RadReads​ - [RIZE] Day 5 Challenge

Welcome to Day 5 of the RIZE Challenge!

You’ve got your list of all the inboxes you want to batch each day, week, and month.

You’ve got time scheduled for RIZE.

Let’s put the two together and make it happen.

Some people like putting the list directly in the calendar appointment, even linking to the different websites they need to go to.

Others will put the RIZE checklists in their task managers with the corresponding recurrence (daily, weekly, monthly).

Either way, it’s important to set yourself up for success so you can get into all your inboxes at once and be done quickly.

I personally love using the One-Tab browser extension to save all the inbox links into groups for Daily RIZE, Weekly RIZE, and Monthly RIZE. Then, I can open all the inboxes at once and close each tab as I get to inbox zero.

How can you implement RIZE into your routine?

1. Schedule your Daily RIZE, Weekly RIZE, and Monthly RIZE so that you hold yourself accountable for actually completing these new checklists. Having them scheduled on your calendar will give you peace of mind knowing exactly when you will be reaching inbox zero next.
2. Pin your ASAP Inbox tabs to your browser or dock menu so that they are always available and you don’t have to keep opening them several times a day.
3. Add links to each inbox on your RIZE checklists for easy access.
4. Create OneTab or bookmark folder groups of your RIZE checklist links so that you can open them all in new tabs at once, then go down the line and close each inbox when you’re done.
5. Turn off notifications. You don’t need them anymore. You’ve already decided when you are going to check all your inboxes, so you never have to worry whether you “missed” anything important because you’ve got a scheduled system in place. This also helps you focus without silly distractions getting in your way. Disable the numbered badges and mute any sounds. Delete the apps on your phone if you plan to check it on your computer instead.
6. Use a “read later” app, like Instapaper, YouTube Watch Later, OneTab, Medium Bookmark, or just bookmark the site to a folder in your browser. If you run into a long article or video that could sidetrack you from finishing your RIZE routine, save it for later using that app. This app should be in your RIZE routine somewhere anyway, so you can trust that you’ll get to it when the time is right.

Today’s challenge is to complete your Daily RIZE checklist whenever you have it scheduled on your calendar for today.

Ready, set, DONE! ✅

Marian

P.S. Congratulations! You have completed the RIZE Challenge!

How does it feel?

Click reply and let me know how this challenge was for you.