The One Solution To Getting More Done - 'Microfixing'

I chose this photo that I took on a country road because it amuses me 

but more seriously if you do not take advantage of your time to achieve more with less effort

then you could pay a price you would much rather not! M'reen

The One Solution To Getting More Done - 'Microfixing'

If you feel like there’s a lot more you could be doing or learning but you just don’t have the time,

I have the solution. I call it “microfixing” – and it has changed the way I learn, work and live.

It is a highly addictive learning discipline that merges into most professional lifestyles with ease.

Many of us have a desire to learn more professionally, but most of us are crunched for time. Sometimes it’s just not possible or practical to enter into a Master’s program, but the time

is always NOW when it comes to new ideas, enhancing your skillsets, and getting more done.

Enter microfixing – my personal education discipline.

It’s good old-fashioned self-education with a digital age twist.

Microfixing is about keeping curiosity high, exploring and learning as much as possible,

and casting out “I can’t” type of thinking. I’ve been practicing microfixing in various ways

for the past 10 years and have seen colleagues and friends reap the benefits too.

Microfixing can help you make room for professional advancement, at a micro level,

within your already busy schedule. It requires the full acceptance that you can teach yourself anything – or find a tool to do it quickly and easily for you.

It takes into account your limitations as a busy entrepreneur or professional,

and maximizes what you do have – creativity, curiosity, drive, and infinite access to new tools

and resources for self education.

There are five guiding principles to successful microfixing.

1.    Consume an insane amount of “I-N-P-U-T.”
If you picked up on the “Short Circuit” reference, kudos to you!

But even if you’re not a robot, you need a lot of input to step up professionally and personally.

This means you need to learn – and learn lots – sometimes in a short period of time.

A lot of my favorite microfixing tools are designed to help me get more information in less time,

and as effortless as possible.

Microfixing is purely a volume play. Make consuming information a healthy habit.

Over time, the sheer volume of content you’ve consumed will boost your brainpower,

plain and simple. Because of the volume of digital content you’ve consumed,

your brain has collectively become more aware – which can give you insight,

ideas and drive that others in your industry just can’t match.

2.     Keep your curiosity levels high.
The success of microfixing is predicated on you renewing the main energy source.

This essential energy source is curiosity. Curiosity is a primal instinct.

Curiosity is the best catalyst for exploration, but it’s really numbed in our earlier years

and can have a compounding effect as we get older.

As you begin microfixing, you’ll start to develop a childlike curiosity about the world around you.

In my own experience, and among people I respect and love,

curiosity seems to be an essential element.

3.     Look out for mind trolls. They wreck stuff.
What is a mind troll? It’s a blanket term for the defeatist part of your brain that stops you

from moving forward. It’s the voice that pops up with “I can’t” when you think

of doing something big and bold. They dampen creativity and curiosity.

Some are old and some are new – but almost all of them are unhealthy.

Whether they come from fear, lack of confidence or bad experiences – it’s time to get them out.

You need to make adjustments to your mind and get rid of these mind trolls.

Changing old ways of thinking can cascade positively to other areas of your life. Trust me. Reprogramming the way we frame things is the main area where we need the most help.

Once you start looking for mind trolls, you will be shocked at how many you find.

When a thought, at its base level, is purely defeatist, then you have found a mind troll.

What are your mind trolls? Share them in the comments section to see how we all relate. 

4.     Find ways to make more time.
I’m time-starved just like you, but I’ve found a few ways to make more time for what’s important

by eliminating what’s not. For example, I haven’t had cable for over four years 

and I don’t miss it at all. Netflix NFLX -2.52%, iTunes, and the web keep me happy, 

and I have more time for microfixing.

I turn off the radio and use the drive to focus on microfixing too.

You can also find ways to make more time by using online tools (see my suggestions below).

5.     Use online resources and digital tools to cut down on your learning curve.
You don’t have to invest time and money in a huge professional program in order to learn,

or in order to get something technical done.

There’s no excuse any more – you can literally teach yourself anything. 

The web has opened up massive opportunities, 

especially for those of us who are curious and success-oriented.

Here are some of my favorite ways to learn 

and some tools that I personally use to apply microfixing in my life.

Wayne Dyer – I’ve listened to Wayne for years. Changing the mind is so important.

I like the Power of Intention audiobook.

Another great one for the mind is If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland.

Get an Audible account. Seriously. I read 10 times more books in a year

than I would regularly with this service. I listen to books in the car or relaxing on the patio.

Read more articles with Text2Speech. I get through 10 times more articles with this tool. Just copy and paste the text from any article you want to read into the app. It will read the article to you.

Try out Umano. This app takes interesting content in several subjects,

and has professional voice actors read the text. It’s awesome!

Rely on Flipboard to help you increase the content you consume. It pulls in your favorite RSS feeds, as well as suggest articles you might like in a slick digital magazine.

Use online university courses (like those available at MIT)

to get targeted instruction on specific topics.

Explore Lynda.com for courses on software development, web design, business, and creativity.

Try Forrester for research and insight into strategies and trends that can help your business.

Microfixing is one part philosophy and one part tool set. It’s up to you to decide

how you fit in professional and creative development.

With the right attitude, and some key tools, you can learn more and stay ahead of the curve.

I hope you find this way of learning just as addictive as I do.

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I love audiobooks. They allow me to go through 10 times more books in a year than I normally could and it saves trees, time and money at the same time. They are the perfect solution for the time-starved who are eager to keep learning. My personal favorite is to listen to my audiobooks
on the way to work. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get stuck in my own mindset.
Being able to take a look inside someone else’s way of thinking, and learning how their experiences have helped and hurt their entrepreneur path, allows me to see things in a different way.

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Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blogs:

www.innermindworking.blogspot.com         gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life

www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com               which takes advantage of the experience and expertise of others.

www.happyartaccidents.blogspot.com         just for fun.

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”