Thanks for purchasing Level Up Your Day: How to Maximize the 6 Essential Areas of Your Daily Routine!
As you've probably seen, there are a LOT of links within the book.
So I've compiled this short list to help you quickly find a specific tool, app or resource.
Here is a complete list (in order of their appearance within the book):
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- “The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People” – Podio Infographic
- Professional Content Creation – Rebecca Livermore’s website
- Develop Good Habits – Steve’s habit blog
- Extraneous factors in judicial decisions – research by Danziger, Levav and Avnaim-Pesso
- How to Be Happier and More Productive by Avoiding Decision Fatigue – blog post by Brian Bailey
- Cognitive load – Wikipedia entry on cognitive load
- Willpower – book by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney
- Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime – 2013 Scientific American article
- Sleep and Health – an article published by the Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine
- Top 10 Foods for a Good Night's Sleep – blog post on foods that enhance sleep
- White Noise Machine – helps block out noise; recommended by Steve
- f.lux – Program which reduces the amount of blue and green light coming from your computer screen.
- Blackout Curtains and Sleep Mask – helps block out light to help you sleep better
- Sleep Chart – program to help you keep a sleep log
- Sleep-Tracking Watch – sleep-tracking tool; recommended by Steve
- Miracle Morning – book by Hal Elrod
- 5 Reasons Why You Should Take a Nap Every Day – blog post by Michael Hyatt
- 5 Surprising Benefits of Cold Showers – blog post on Lifehack on the health benefits of cold showers
Websites on Meal Planning:
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- Exercise and Depression – research on exercise on WebMD
- Curves – a women’s-only gym
- CNN video – where a woman lost 200 pounds simply by incorporating walking breaks into her work schedule
- Pomodoro Technique – to help you take periodic 5-minute walking breaks
- Stitcher App – where you can stream a variety of podcasts and radio shows
Apps and devices to help you create a regular exercise routine:
- Fitbit – tracks the number of steps you take each day.
- Lift.do – helps you track many healthy habits such as exercise, healthy food and drink choices and mental and spiritual practices such as gratitude.
- Jog.fm – provides music to run by.
- Digifit iCardio – is focused on cardiovascular health.
- Fitocracy – hooks you up with a personal trainer to help you meet your fitness goals.
- Map My Fitness – maps out running routes in various cities; it also includes a food log.
- MyFitnessPal – is a great app for tracking both diet and exercise.
- Zombies, Run! – makes a game out of running. It motivates you to run farther and faster in an attempt to escape the zombies.
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- Dropbox – cloud storage service
- Tiny Habits – course offered by B.J. Fogg
- Swiffer – the kitchen and/or bathroom floor
- Evernote – ultimate tool to manage your routine activities
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – book by Greg McKeown
- Purpose Your Day: Most Important Task (MIT) – from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
Apps for list and reminders:
- Evernote
- Dropbox
- Remember the Milk
- Todoist
- Getting Things Done – book by David Allen
- “If This, Then That” (IFTT) – helps you reduce time spent on computer-based task
Productivity Tools:
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- The 52-Week Life Passion Project – book by Barrie Davenport
- Headspace – a guided meditation app
- The Power of Now – book by Eckhart Tolle
- The Importance of Gratitude – on keeping a gratitude journal
- Brother Lawrence – Wikipedia entry; on finding meaning in everything you do
- Rescue Time – app that can help you regulate your daily social media activities
Apps that can help you keep track of your new routines:
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More Books by Rebecca
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- S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple: 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals
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