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Are you ready to transform how you

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work and live turning endless to-do lists

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into achievements that matter? Welcome

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to the 25X Productivity System. I'm

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Tan Fam and I've dedicated my

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life to unlocking the secrets to peak

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productivity. With the expertise from coaching over

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T framework, time, energy, and attention, tailored

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to elevate your efficiency to new heights. Imagine

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how at 25xcoaching.com. Welcome

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to the Productivity Show podcast where we believe

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that you can get the important things done

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without sacrificing your health, family, and things that

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matter to you. My name is Tan.

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I'm the founder of Asian efficiency where we help people

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become more productive at work and

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in life. Today, it is Wednesday.

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You know what that means. Another Wisdom

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Wednesday episode where you are

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going to get actionable productivity advice

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in less than 10 minutes. Today's topic,

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we are going to explore a

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fundamental truth. As our

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lives evolve, so must our

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priorities. Over the past decade,

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my life has been a

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whirlwind of stuff happening and

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changing all the time. I

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found myself backpacking through different continents

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all over the world, diving into

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the entrepreneurial world with Asian

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efficiency and other adventures, embracing

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the thrill of new hobbies that I've

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picked up, and also navigating the exciting

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waters of a new

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romantic relationship. Each of these

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chapters brought its own set of demands,

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joys, and challenges. Now,

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with every new adventure, I kind of

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realized very quickly that when you

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stick to a rigid productivity method, that

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was like trying to... fit a square peg into

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a round hole. The strategies

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that worked while I was a

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solo traveler across the world weren't

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as effective when I was building a

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business nor nurturing a relationship.

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So this journey taught me a very important lesson.

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Adaptability is key. Our

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priorities will shift as our

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lives do and so do

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our methods for managing time, energy,

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and attention, and they must

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evolve accordingly. So

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how do we stay productive when there's

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a constant change happening in our life?

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Well the first thing I would say is you

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want to embrace flexibility in your planning. Just

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like a skilled sailor adjusts the sails

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to the changing winds, learning

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to tweak your routines and strategies to

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fit your current life chapter is something

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that's really important. This

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is probably the biggest shift I've made in

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the past few years. I used to be

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very rigid. If you read some of

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the Asian efficiency contents back in 2011, 2012, 2013, since around

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that time, then you know I

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had a very specific methodology around, hey,

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this is how you schedule your calendar.

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This is what your week is going to look like. This is

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what you're going to stick to. This is

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the thing that's most important and nothing

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can be renegotiated. If

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you looked at my own calendar during that

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time, it was kind of like the game

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of Tetris with a bunch of colorful blocks

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next to each other and that it

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was fully stacked. But

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as my life has changed and my

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philosophy has changed around productivity and happiness,

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so has my planning. Now

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I remember seeing this interview by a

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neuroscientist a few years ago and someone

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asked him about what happiness was. And

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his response truly shocked me. I

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thought it would be a scientific answer, but he said to

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enjoy the passage of time.

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So when someone asked him, how do you define happiness,

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he said to... enjoy the passage

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of time. And

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that really struck a chord with me. Now, as

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you know, I always

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like to say happy people are productive people.

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So when I heard that quote, I nodded,

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I nodded, I nodded. To me,

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that was just so true. And I

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found that when you become more flexible in

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your planning, you enjoy the

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passage of time a whole lot more.

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Now, in the past, I might have been

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very adamant about, you know, keeping my meetings

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or appointments or social plans. But now,

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if it's not the end of

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the world, and it doesn't negatively

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affect other people, then yes, it's

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okay to reschedule stuff and reprioritize

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how you spend your time. Second

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thing I will say is that you want

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to stay anchored to your vision. Now, while

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the methods might change, having

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a clear vision provides direction and

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makes sure that your

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shifting priorities will lead you towards

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your ultimate goals. Now

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reflecting on my own life, each

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pivot, each change, each new beginning

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required a fresh approach to

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how I manage my time, my energy,

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and my attention. But

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what remains constant throughout this whole

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time was my vision

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for a life of impacts, growth,

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and happiness. Now, while

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my day today might be different and

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always changing, my vision didn't. It always

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allowed me to stay centered and keep my eye

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on what matters. So even if

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I had to reschedule stuff and change plans, I

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always try to keep in mind what my vision

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is and what my top priorities

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are. So one, I am spending time towards

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my vision, but also two, I'm

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enjoying the passage of time while I'm

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doing it. So if you made it

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this far, you know, we always like to end

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with an action step and to make everything actionable.

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So take a moment to assess your current

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life stage. What has changed

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recently? How about your productivity

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methods need to adapt to align

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with these changes? Remember, the

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goal is not to resist change but to

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flow with it, always realigning

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your strategies with your

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evolving priorities. Life

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is a dynamic journey. Imagine you just

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had a kid, right? Life changes.

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The way you did stuff before having a

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kid and the way you do things afterwards

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have changed and evolved. It's not

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better or worse, it's different. And

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the more adaptable we can be

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and stay and continue to be

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adaptable, the more fun life

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will be, the more effective you'll

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be as well. And so

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make sure that your productivity strategies are

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evolving as well. So stay

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adaptable, stay focused on your

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vision and embrace the beauty

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of change. And that is it

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for today's Wisdom Wednesday. Thanks again

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for being part of Asian Efficiency and The

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Productivity Show. Please subscribe to

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And thanks again. I'll see

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you next week.