Welcome to Day 3 of the Club 12 Productivity Challenge - a 7-day challenge designed to help you build an air-tight productivity system.
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When we work on our most important goals while we have the least amount of energy, everything suffers and we get substandard results. But it’s what most people do… They piss away their most productive hours by scrolling social media, ordering stuff on Amazon, and checking email.
If this sounds like you, it’s time to stop, take a step back, and answer this question:
Which hours of the day do you operate at your peak?
For me, it’s between the hours of 8 am – 1 pm.
This is the time of day when I have the most energy, motivation, and willpower.
As compared to the rest of my day, this 5-hour window is when I’m most often able to:
Find my flow and think with clarity
Sustain my focus and maximize my productivity
Be as creative and effective as possible at work
For these reasons, I generally time-block my most important work to be done within this 5-hour pocket of time between 8 am and 1 pm.
I refer to these hours of high productivity as my Peak Performance Period (PPP), which is a 3–5 hour window of time during which you have the highest amount of energy, willpower, motivation, and mental clarity.
So, if you want to make the best use of your time, energy, and motivation, then it helps to identify your own Peak Performance Period…
Because this is the time of day when you should be working on your most important stuff—especially the stuff you struggle to do.
As I mentioned, my PPP is between 8 am and 1 pm.
Yours will differ, but it’s important to figure it out because it’ll have a major impact on your success, regardless of what kind of work you do or what goals you want to accomplish.
Actionable Insights
Your Peak Performance Period (PPP) is the 3–5 hour window each day when your energy, willpower, and mental clarity are at their highest. Most people spend it on low-leverage activities, but you’ll spend it becoming more productive.
Here’s your Day 3 Productivity Challenge:
Use the prompt below to let AI help you find your PPP.
Then, block that period of time off on your calendar and make use of it - to move your most important tasks, projects, and goals forward.
To get started, copy/paste the text below into your LLM of choice, like ChatGPT or Claude:
