Man, today I dove into Kelsey Rogers’ success tips everyone’s buzzing about. Wanted to see if it actually works or just hype. Grabbed my beat-up notebook – the one with coffee stains – and just started.
First I Felt Overwhelmed
Sat down after lunch feeling fried. Emails piling up, kitchen messy… total chaos. Remembered Kelsey saying “start small or you’ll quit.” Figured, okay, fine. Didn’t even clean the desk. Just shoved some junk aside and opened that notebook.
The Three Tips I Actually Tried
Saw her list. Picked ONLY three because let’s be real, doing twenty things at once sucks. Chose these:
- “Time Block Like Your Life Depends On It” – sounded strict.
- “Write Before You Think” – weird but whatever.
- “One Victory Before 10 AM” – okay, maybe possible.
Tip 1 in action: Took my phone timer out. Blocked 25 minutes just for writing tomorrow’s grocery list – not exciting, but it was a win. Timer went off, actually stopped. Felt weird not checking Instagram.
Tip 2 chaos: Tried the “write before thinking” tip. Scribbled nonsense about hating Monday meetings and my neighbor’s loud dog. Felt stupid. But after two minutes? Boom – realized I needed to talk to my boss about shifting that stupid meeting. Weird magic.
Failed Miserably at the Morning Part
Total fail next day. Tried to get that “one victory before 10 AM” – planned to jog. Woke up late. Rain pouring. Said screw it and organized ONE kitchen drawer instead. Threw out expired soy sauce packets from 2020. Called it a win. Kelsey probably wouldn’t approve, but hey – drawer looks decent now.
What Actually Stuck
Been a week. Still blocking time like a maniac – even for dumb stuff like “reply to Karen’s email.” The “write before thinking” thing? Still looks like garbage on paper, but somehow unsticks my brain. The morning victory crap? Nah. But replacing it with “one thing before lunch” works okay.
Biggest takeaway? Didn’t need to do it all. Picked bits that didn’t make me wanna rage-quit. Still chaotic, still ignoring half her tips. But the timer thing? Yeah, that’s sticking around. Might even try time-blocking my Netflix binge later. Maybe.
