The Trick About Peak Performance
The Trick About Peak Performance
By chris danilo on Jun 15, 2018 05:00 am
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It’s the peak.
That’s it.
It’s not sustainable. It’s not feasible under most conditions. It’s not the goal.
It’s good to have peak performance as a benchmark to measure what you’re capable of, but to expect it all the time will lead to discouragement.
It’s more productive/profitable to seek Productive Performance, which is a term I just made up.
It signifies a level of output that is sustainable over time, tough to shake under life’s difficulties, and it promotes a state of happiness and flow.
What’s your Productive Performance output? It’s probably ~80% of your Peak Performance.
It’s high enough to feel a little uncomfortable every day, but it’s not consuming all of your resources or requiring a “crash day” after your project ends.
Everyone is different, so it’s your responsibility to figure out your Productive Performance rate (how many hours of work, what kind of labor is most exhausting for you, etc.) and solve for x.
School definitely didn’t teach this, so it’s up to you.
The planet needs you.
Let’s focus. Let’s do this.
2 Minute Action
When was the last time you pulled an all-nighter?
Do you remember how it felt?
When was the last time you worked on a project and felt ready for the next challenge after you finished?
Take 2 minutes to compare those moments in your life and give yourself your best guess about what kind of work excites/energizes you, what kind of work drains you, and how many hours it takes before you need to crash and reboot.
Having this insight in the back of your mind will help you maximize your output across the rest of your career.
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