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FINISH ONE THING TODAY
JACOB WYKE, HTTP://FINISHONETHINGTODAY.COM/

RYA N S 0 1
T H E N O Z E R O D A Y
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FirstEdition,January2015
Contents
7
The No Zero Day

The No Zero Day
Introduction
Ouch. Soundslikeyou’rehavingatoughtimeman. Thatsucks. I’vebeenthere,soIkindaknowwhat
you’retalkingabout. I’vebeenintheevercirclingvortexofselfdoubt,frustration,andloathing. It’sno
bueno. Iknow.
Ifyoudon’tmindlemmetellyouacouplethings. Youcanreademifyouwant,reademagainlaterif
youfeellikeit. Buthonestlyman,ifIspendallthistimetypingthisouttoyouandyoudon’tletitbea
littletinderforyourfire,well,you’rejustlettingusbothdown. Andyoudon’thavetodothat. Youdon’t
havetodoanything. Butyougettochoose.
WhoamI?Myname’sRyanandIliveinCanada. JustmovedtoanewcityforadreamjobthatIgotbecauseof
therulesbelow. Iowealotofmysuccesstopeoplemuchcooler,kinder,morelovingandgreaterthanme. WhenIget
thechancetomaybeletalittlebitofhelpout,it’sawayofthankingthem.
here are no more zero days
Rule Numero Uno: T .
What’sazeroday?
Azerodayiswhenyoudon’tdoasinglefuckingthingtowardswhateverdreamorgoalorwantor
whateverthatyougotgoingon.
Nomorezeros. I’mnotsayingyougottabustanessayouteveryday,that’snotthepoint. ThepointI’m
tryingtomakeisthatyouhavetomakeyourself,promiseyourself,thatthenewsystemyouliveinisa
non-zerosystem.
Didn’tdoanythingallfuckingdayandit’s11:58PM?Writeonesentence. Onepushup. Readonepage
ofthatchapter. One. Becauseoneisnonzero. Youfeelme?
Whenyou’reinthesupervortexofbeingbummedyourpatternofbehaviouriskeepingthevortexgoin,
that’swhatyou’reusedto.
Turningintoproductivityultimatemasteroftheuniversedoesn’thappenfromthevortex. Ithappens
fromamassivestringofconsistentnonzeros. That’srulenumberone. Donotforget.
8 the no zero day
e grateful to the 3 you s
Rule Number Two: B ’ .
Ladeuxiemeregle.
Yeah,IlearntFrench. It’saCanadianthing. Pleaseexcusethelackofaccentgraves,butlemmegetinto
...Uhwhat? 3me’s? Thatsoundslikemumbojumbobullshit.
Newsflash,therearethreeyou’shomeslice. There’sthepastyou,thepresentyou,andthefutureyou.
Ifyouwannalovesomeoneandhavesomeoneloveyouback,yougottalearntoloveyourself,andthe3
you’sarethekey. Begratefultothepastyouforthepositivethingsyou’vedone. Anddofavoursforthe
futureyoulikeyouwouldforyourbestbro.
Feelinglikeshittoday? Stopasecond,thinkofagooddecisionyoumadeyesterday. Saladandtuna
insteadofBigMac?
Thankyouyoungerme.
Wasyesterdayanonzerodaybecauseyouwrote200words(hey,that’sallyoucouldmuster)?
Thankyouyoungerme.
Savedupsomecoinovertimetobuythatsweetthingyouwanted?
Thankyou.
Secondpartofthe3me’sisyougottadoyourfutureselfafavour,justlikeyouwouldforyourbest
fuckingfriend(Nobestfriend? Youdonow. Yougot2. It’sfutureandpastyou). Tiredashellandcan’tget
offreddit/videogames/interwebs? Fuckyoupresentself,thisone’sforfutureme,I’mgonnarockoutp90x
AbRipperXfor17minutes. I’mdoingthisoneforfutureme. Alarmclockgoesoffandbedistoocomfy?
Fuckyoupresentself,thisone’sformybestfriend,thefutureme. I’mupandgoingfora5kmrun(or25
meterrun,it’sgottabenonzero).
Makesureyouthankyouroldselfforrockingoutattheendofevery.single.thing.
Thatmakesyourlifebetter. Thecycleofdoingsomethingforsomeoneelse(futureyou)andthanking
someoneforthegoodinyourlife(pastyou)iskeytobuildinggratitudeandproductivity. Donotdoubt
me.
Overtimeyoushouldspreadthegratitudetootherswhohelpyouonyourpath.
orgive yourself
Rule Number Three: F .
Don’tworry,I’mgonnatoo-long;didn’t-readthisbadboyatthebottom. (Getapencilandpieceofpaper
towriteitdown. Seriously. Youphysicallyneedtoscratchmarksonpaper.) Imeanit.
Maybeyougotalltheknow-how,money,ability,strengthandtalenttodowhateverisyouwannado.
Butletssayyoustilldidn’tdoit. Nowyou’regivingyourselfshitfornotdoingwhatyouneedto,tobe
whoyouwantto.
the no zero day 9
Headsupchampion,beingdisappointedinyourselfcausesyoutobelessproductive.
Triedyourbesttohaveanonzerodayyesterdayanditfailed? Sowhat. Iforgiveyoupreviousself. I
forgiveyou.
Buttoday? Todayisanonzeromasterpiecetothebestofmyabilityforfutureself. Thisone’sforyou
futurehomes.
Forgivenessman,useit. Iforgiveyou. Sayitoutloud.
xercise and ooks
Rule Number Four: E B .
Lastrule. It’stheeasiestandit’sthreewords. That’sit.
Prettystandardadvicebutwhenyouexercisedailyyouactuallygetsmarter. Whenyouexerciseyouget
highfromendorphins(thanksbody). Whenyouexerciseyouclearyourmind. Whenyouexerciseyouare
doingyourfutureselfahugefavour. Exerciseisalegonathreeleggedstool. Feelme?
Asforbooks,almosteveryfuckingthingwe’vealleverthoughtof,orfelt,orgonethrough,orwanted,
orwantedtoknowhowtodo,orwhatever,hasbeenfiguredoutbysomeoneelse. Getsomebooksman.
Posttoredditaboutnotcaringaboutyourself?
Goodfirststep! (nonzeroday,thanksyoungermefortypingitout.)
Youknowwhatelseyoucoulddo?
Read“7HabitsOfHighlySuccessfulPeople”.
Read“EmotionalIntelligence”.
Read“FromGoodToGreat”.
Read“ThinkingFastAndSlow”.
Readbooksthatwillhelpyouunderstand.
Readthebodyweightfitnessredditandincorporateitintoyourworkouts.
(How’sthempullupscoming?)
ReadingisthefuckingwarpwhistlefromSuperMario3. Itgetsyoutothenextlevelthatmuchfaster.
That’saboutitman.
There’ssomuchmorewhenitcomestohowtoturnnonzerodaysintohugelynonzerodays,butthat’s
notyourmissionrightnow. Yourmissionisnonzeroandforgivenessandfavours. Yougot36essaysdue
in24minutesanditsimpossibletopulloff? Yourpastselfletyoudownbigtime,buthey...Iforgiveyou.
Doasmuchasyoucaninthose24minutesandthenmoveon.
IhopeIhelpedalittlebitman. Icouldwriteaboutthisforever,butIpromisedmyselfIwouldgodoa
15minuterunwhilelisteningtoA.SkillzBeatsWorkingVol. 3. Gottajet.
10 the no zero day
Onelastpieceofadvicethough. Regardlessofwhetherornotreadingthisforthefirsttimehelpsmake
yourdaybetter,ifyouwakeuptomorrow,andyoucan’trememberthe4rulesIjustlaidout,please,please.
Readthisagain.
Haveanawesomefuckingday!
tldr
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1. Nonzerodaysasmuchasyoucan.
2. Thethreeyou’s,gratitudeandfavours.
3. Forgiveness.
4. Exerciseandbooks–
(whichisasneakywayofsayingselfimprovement,bothphysical,emotionalandmental).
Edits
Edit1: Wowredditgold? Thanks! Noideawhattodowithitorwhatsthedealbutmanythanks!
Edit2: SomeoneaskedwhatImeantby“muchmorewhenitcomestohowtoturnnonzerodaysinto
hugelynonzerodays”.
Thelongandshortofitisasimpletruth,butit’stoughtototallyunderstandandpractice.
It’sthis: youbecomewhatyouthink.
Thisdoesn’tmeanifIthinkofatree,I’llbeoakin’itbyAugust. Itmeansthatthewayyouthink,the
thingsyouthinkof,andtheideasyouholdinyourminddefinesthesumtotalthatisyou.
Youprocrastinateallthetimeandgotfearandworrygoingonforsomething? Youarebecominga
procrastinator.
Youkeepthinkingabouthowmuchyouwanttorunthat5kraceinthespringandfinishachampion?
Areyakeepingitinmindallthetime? Isitsomethingthatisdefiningyouractionsandinfluencingyou
decisions? Ifitis,thenyou’rebecomingthechampionyou’redreamingabout.
Dreamingaboutitmakesit. Thinkanditshallbe. Butdonotforgetthatactionisthought’sson.
Thoughtswithoutactionsarenothing. Havefaithinwhateveritisyou’vesteeledyourmindto. Have
faithandfollowthroughwithaction.
Ok,Ryanthat’sabunchofnicewords’nshit,buthowdoesthathelpmeturnslightlynonzerodaysinto
hugelynonzerodays.
Doyoubelieveallthesewordsyoujustread?