This is to continue from last two emails about Less is More and 15 Minutes to Closing. I appreciate the ton of responses in trying the ideas I presented there. Today, I tell you why setting a time sensitive deadlines for rehearsing new skills and working out in the gym can propel you to new heights.

After my insane workouts I told you about pushing my truck up hills and stair running with barbells on my shoulders, I'd arrive 15 minutes before closing time of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for practice the piano for upcoming international competitions.

And, of course, I'd get very odd looks from my colleagues as well as security guards who thought I was just being completely stupid - or desperate. But, in that 15 minutes, I am certain that I got more done than they did in the past two or three hours.

The reason is pretty simple to me. When you have only allotted 15 minutes to get something really important accomplished, you've already decided precisely exactly what you need to work on - almost in the same thought. You've gone in there with the idea that time is Limited - NOT adjustable - by how much you get done. You have left no time for do-overs.

That 15 minutes automatically makes you think in survival mode. The guards would come to alert us they were throwing us out of the building precisely at 10pm and my brain knew that time is ticking down and that I must hone in on Precisely what needed to be improved.

Automatic planning takes place when you set deadlines not only in long-term goals in general, but in specific activities during the day. With the realization that you'll be tossed from the building by a specific time, there is more likelihood that you work at optimal intensity ON specific goals. But in addition, your brain has already zeroed in on exactly what is need to be worked on to progress forward.

Putting myself in the position of having to stop at a specific time also triggered a powerful mechanism in the brain. It's the same process that happens when you can't think of a name of someone. No matter how you try, the name doesn't come to you.

But, because wanting badly to remember something important, your "brain's librarian" as I call it, was charged into working overtime to find that missing name - to fill in the blanks.

Then, a few hours later when you're not thinking about it anymore, your "brain's librarian" finds the answer and Wella - you blurt out the answer. This process usually never happens without intensity of desire.

This marvelous activity that everyone can stimulate in their brains happened to me every night when I'd go to rehearse right before closing time. In fact, even though I'd usually practice 4-5 hours earlier in the day, it was those 15 minutes where I'd generally get more done than those longer stretches.

The key though is that no matter what the designated time, you have to stop - FREEZE. I've found thought, to go another second more completely ruins the magic formula because what happens is this -  the brain is either frustrated because you didn't finish what you wanted to accomplish in the allotted time - where then, the little "brain librarian" goes to work overtime automatically trying to figure out how you can feel better next time around and accomplish the task.

Or, you've accomplished the goals set and you actually congratulate yourself in one stroke knowing you beat the clock. Just that alone is worth it because how often do you ever congratulate yourself?!

But, more important, it's not just a pat on the back from yourself, it's the automatic trigger that says, "That was Great, now what can I change next time to go to the next level in the next 15 minute block?"

By knowing that you absolutely must STOP at the designate time, you've set into motion powerful self-working formulas into working for you...

*Deadline = Automatic goal planning and prioritizing.

A Deadline activates automatic questions and answers:
At the Deadline = Was my goal accomplished?
1) No?! = Then what do I do next time to beat the clock with success? > how do I prioritize better next time> frustration at having to stop activates the "brain librarian" to find new better resources working when you're not working.
2) Yes?! = Great!>Feeling good that you're on track and have accomplished a predetermined goal > What do I need to work on next? > setting new goals> getting more done because you're not doing things you don't need work on.

Now, think about this. How long is an actual UFC fight? Using everything you've got like you would if you were in the Octagon, train like a 15 minute UFC fight. Knowing you've only got 15 minutes, you're going to be working on your weaknesses for sure!

Train for 15 minutes non-stop in kettelbells, and tell me that's not a workout worth doing!

Train for 15 minutes in Matt Furey's Combat Conditioning and tell me that's not intense!

You can be your best coach if you'll just start setting deadlines that are inflexible and train with intensity meters on HIGH!

To Your Strength and Mastery,
Garin Bader
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