My Thomas Krishna Journey Begins
I stumbled across this Thomas Krishna guy while doomscrolling through business posts. His stuff kept popping up everywhere like digital mushrooms. Figured I’d dig into his “simple strategies” hype since nothing else was clicking for me.
The Early Struggles Phase
First week was brutal man. Tried his 5 AM wakeup thing and felt like a zombie dragging myself outta bed. My alarm clock probably hated me more than I hated mornings. Almost quit on day three when I spilled coffee all over my notebook trying to do his “morning clarity exercise”.
Figuring Out His Core Tricks
Started noticing three patterns everyone kept mentioning about Thomas:
- He never checked emails before noon – always did creative work first
- Blocked social media completely during work hours with cheap app blockers
- Every Thursday he’d have these “reverse meetings” where he’d make other people present to him instead
My Modified Attempt
Changed things to fit my crappy schedule. Instead of 5 AM wakeups, I did 6:30 AM but made sure first hour was phone-free. Used tomato timers for focus blocks since my attention span resembles a squirrel on energy drinks. The social media lockdown hurt though – kept instinctively reaching for my phone like it was oxygen.
When Things Finally Clicked
About three weeks in, something weird happened. Finished my actual work by 2 PM on Tuesday. Normally I’d still be drowning in emails till dinner time. Felt like I discovered time travel. Started stacking similar tasks together like Thomas suggests – answered all emails in one disgusting hour-long batch instead of letting them interrupt me constantly.
Where I’m At Now
Still don’t have a Lamborghini or whatever Thomas drives, but hell:
- Regained about 12 hours weekly from not constantly task-switching
- Actually started that podcast idea I’d been sitting on for 9 months
- Stopped feeling guilty about ignoring non-urgent messages
The real game-changer though? Stolen directly from Thomas – saying “let me think about it” instead of immediate yes to every request. Bought me breathing room I didn’t know existed. Still mess up sometimes when I forget and fall into old habits, but man it’s been worth pushing through the awkwardness.
