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it is Wednesday, so you know what that means.

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It is Wisdom Wednesday here at

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the Productivity Show, where you are

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going to get actionable productivity advice

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in less than 10 minutes. Now,

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I want to share something a little bit different

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today. It's about a small device that has made

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a huge impact on my life and

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productivity, and that is the Oura

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Ring. Now, even if you're using

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an Apple Watch, Whoop, or some

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other wearable, this episode is for you.

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Now, a few years ago, I started using the Oura

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Ring to track my sleep and my

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physical activity. I was kind

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of curious to see if all the hype around

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these health metrics could really make a difference in

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my productivity, and spoiler alert, it

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absolutely did, but maybe not in

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the exact way you expect. You

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see, the Oura Ring, for those who might not know what

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this is or have never heard of it, think

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of it as like a sleek, minimalist

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ring that tracks your sleep, activity,

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and what they call readiness. It's

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kind of like having a personal health assistant on

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your finger. But here's the thing,

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it's not about the gadget, whether it's a

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ring, watch, or a band, it's about what

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these devices tell us about ourselves. For

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the aura, I thought I had my sleep

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figured out. I read a ton of

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books on sleep, did a lot of experiments, and

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I thought I had it all figured out knowing

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how to optimize my sleep. It's

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stuff like, go to bed at a

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decent time, waking up early, feeling refreshed,

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and seizing the day, all that kind

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of stuff. But the

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aura ring revealed subtle nuances

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in my sleep patterns I was

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completely oblivious to. It

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showed me the quality of my

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sleep, my heart rate variability, or

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HRV, and how these were directly

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impacted my energy levels, and consequently,

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my productivity. Now, one

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of the biggest revelations was understanding my

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sleep cycles. I learned when

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I was getting my deepest sleep and how

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that affected my focus the next day. This

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pattern and this data allowed me to

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tweak and make little bit adjustments to

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my schedule to have better sleep,

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better quality sleep, and not

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just improving the quantity of it. But

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here's the real kicker. Tracking my

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health metrics made me more mindful of

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my daily habits. I started adjusting my routine

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by, for example, having left caffeine later in

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the day, spending more time on my

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shutdown ritual or kind of like your

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wind down routine at the end of

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the day, and then also incorporating a

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more consistent exercise. And as

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I started to see these metrics and the different

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patterns over time, and I started to notice my

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sleep improve, so did my focus

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and my energy. I was

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getting more done, feeling less stressed, and

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genuinely enjoying my work a whole lot

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more. Now, whether you use

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an aura ring, an Apple Watch, a Whoop

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band, or some other wearable, the

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key takeaway is this. Start

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tracking your health metrics today.

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It's not about obsessing about the

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numbers or the different metrics. It's

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about getting insights into your

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own body and then using

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that knowledge to make small impactful

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changes. When I

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started wearing the aura ring, I wasn't setting out to improve

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my sleep or change

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my habits around bedtime or

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think about sleep hygiene more

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or decreasing the amount

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of alcohol or cocktails that I have.

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All these things happens

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because I was just more mindful

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of the metrics that

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were being observed about my own

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life and nowadays I drink

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a whole lot less alcohol hence

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my sleep is a lot better. My

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wind down routine at the end day is a

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lot more consistent and all these other habits and

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changes that I've made over the last few years

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weren't things that I was intentional about. These

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kind of happened because I was just looking

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at the metrics observing the pattern and I

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was like oh let me try something different and then

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as if I was like a scientist I

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would change one variable see what would happen the

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next day try it again another

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time see what would happen the next day

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and all these little things over time

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without creating like a whole project or a

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plan allowed me to make all these

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tweaks and adjustments that now allow me to sleep

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really well at the end of the day have a

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lot more energy double my capacity

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for things to get done all

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because I've just became more aware of

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the metrics in my life and so

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if you're looking to boost your productivity

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consider how your health plays a role

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in it and where it will can

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be a great tool to start with and remember productivity

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isn't just about doing more it's

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about being more more aware

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more balance and ultimately

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more efficient thank you for

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tuning in to the productivity show if you found

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a healthier and more productive view in 2024