The Incrementalist

Enroll early in the Busyness Trap: Escape Overload and Focus on What Matters: https://dyan-williams.thinkific.com/courses/busyness-trapModule 1 is now available. For an early enrollment fee of $29, you will get unlimited access to Module 1 plus all new modules that are added incrementally. The price of this course will increase as more modules are published. When all the modules are made available, the enrollment fee could be from $99 to $199. A year ago, I started outlining the modules and writing the lessons for this self-paced online course. It builds on the 5 productivity principles described in my book, The Incrementalist: A Simple Productivity System to Create Big Results in Small Steps.  By taking this course, you will learn why you fall into the busyness trap, what keeps you stuck there, and how to get out and stay out. Module 1 contains 12 minutes of 5 video lessons:1) Welcome (or what to expect in this course) 2) Productivity Principles to Beat Busyness3) Fast Changes and Tech Overuse Make You Busier4) Small Steps to Giant Leaps5) No Quick Fixes or One-Size-Fits-All SolutionsLessons may be updated or added to provide more value and to address common questions and  constructive feedback. For updates on the course, subscribe to my enewsletter or The Incrementalist YouTube channel or podcast.website: http://www.dyanwilliams.com/e-newsletter at: https://bit.ly/3J9EbsDYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theincrementalist/The Incrementalist: A Simple Productivity System to Create Big Results in Small Steps, is available on Amazon and Leanpub:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFHYHGFZ(Pros: lowest price for readers and readily available on Kindle)https://leanpub.com/incrementalist(Pros: price flexibility for readers and 60-day money back guarantee)

Learn 7 reasons why the Law of Attraction is unproductive and even harmful. The Law of Attraction says your thoughts and feelings manifest your reality; they contain vibrations and frequencies that create tangible outcomes or visible results. It’s pseudoscience that makes vague references to neurology, metaphysics and quantum mechanics.  The law of attraction is a New Thought or New Age concept. The idea is that whatever you desire, the universe will provide. The 3 steps of manifestation are to ask, belief and receive. There is no action step.  When you’re in the realm of possibility, action typically beats inaction. You could break down the challenge to make the action steps easier, struggle less, and apply the effort that you can reasonably manage. The incrementalist approach is more doable than trying to harness your mind power to manifest desired outcomes. Website: http://www.dyanwilliams.com/ The Incrementalist: A Simple Productivity System to Create Big Results in Small Steps, is available on Amazon and Leanpub: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFHYHGFZ(Pros: lowest price for readers and readily available on Kindle) https://leanpub.com/incrementalist(Pros: price flexibility for readers and 60-day money back guarantee) Watch the YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theincrementalist/ Subscribe to e-newsletter at: https://bit.ly/3J9EbsD

When you’re busy all the time, it’s hard to pause, slow down and rest. But the busier you are, the more you need to recover and recharge.In episode 70 of The Incrementalist, you will learn:1) Wanting to rest is not a sign of weakness or laziness 0:002) What is rest 0:533) The benefits of passive rest, like Niksen (the Dutch term for doing nothing) 1:214) The advantages of active rest, like tactile hobbies or meditative activities 2:205) Rest can be mentally restorative, physically recharging, or spiritually renewing, or a combination of all three 2:445) The two main branches of the nervous system 4:196) Polyvagal Theory and the importance of the vagus nerve and Ventral Vagal State 5:257) The four types of responses to stress 8:218) Rest allows you to use your nervous system more effectively and activate the Ventral Vagal State to destress 8:369) Rest is key to creating big results in small steps 9:26Website: http://www.dyanwilliams.com/The Incrementalist: A Simple Productivity System to Create Big Results in Small Steps, is available on Amazon and Leanpub:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFHYHGFZ(Pros: lowest price for readers and readily available on Kindle)https://leanpub.com/incrementalist(Pros: price flexibility for readers and 60-day money back guarantee)Watch the YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theincrementalist/Subscribe to e-newsletter at: https://bit.ly/3J9EbsD

Learning is a meta skill for thriving, growing, and doing better. When you don’t learn, you stay stuck and repeat the same mistakes. While learning might not be as urgent as performing tasks, producing output and meeting deadlines, it’s just as important. Your performance is at its lowest when you’re purely performing or purely learning.  You’re most likely to succeed when you have the ideal mix of both. In episode 69 of The Incrementalist, you will learn:1) Chronic performance is counterproductive2) The difference between having a fixed mindset and a growth mindset3) 7 big ideas from Eduardo Briceño’s book, The Performance Paradox, to break out of chronic performance and turn the power of mindset into action2:42 Big Idea #13:20 Big Idea #24:09 Big Idea #34:54 Big Idea #4  7:34 Big Idea #5 10:07 Big Idea #612:25 Big Idea #7Website: http://www.dyanwilliams.com/The Incrementalist: A Simple Productivity System to Create Big Results in Small Steps, is available on Amazon and Leanpub:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFHYHGFZ(Pros: lowest price for readers and readily available on Kindle)https://leanpub.com/incrementalist(Pros: price flexibility for readers and 60-day money back guarantee)Watch the YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theincrementalist/Subscribe to e-newsletter at: https://bit.ly/3J9EbsD

Uncertainty makes it harder to make progress and find flow in meaningful things. In easy conditions, progress is a straight line toward an end point. But when there’s uncertainty, progress is more like a feedback loop. In episode 68 of The Incrementalist, you will learn:1) 0:09 When faced with the unknown, you can either do something or do nothing.2) 0:26 The difference between uncertainty and ambiguity and why they both cause frustration. 3) 1:03 The Paradox of Control and how we create anxiety.4) 1:47 How good anxiety works for you and bad anxiety works against you. 5) 2:09 The Progress Principle and ways to leverage it. 6) 4:03 How to step into uncertainty to make progress and find flow:4:08 Tip 15:15 Tip 26:23 Tip 3 (stage 1 of flow cycle)8:36 Tip 4 (stage 2 of flow cycle) 9:37 Tip 5 (stage 3 of flow cycle)11:23 Tip 6 (stage 4 of flow cycle) 7) 13:02 Benefits of the Flow Cycle8) 13:08 Benefits of the Progress Loop 9) 14:03 I'm making an online course currently titled "The Busyness Trap: How to Escape Overload and Focus on What Matters." To get updates on the course launch and registration process, subscribe to my e-newsletter at dyanwilliams.com or The Incrementalist YouTube channel or podcast. Website: http://www.dyanwilliams.com/The Incrementalist: A Simple Productivity System to Create Big Results in Small Steps, is available on Amazon and Leanpub:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFHYHGFZ(Pros: lowest price for readers and readily available on Kindle)https://leanpub.com/incrementalist(Pros: price flexibility for readers and 60-day money back guarantee)Subscribe to e-newsletter at: https://bit.ly/3J9EbsDTheme Music by: Sebastian Brian Mehr. Album – Olemus; Song – La Nieve.