PRODUCTIVITY HACK
DO LESS RUTHLESSLY.FOCUS ON FEWER THINGS AND DO THEM BETTER.
LIMIT YOUR DAILY TO-DO LIST TO NO MORE THAN FIVE ITEMS.
CHOOSE ONE MOST IMPORTANT TASK (MIT) AND DO IT FIRST.
MAKE A "TO-DON'T" LIST OF THINGS THAT STEAL YOUR TIME AND AVOID THEM.
MAKE "NO" YOUR DEFAULT ANSWER TO NEW REQUESTS.
PROTECT YOUR GOLDEN HOURS,IDENTIFY AND PROTECT THE TIME OF DAY WHEN YOUR BRAIN IS SHARPEST
FOR DEEP WORK.
ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
START YOUR GOLDEN HOURS WITH THE HARDEST TASK ("EAT THE FROG").
KNOW YOUR CHRONOTYPE (NATURAL BIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP TO TIME) TO WORK WHEN YOU WORK
BEST.
USE TIME BOXING TO SET START AND STOP TIMES FOR TASKS.
SYSTEMATIZE THE SMALL STUFF.AUTOMATE OR SIMPLIFY SMALLER, PESKY TASKS.EG YOUR DRESS
USE THE 2-MINUTE RULE: IF SOMETHING TAKES LESS THAN 2 MINUTES, DO IT IMMEDIATELY.
STOP MULTITASKING.
BATCH SIMILAR TASKS TOGETHER.
LIMIT YOUR CHOICES TO REDUCE DECISION FATIGUE.
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS, NOTICE AND APPRECIATE THE PROGRESS YOU'RE MAKING.AT THE END OF EACH DAY,
WRITE DOWN THREE WAYS YOU MADE PROGRESS.CONDUCT WEEKLY REVIEWS: ON MONDAYS, ASK WHAT'S
AHEAD AND WHAT MATTERS MOST; ON FRIDAYS, ASK HOW IT WENT AND WHERE YOU MADE PROGRESS.
TAKE STRATEGIC BREAKS.BREAKS ARE TOOLS OF EXCELLENCE, NOT SIGNS OF LAZINESS.TREAT BREAKS AS
PERFORMANCE FUEL.90 MINS WORK AND 5 MINS REST.
THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF RESTORATIVE BREAKS
SOMETHING BEATS NOTHING – EVEN A SHORT BREAK IS BETTER THAN NO BREAK AT ALL.
MOVING BEATS STATIONARY – BREAKS WHEN WE ARE IN MOTION EG WALK
OUTSIDE BEATS INSIDE – OUTSIDE NATURE REJUVENATES.
SOCIAL BEATS SOLO – BREAKS WITH OTHER PEOPLE ARE MORE RESTORATIVE THAN BREAKS ON OUR OWN.
GO FOR CONSISTENCY INSTEAD OF INTENSITY, BUILD HABITS RATHER THAN RELYING ON HEROIC,
UNSUSTAINABLE EFFORTS.
SHIFT YOUR MINDSET FROM TRYING TO BE A HERO TO BUILDING HABITS.INTENSITY EXHAUSTS,CONSISTENCY
COMPOUNDS.
DESIGN SIMPLE ROUTINES THAT MAKE IT EASY TO DO IMPORTANT TASKS. UNDERSTAND THAT REPETITION,
ESPECIALLY EARLY ON, IS THE BIGGEST PREDICTOR OF LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
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