A $1M System?

(And What Is It?)

Let’s start with the second question:

What’s the system?

It’s boring:

• 📬 Write a monthly letter to my future self. Writing it sets my direction. Reading it is always a reality check.
• ▶️ Do stuff.
• 📼 Record what I do. Succinct and objective. Reporting, not storytelling.
• ⏪ Review weekly. What went well? What could be improved?
• ⏩ Plan next week. What progress do I want to make?
• ♻︎ Repeat weekly. Do → Record → Review → Plan.
• 🗓 Recap the month. Read my letter, review my weeks, plan next month.

That’s it. Nothing fancy.

Why’s it worth so much to me?

My system:

• Broadens my view of time.
• Slows down the feeling that time’s flying by.
• Provides objective reports, rather than subjective stories.
• Stores memorable moments.
• Gives me a plan that lets me concentrate on the present and worry less about the future.
• Holds me accountable to my future selves.
• Increases awareness of what generates and leaks my energy.
• Hones me in on doing more of what’s important.
• Steers me down my own path in life, rather than following the flow.
• Fills me with a sense of progress and well-being in spite of my lack of conventional “success.”