How to Slow Down Time – Dan Sullivan on Scoring Your Day

What if you could actually slow down time?

And what if the way to do it was by changing how you think about yesterday?

My good friend and Capability Amplifier co-host, Dan Sullivan, is 82 years old. He’s been coaching entrepreneurs for more than 50 years, and he just told me something fascinating.

He’s experiencing some of the best months of his entire life.

And he credits much of it to a remarkably simple daily practice he’s been experimenting with for 286 consecutive days.

He calls it Yesterday Creates Tomorrow.

Here’s the big idea.

Every day, Dan gives himself a score for the experiences, activities, and accomplishments that made his day valuable.

The interesting part? He even gives himself points for dealing with frustrating situations, unexpected problems, and things completely outside his control.

Why?

Because you can’t always control what happens to you, but you can decide how you respond and what that experience is worth.

And after doing this for more than nine months, Dan says something remarkable has happened.

Time actually feels like it’s slowing down.

In this episode, Dan and I dig into the psychology behind his scoring system, why appreciation and gratitude change how we experience time, and how this connects to something I’ve been experimenting with myself – cutting out the constant noise, distractions, and information overload that come with living in the age of Ai.

We also explore why so many entrepreneurs spend their lives worrying about tomorrow while overlooking the value of what they accomplished today.

In this episode, Dan and I break down:

• Yesterday Creates Tomorrow – The daily practice Dan credits with changing his relationship with time.
• The Psychology of Keeping Score – Why putting a number on your experiences can change how you value them.
• Taking Control of Your Response – How Dan finds value even when things don’t go according to plan.
• The Power of Appreciation – Why recognizing your daily progress can make your experiences more meaningful.
• Focus in the Age of Ai – What happened when I stopped consuming outside content and started protecting my attention.

Dan also shares his new book, Yesterday Creates Tomorrow, which includes the framework, a practical scorecard, and additional resources to help you experiment with the process yourself.

Get Dan’s FREE book here:
https://capabilityamplifier.com/Time

This is one of my favorite conversations with Dan because it challenges something most of us take for granted.

The meaning of your time is yours to decide.

And that changes how you think about everything.

TIME STAMPS

[00:00:00] – How to Slow Down Time
[00:01:59] – Introducing Yesterday Creates Tomorrow
[00:06:15] – How Dan’s Daily Practice Began
[00:08:53] – 286 Days of Great Yesterdays
[00:10:38] – The Scorecard and Daily Progress
[00:16:31] – The Psychology of Keeping Score
[00:19:25] – Finding Value in Difficult Experiences
[00:22:57] – Time, Appreciation, and Attention
[00:30:03] – My Experiment with Less Information
[00:39:04] – Measuring Yourself from the Inside
[00:42:36] – Dan’s Four Daily Check-Ins
[00:47:49] – Taking Ownership of Your Time

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