Stop Reinventing the Wheel and Start Copying What Works

Funny how eventually you hit this tipping point when you have a problem where something clicks in your mind and your first thought becomes, how can I use AI to solve this? Claude is the AI for minds that don't stop at good enough. It's the collaborator that actually understands your entire workflow and thinks with you. Whether you're debugging code at midnight or strategizing your next business move, Claude extends your thinking to tackle the problems that matter. My recent example was using Claude CoWork to index our entire history of product releases. I get questions about them all the time, and now I can just ask Claude when something's changed in the product, and I have an answer in an instant. Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude today at claud.ai/tps. That's claud.ai/tps and check out Claude Pro, which includes access to all the features mentioned in today's episode. That's claud.ai/tps and that's all lowercase. Welcome to the productivity show, a podcast where we believe that you can get the important things done without sacrificing your health, family, and things that matter to you. I'm Tan, founder of Aging Efficiency, where we help people become more productive at work and in life. And guess what? It is the third day of the week, so that means Wednesday. That means another Wisdom Wednesday episode where you are going to get actionable productivity advice in less than ten minutes. Now we believe that just once week a week can lead to massive productivity gains over time. So if you find today's episode helpful, be sure to subscribe, leave us a review, or reach out to us anytime via email at podcast@agentefficiency.com. Now Now let's keep it simple. Most of us think that we have to be original. We think that if we want to get in shape or get organized or master a new skill, we have to sit down and figure out our own unique system from scratch. We treat productivity kind of like a puzzle that only we can solve for our specific lives, but I'm here to tell you that that is the hard way, and it's usually also the slowest way as well. The truth is is that the shortest path to change is oftentimes just borrowing a path that already works for somebody else. And I've been reading a lot about Katie Milkman's research lately and she has this brilliant concept called the copy and paste strategy. It's a deliberate learning shortcut. Instead of looking for generic advice or the top 10 tips on a blog, you want to find a specific person who is already achieving the goal that you want and then you intentionally imitate their tactics. And the first idea I want to share with you is the power of the playbook. Think about why we struggle to start new habits. Usually it's because of ambiguity. We know we want to eat healthier but we don't know what that looks …