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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 16 MIN

How to build your life operating system

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Most people are living at the mercy of their day.This video gives you 12 operating principles across 6 life domains — decisions, energy, attention, priorities, relationships, and learning. Not habits. Not systems. The pre-made rules that answer for you before the moment arrives, so whoever's asking loudest never gets the vote.🔗 FREE The Ungoverned Day Audit: https://ideastothrive.gumroad.com/l/wwohrm🔗Get my Annual Operating System used by 250+ people for unbreakable consistency. Use this link - https://ideastothrive.gumroad.com/l/aos=====================Below is a curated list of books and research papers that shaped my thoughts. You can explore them to dig deeper into concepts discussed in this video. (Some links are affiliate links, which help support my channel ❤️)Books -Subtract by Leidy Klotz - https://amzn.to/4wgJDm2Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - https://amzn.to/3PtFnPsDeep Work by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/4wgKl2AThe Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz - https://amzn.to/4wvROeuGive and Take by Adam Grant - https://amzn.to/4f2IqbOMake It Stick by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel - https://amzn.to/42FGPBz Principles by Ray Dalio - https://amzn.to/4dahJPIWhen by Daiel Pink - https://amzn.to/4tWX0GmEssentialism by Greg McKeown - https://amzn.to/4f7v4uQAtomic Habits by James Clear - https://amzn.to/3P9T3yTResearch & Sources - - Kruglanski, A.W. & Higgins, E.T. (2000). Locomotion and assessment as distinct self-regulatory modes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79(5), 793–815.- Wieth, M.B. & Zacks, R.T. (2011). Time of day effects on problem solving: When the non-optimal is optimal. Thinking & Reasoning, 17(4), 387–401.- Mark, G., Gudith, D. & Klocke, U. (2008). The cost of interrupted work: More speed and stress. CHI 2008 Conference, UC Irvine.- Adams, G.S., Converse, B.A., Hales, A.H. & Klotz, L.E. (2021). People systematically overlook subtractive changes. Nature, 592, 258–261.- Nestojko, J.F., Bui, D.C., Kornell, N. & Bjork, E.L. (2014). Expecting to teach enhances learning and organization of knowledge. Memory & Cognition, 42, 1038–1048.- Cross, R. & Baker, W. (2003). What creates energy in organizations? MIT Sloan Management Review.- Baumeister, R. et al. — Ego depletion and cognitive resource research.- Pang, A.S.K. (2016). Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less. Basic Books.- Bezos, J. (2015, 2016). Amazon Annual Shareholder Letters — Type 1/Type 2 decision framework. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most people are living at the mercy of their day.This video gives you 12 operating principles across 6 life domains — decisions, energy, attention, priorities, relationships, and learning. Not habits. Not systems. The pre-made rules that answer for you before the moment arrives, so whoever's asking loudest never gets the vote.🔗 FREE The Ungoverned Day Audit: https://ideastothrive.gumroad.com/l/wwohrm🔗Get my Annual Operating System used by 250+ people for unbreakable consistency. Use this link - https://ideastothrive.gumroad.com/l/aos=====================Below is a curated list of books and research papers that shaped my thoughts. You can explore them to dig deeper into concepts discussed in this video. (Some links are affiliate links, which help support my channel ❤️)Books -Subtract by Leidy Klotz - https://amzn.to/4wgJDm2Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - https://amzn.to/3PtFnPsDeep Work by Cal Newport - https://amzn.to/4wgKl2AThe Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz - https://amzn.to/4wvROeuGive and Take by Adam Grant - https://amzn.to/4f2IqbOMake It Stick by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel - https://amzn.to/42FGPBz Principles by Ray Dalio - https://amzn.to/4dahJPIWhen by Daiel Pink - https://amzn.to/4tWX0GmEssentialism by Greg McKeown - https://amzn.to/4f7v4uQAtomic Habits by James Clear - https://amzn.to/3P9T3yTResearch & Sources - - Kruglanski, A.W. & Higgins, E.T. (2000). Locomotion and assessment as distinct self-regulatory modes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79(5), 793–815.- Wieth, M.B. & Zacks, R.T. (2011). Time of day effects on problem solving: When the non-optimal is optimal. Thinking & Reasoning, 17(4), 387–401.- Mark, G., Gudith, D. & Klocke, U. (2008). The cost of interrupted work: More speed and stress. CHI 2008 Conference, UC Irvine.- Adams, G.S., Converse, B.A., Hales, A.H. & Klotz, L.E. (2021). People systematically overlook subtractive changes. Nature, 592, 258–261.- Nestojko, J.F., Bui, D.C., Kornell, N. & Bjork, E.L. (2014). Expecting to teach enhances learning and organization of knowledge. Memory & Cognition, 42, 1038–1048.- Cross, R. & Baker, W. (2003). What creates energy in organizations? MIT Sloan Management Review.- Baumeister, R. et al. — Ego depletion and cognitive resource research.- Pang, A.S.K. (2016). Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less. Basic Books.- Bezos, J. (2015, 2016). Amazon Annual Shareholder Letters — Type 1/Type 2 decision framework. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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