Thirteen things you can do in the next hour to turn an OK day into an outstanding day

Alex Mathers
3 min readNov 2, 2024

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Just because your day started poorly, doesn’t mean you can’t do something simple to turn the day around.

Don’t fall the idea that you need to stuff your day with a hundred things for it to be a great day.

If you did one worthwhile thing, had fun, or simply were grateful, it will have been worth it.

Here are some ideas on closing the day strong:

Learn a tiny thing in depth.

Pick something you’ve always wanted to know more about but never had time for.

Spend an hour or three going deep on the topic.

The Sahara desert.

The Napoleonic wars.

Poached eggs.

Aristotle.

There’s a lot you can learn in even an hour of focus.

This will turn your day around because you’re actively gaining knowledge, which is an asset.

Message ten or twenty people.

This could be for growing your business and reaching out to new prospects.

But it could also be to take your attention off yourself for a change and make others feel better.

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Alex Mathers
Alex Mathers

Written by Alex Mathers

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