At A Glance

M123 changes based on last week's survey results

Proven Productivity: A simple 5-second rule to kill procrastination.
Fit Formulas: How to look way more jacked and a tiny change to lose fat faster.
Matters of Excellence: On balance, life's purpose, and success.
Article of The Fortnight: 3 Ugly Truths Most Self-Help Writers Don’t Reveal to You
Bonus #1: A super-insightful book I'm loving.
Bonus #2: Quote of the fortnight

Some M123 Changes Based on Last Week's Survey:

No more YouTube bonus - as it was the only section with more dislikes than likes. Gear up for new bonuses.
Enhanced Proven Productivity - as it had the highest like-to-dislike ratio.
Hyper-specific & actionable Fit Formulas - instead of high-level abstract advice.
Surveys once every 3 months - as 57% of you voted so.

You'll spot more as you read on. Thank you 🙏 for helping me serve you better!

P.S. In case you missed it, the survey is still open - takes ~30 seconds to fill.

Proven Productivity - The 5-Second Rule to Kill Procrastination

We face more starting trouble than a beaten-down pickup truck.

We’ll binge TikTok, doom-scroll Instagram, and refresh Stock charts — anything to delay what we need to do.

The solution is sudden action — count “5-4-3-2-1” mentally or out loud and start.

Don’t let your brain sweet-talk you back into procrastination. As Mel Robbins says,

“If you get the instinct to work on a goal, you must physically move inside of 5 seconds. Otherwise, your brain will kill it.”

Once the engine ignites, work will roll smoothly.

Fit Formulas

Formula #1 - Jacked Neck = (Way) More Jacked Look

Apart from screaming "Masculine!", a built neck also shields you against injuries. Train your neck:

Best exercises: Plate neck curls and Neck extensions.
Recommended rep/set/weight: While the neck is strong, it’s vulnerable — so start with light sets of 20-30 reps. Use 12–15 heavier reps after you perfect the form. Shoot for 6-12 weekly sets.

For more such crucial aesthetic muscles and their best exercises/routines, grab the free Aesthetic Routine Vault.

Formula #2 - A Tiny Tweak to Boost Your Fat-Loss

Our body often confuses thirst with hunger.

We fall prey to this by eating when we should drink water. Instead, leverage this confusion to your benefit by:

Drink 0.5-1 L of water right after waking up.
Drink 1-2 glasses of water before every meal and whenever you feel hungry.

Boosting your metabolism and filling your tummy, this will boost your fat loss.

My fat-loss bundle's NEAT-burner idealist covers 20 such quick fat-loss boosting tweaks. Click here if you want to learn more about it.

Matters Of Excellence

#1— A 5-Fold Insight in 5 Lines

Life is the best game.
Silence is the best music.
Self-actualization is the best success.
Purpose is the best pleasure.
Failure is the best teacher

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#2— Life's Purpose in 2 Steps

We all have a Gift as unique as our DNA...

A mix of genes + life circumstances

- Finding this Gift is half the battle...
- Gifting it relentlessly to the world is the other half.

That's life's purpose in 2 steps.

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#3— Balance Isn't the Holy Grail

It's not always about balance...

In many things, imbalance >> balance.

Overdelivering is better than delivering.
Overcommunication is better than communication.
Underpromising is better than promising.

Understanding is better than withstanding.

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Article of The Fortnight

An honest dissection of self-help's ugly underbelly - and 9 tips to maximize your self-help ROI.

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Bonus #1 - A Super-Insightful Book I'm Loving...

Thank God for The Power Of Concentration by Theron Q. Dumont.

It almost single-handedly destroyed my confusion regarding productivity, success, and spirituality.

Marrying deep spiritual ideas with practical concepts, this is a beautiful read of high ideas and conviction.

Best buy and pop the book on your desk - or click the button below for a free version.

Here's a Free Link to Its PDF Version

Bonus #2 - Quote of The Fortnight

From the Bhagvad Gita:

P.S. This is a new experimental section - lemme know if you (dis)like this by replying to this email.

What Are Your Thoughts?

Do you like the new changes? Anything more/less you'd like to see?

My goal is to make M123 your go-to stop for holistic 360-degree self-improvement. (Maybe I should rename Manximize-1-2-3 to Manximize-360?)

Improvement comes from feedback - your feedback.

So, reply to this email with your thoughts, ideas, or even criticism. You can also hit me up on Twitter or LinkedIn - anytime.

Godspeed, love, and best wishes,
Neeramitra Reddy

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