Up or Down? How do you count?

Count Up or Count Down? Which Will Help You Get More Done?

How you count can make it easier to hit your goals

Ellen Goodwin
3 min readSep 22, 2022

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If you were to suddenly find yourself back in 4th grade Phys Ed class, and the teacher told you to do 10 jumping jacks, would they count your repetitions up to 10 (1, 2, 3…), or would they count down from 10 reps (10, 9, 8…)?

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Ellen Goodwin

Productivity Consultant, TEDx Speaker, Podcast Co-host, Author of DONE: How To Work When No One Is Watching. Learn more at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com