actualNoteContentPart: # Inspiration for Victory Value, Continued 
  In depth life-planning from Jim Collins, Tim Ferriss and Cal Newport
  
  The seed for Victory Value was planted by [a Tim Ferriss interview with reclusive polymath Jim Collins](https://tim.blog/2019/02/20/the-tim-ferriss-show-transcripts-jim-collins-361/)  (author of bestselling, Good to Great). Early in the interview, Ferriss discovers that Collins logs his days to a spreadsheet to optimize how his time will be spent. The sparks of inspiration between the two swell to a fire when Ferriss prompts Collins with "what does a great day look like for you in this daily spreadsheet you keep?" 
  
  Collins begins by explaining that "actually, the very best days don't have much in them at all. They are [for example]: Got up early, two hours of really great creative work, breakfast with Joanne, five hours creative work, work out, nap, three hours of creative work, enjoyed dinner with Joanne, bed." 
  
  As Collins explains during the [47th minute of the conversation](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5DlEmtxuxhbM9nwOy4PxE7)  ([transcript](https://tim.blog/2019/02/20/the-tim-ferriss-show-transcripts-jim-collins-361/) ): 
  > "So I started creating a code, which is +2, +1, 0, -1, -2. The key on all this is you have to do it every day in real time. You can’t five days later look back and say, “How did I feel that day?” This is a totally subjective 'How quality was the day?' A +2 is a super positive day." [More of Jim's thoughts on rating his days]() . He then continues, "[tracking mood] has proved to be incredibly useful for me because now what you can do is look, over the last five years, what’s going on in all the +2 days? And over the last five years, what’s going on in the -2 days? And now, as I navigate, it’s kind of like the "Simplex Method" in operations research where you find optimal by never really knowing that optimal is ahead of time. You do it by a series of iterative steps of the next best step." [Jim's continued explanation of the benefit he has received]() .
  Amplenote's Completed Task stats let our users elicit the benefits Collins describes. By assessing the historical record of "which tasks did the most to boost my happiness," it becomes possible to gradually incorporate more of them into your daily routine.
  
  
  
  # Paired with Mood Tracking
  Arguably the best (certainly the most differentiated) part of Amplenote's Completed Task stats is their emphasis on how "productivity" paired with "positive mood." Much wiser philosophers than we employ on Team Amplenote have noted 
  
  "We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one" 
  
  That's why Amplenote offers first-class mood tracking, available from both the desktop and mobile apps. These mood ratings are then brought into view immediately, upon opening Completed Task stats.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Getting things done is only half of a rich life; enjoying the journey of those tasks is just as important, which is why Amplenote renders the pair of these together.
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  title: Victory Value & the "Good Life Algorithm": Whic...
  headers: # Inspiration for Victory Value, Continued
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  Inspiration for Victory Value, Continued
  In depth life-planning from Jim Collins, Tim Ferriss and Cal Newport The seed for Victory Value was planted by [a Tim Ferriss interview with reclusive polymath Jim Collins](https://tim.blog)`
    (author of bestselling, Good to Great). Early in the interview, Ferriss discovers that Collins logs his days to a spreadsheet to optimize how his time will be spent. The sparks of inspiration between the two swell to a fire when Ferriss prompts Collins with "what does a great day look like for you in this daily spreadsheet you keep?" Collins begins by explaining that "actually, the very best days don't have much in them at all. They are [for example]: Got up early, two hours of really great creative work, breakfast with Joanne, five hours creative work, work out, nap, three hours of creative work, enjoyed dinner with Joanne, bed." As Collins explains during the [47th minute of the conversation](https://open.spotify.com)`
    ( [transcript](https://tim.blog)`
   ): "So I started creating a code, which is +2, +1, 0, -1, -2. The key on all this is you have to do it every day in real time. You can’t five days later look back and say, “How did I feel that day?” This is a totally subjective 'How quality was the day?' A +2 is a super positive day." More of Jim's thoughts on rating his days . He then continues, "[tracking mood] has proved to be incredibly useful for me because now what you can do is look, over the last five years, what’s going on in all the +2 days? And over the last five years, what’s going on in the -2 days? And now, as I navigate, it’s kind of like the "Simplex Method" in operations research where you find optimal by never really knowing that optimal is ahead of time. You do it by a series of iterative steps of the next best step." Jim's continued explanation of the benefit he has received .
  Amplenote's Completed Task stats let our users elicit the benefits Collins describes. By assessing the historical record of "which tasks did the most to boost my happiness," it becomes possible to gradually incorporate more of them into your daily routine.
  
  Paired with Mood Tracking
  Arguably the best (certainly the most differentiated) part of Amplenote's Completed Task stats is their emphasis on how "productivity" paired with "positive mood." Much wiser philosophers than we employ on Team Amplenote have noted "We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one" That's why Amplenote offers first-class mood tracking, available from both the desktop and mobile apps. These mood ratings are then brought into view immediately, upon opening Completed Task stats. Getting things done is only half of a rich life; enjoying the journey of those tasks is just as important, which is why Amplenote renders the pair of these together.
noteTitle: Victory Value & the "Good Life Algorithm": Which tasks leave you better off?