Quick, do this exercise. Think of all the short-term tasks you completed yesterday, like: replying to emails, fixing glitches on your web site, answering the phone, updating Facebook status, making lists, and waiting for people to confirm their appointments. All valuable. None pay the bills. In the course of a day most people spend most …
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I’m a student of productivity. I have to be—distractions are everywhere. And while I know there are hundreds of apps designed to plan, protect, measure, and manage my time, I prefer some died-in-the-wool methods. The good news is you can use them as well and with zero training. First, how are you doing? Are you …
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We’ve all been there. You have. I have. Stuck. Maybe you need to get your sales up or write a book. Maybe you need to deal with a staffing issue (or you need staff). Whatever the reason…being stuck sucks. The good news is there are hacks that’ll get you unstuck, moving and productive again. Before …
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If you want to model successful people, the first thing you should be looking at are their rituals. Look at every detail including such minor things as: What do they do every morning when their feet hit the ground? How often do they read? How often do they check email? How much time do they …
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Plan everything or it will never happen Manage your time as recurring daily, weekly and monthly appointments on your calendar. Most of your calendar should be recurring blocks of time that have you making consistent progress towards your highest priorities. Don’t forget to add in regular blocks for relaxation time, screw around time, family time, …
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Your ability to focus and properly allocate your time is instrumental to any success that you hope to achieve. However the world, and specifically the internet, is not designed to help you focus. It is design to grab your attention with a compelling headline and suck you away from whatever you are working on to …
This is how I talk to myself when I am unhappy with doing what I am doing at the moment. I think you could use this also. You’ve talked about that cool project you want to do. More than once. But you have made zero progress on it. You’ll get to it this weekend. You’ve …
What is Fixed-Schedule Productivity? There are some people that define this as a complicated time management process. However once you understand the basic concepts it is the easiest and most fulfilling way to manage your life.
