💚 LifeOS w/ Ali Abdaal, Part 3 · neurohackingly

Hello Friend 👋

The last two weeks were crazy! That’s why I didn’t write to you last week.

• I started my 12-week course on building a personalized productivity system. Seventeen awesome students are ready to transform their productivity.
• I got an even better partner-program with Shortform, my favorite book summary app. (which I payed monthly before I partnered with them)
• Many new people joined the Neurohackingly newsletter. Welcome if this is one of your first newsletters! 👋

🤖 I run a 12-week productivity workshop on Circle.so. I also added a fun gamification element from Ship30for30.

Participants can complete tasks to earn badges. These badges show all members that they are taking action in the productivity course. This week, they earned the “🎭 Community Champion” badge.

They did this by introducing themselves in the “Introduce Yourself” space.

This automation with Zapier triggers a zap and tags the member who created the post. The tag links to an emoji that represents strength and action. It’s impressive when you gather several of them.

I conducted a workshop for more than 230 participants. I introduced focus techniques I’ve studied recently. Check out the upcoming newsletters.

You’ll find evidence-based tips to help you focus better.

💚 Today’s Update: LifeOS w/ Ali Abdaal, Part 3

This week, they launched the complete, well-produced LifeOS course. It includes 7 modules with several short videos from three live sessions Ali hosted.

What I liked about Ali Abdaal’s course, LifeOS:

• Playful PowerPoint slides with clear branding.
• A full LifeOS Notion template to track everything from your life vision to your focus hours.
• The production quality of Ali’s videos is excellent, as always.
• Ali updated parts of the life productivity system. He based these changes on student feedback and his own experiments.

In week 3, the last week of the LifeOS cohort, we discussed quarterly quests and balanced weeks. I previously wrote about my balanced week in a past newsletter.

📅 Balanced Weeks: Your Weekly Reset

3 Things I Liked & Learned About Balanced Weeks:

Thing #1: It’s not about having a perfect week. It’s about making a balanced week. This gives you clarity and structure. It helps you focus on what matters most. Remember, “balanced week” doesn’t mean a super-productive week. What works one week may lead to burnout later.

Thing #2: Those 30 minutes—or even 5—each week are invaluable. I focus on reviewing my 90-day goals. I reflect on last week’s wins and challenges. Then, I set three priorities for the coming week.

Thing #3: That’s it… see Thing #2 and Thing #1.

🎮 Quarterly Quests: Your 90-Day Milestones

I’ve set my own quarterly quests for the past year and enjoyed focusing on these longer-term goals. 90 days is long enough for a significant goal, but not so long that you avoid taking action, like with yearly goals.

To be honest, I set aside time to write this newsletter, and I will discuss quarterly quests next week.

My motto for next week: stick to the calendar; it provides a precise reflection of how you spend your time.

Have a balanced week!

Lukas 📆