throw it off.
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