Today at a Glance:

• Why reflection is the key to knowing yourself
• Create your own "Personal Operating System" that outlines how you work best
• Use my Personal SOP template to begin today (10 minutes)

The Personal SOP

I recently bought a smoothie maker that came with 50 pages of instructions - for something with just four buttons.

Yet, we’re never given an instruction manual for how we work best.

In business, you’ve likely encountered standard operating procedures (SOPs) designed to scale a company’s internal processes.

A personal operating system works much the same way - it’s essentially a manual for who you are and how you work.

Creating my personal SOP has been incredibly useful. It’s something rarely talked about, so I wanted to share mine with you to help you to create your own.

Here I've listed the different scenarios of when I'm:

• Struggling to focus
• Failing to prioritise
• Feeling tired
• Stressed
• Overwhelmed
• Anything else I've learned about myself

Here's some observations I've learned about myself:

• If I'm struggling to focus it's best to use pen and paper than to have multiple tabs open on my laptop
• If I'm struggling to focus I can play lofi beats or brown noise
• If I need accountability, it's best I grab a team member to co-work virtually or in-person (the ADHD community call this "body doubling")
• If I'm feeling tired but still need to work, I can change my state immediately with exercise, music, or take a short nap
• When I'm feeling overwhelmed it's best I stop work and go for a walk. In my Personal SOP I remind myself that there's never been a consequence for taking a short break

​Ready to create your own? Here's a Notion template to get started:​

Use My Template

I hope creating your own Personal SOP provides value to you. If you try this for yourself reply to this email. I'd love to know!

Related Quote 💡

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." — Aristotle

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