Done Is Better Than Perfect: The 2026 Game Plan

Key wellness, self-care, and productivity strategies from the video

Do a structured year-in-review (reflection) to improve next-year forecasting

Set aside time to reflect on the past year (the speaker uses this as a practice they’ve done for about two years).

Use a journal/notes app and answer 3 prompts about the past year. Example categories include:

• Work
• Personal life
• Mental/physical/spiritual health

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Prompt 1: Track your “wins” and what caused them

Ask:

• What were my biggest wins of 2025 and what got me there?

Include wins you might overlook, such as long behind-the-scenes effort (e.g., remaking a course).

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Prompt 2: Identify losses and the root pattern

Ask:

• What were my biggest losses of 2025 and what got me there?

The speaker’s key theme:

• Emotional dysregulation and inconsistency

Specific “loss drivers” mentioned:

• Feeling dysregulated
• Inconsistency
• Not planning enough
• Not meditating enough
• Not talking to oneself enough
  • The speaker previously did more self-talk via walking/headphones and internal conversations.

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Prompt 3: List your “energy suppliers”

Ask:

• What people, activities, or habits uplifted your energy?

Examples included:

• Stargazing and nature time (feeling “lost in it”)
• Meditating
• Batch creating content when inspired
• Seeing best friends

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Use visualization to define your “best self”

Ask:

• What does it feel like to be your best self?

Practice:

• Close your eyes and visualize the version of you who has what you desire
• Notice traits/energy/habits the speaker highlights, such as:
  • Unfiltered, disciplined, regulated
  • Joyful/laughing
  • Taking things less seriously

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Set a small number of priorities for the year/half-year

Ask:

• What are your top priorities of 2026?

Guidance:

• Write 1–5 priorities (more than 5 = “prioritize nothing”)
• Consider planning for the next 6 months
  • The speaker finds it more immediate and easier to act on.

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Translate reflection + visualization into concrete behaviors

Ask:

• What habits/behaviors will bring these priorities to life?

Method:

• Use win-habits from 2025 as “do more of”
• Use loss drivers from 2025 as “do less / replace with…”
• Reuse energy suppliers to reinforce what sustains you

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Adopt discipline/consistency as nervous system regulation (not just work ethic)

Discipline and follow-through are framed as:

• Creating predictability for the brain
  • Predictability = safety

Contrast:

• Following through supports regulation
• Empty promises/inconsistent behavior can put the brain “on high alert” (dysregulation), especially for someone with ADHD

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Habits and self-care routines the speaker explicitly recommends/uses

Daily/regular nervous system and mind practices

• Meditate
• Talk to yourself / self-conversation (the speaker says this fell off and needs returning)
• Brain dump / journaling
• Visualization

Body regulation + recovery tools

• Pilates / hot yoga / lifting (the speaker uses some combination, not necessarily daily)
• Gym weight lifting
• Red light therapy / infrared sauna

Nutrition basics

• Drink 88 oz water/day
• Eat three meals/day

Connection + joy (viewed as essential, not optional)

• Play (mirror dancing, singing, ripstick, trampoline)
• Bestie time / connection with friends
• Stargazing and feeling immersed in nature

Creativity as regulation

“Creation” broadly includes:

• Content
• Podcasting
• Book writing

Meaning/progress prompts

• “How can I level up today?”
  • Respond intuitively; take action even if the learning seems indirect.

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The habit tracker system (step-by-step)

Core principles

• Consistency = what you do on average, not identical daily repetition
• It’s okay to miss some days—focus on the overall pattern
  • Example: meditating 4 out of 7 days is success
• The tracker’s purpose is awareness + course-correction, not guilt

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How to set it up

• Use a monthly grid in a notebook (or virtual equivalent)
• On one side:
  • For each day (1–31), add a daily line such as:
    • an intention/affirmation
    • a quote
    • or “How can I level up today?” / “What is there for me today to know?”
• On the other side:
  • List your chosen habits (the “highest self” habits)
  • For each day, check off habits you complete

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How to use it day-to-day

• Each morning/decision point:
  • Write an intention (optional but encouraged)
  • Check off what you complete that day
• If you notice you haven’t done a key habit:
  • Treat it as a cue to return to it
  • Example: if you haven’t been in nature, plan nature time

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Presenter/source list

• Presenter: The speaker/host (name not provided in the subtitles)
• Referenced external source: J. Shetty (podcast; mentioned as an inspiration point)
• Community/program referenced: Minecraft (the speaker’s community/coaching name; not specified beyond the subtitles)