What is Monk Mode?

From the name of it. It kind of sounds cringe and cliched like someone becoming a Monk for a while. But it's nothing like that. Monk Mode is a period of time where you go into intense focus without doing any bad habits or having any distractions.

The thing is. It should be a normal way of life but since we all have become accustomed to our bad habits like scrolling social media, watching Netflix, and watching Porn. We think that doing them is not a big deal because everyone does it right?

Wrong. Monk Mode is a protocol you can use to cut bad habits from your life while subsequently building good ones.

So, Here is my 4-step Monk Mode protocol that will also benefit you. If you go and create it for yourself and follow it like a Monk.

First, Let's get the Mindset right. Monk Mode isn't anything magical that will transform your life. It is a system that allows you to do focused work for a long period of time. Just focus on doing the work and you'll successfully finish this protocol. And don't hate yourself if you miss a day or two. Just make sure you don't miss 3 days in a row.

Now that we have got the Mindset thing out of the way. Let's get started with the actionable advice:

STEP 1 - Decide a Timeframe

Monk Mode is an intense focus on your work and if you try to do it for a whole year You'll burn yourself out. That's why takes a short time span to do it intensely. Iman Gadhzi who's the creator of this framework recommends doing this for 3 weeks - 3 months. Not more than that And YES. You can go on multiple monk modes in a Year.

STEP 2 - Non-Negotiables

Non-Negotiables are those activities that you'll do every day no matter what. You might miss a day or two. But aim to do these every day. No matter what.

STEP 3 - Negotiables

Negotiables are activities that you can do in a lenient way. These are the activities that even if you don't do them every day won't matter much.

STEP 4 - Output Challenge

Create an Output Challenge for you This is a metric that you'll use to track if your Monk Mode protocol is going well. In the end, Remember that Monk Mode is only a tool. And a tool is only as good as its wielder.