The Art of Less Doing – Ari Meisel

Quick Review: AskMeEvery

Ari M February 5, 2012 Posts No Comments

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​Most people would agree that they would be more successful and happier if they were able to optimize their productivity every day. The problem is, we all get distracted and fall behind on important tasks and then forget about them, or worse, get discouraged and give up. That’s where the “Ask Me Every” service can help.

The easy to use service will text you a question of your choosing at a specific time each day and you simply reply with the answer. You can then log into their site and view your custom graph to see how your doing with your goals. ​This is a great way to automate the task of tracking the steps your taking to reach your goals by outsourcing the reminders and the work involved with compiling your results.

Of course, not only will the daily texts help you to keep track of how your doing on your goals, but it will also serve as motivation to make sure you stay the path. Every time you get that daily text it will be like a kick in the pants to complete whatever task you need to do so you can reply to the text saying it was done. ​

Do you want to know how many cups of coffee you usually drink or how often you go to the bathroom? This is the service for you. Welcome to the Quantified Self.

About The Author

In 2006, I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Crohn's is an incurable disease of the digestive tract. My case was severe, and required over a dozen daily medications and several hospital visits. After reaching a personal low point in hospital, I decided he would do everything in my power to strengthen my by then weak body. Through a combination of yoga, nutrition, natural supplements and rigorous exercise (Ironman and Crossfit) i was able to fight back the symptoms of Crohn's until I was finally able to suspend my medication. Eventually I was declared free of all traces of the 'incurable' disease, and competed in Ironman France in June of 2011. I has since spoken at seminars and at a regional TED Talk about my struggle against a seemingly insurmountable opponent. Through the process of data collection, self tracking, and analysis, I helped develop Less Doing. This was a way of dealing with the daily stresses of life by optimizing, automating, and outsourcing all of my tasks in life and business. Now I focus on Achievement Architecture, helping individuals be more effective at everything.

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