5 productivity hacks to get more done in less time
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Productivity Hacks To Get More Done In Less Time5
HERE’S HOW TO TRIGGER IT.
FRAME the problem to find the edges of the puzzle.
Productivity SKYROCKETS…...when you differentiate between what’s URGENT and what’s IMPORTANT.
Actively searching for the SMALL action that delivers a BIG outcome…...pays back big-time in productivity.
NEVER start ANYTHING without knowing WHERE THOSE EDGES ARE.Productivity can’t be measured without knowing them.
At these times, EVERYONE IS PRONE to bad decisionmaking.So don’t decide. Or delegate. Or delay.
Learn to recognise when you’re on System 1, and SWITCH.
Why work harder than you need to?The right lever - whether at the office, airport, or remote working - lets you MOVE THE EARTH
Never start without knowing the end.Even a mission to Mars has endpoints and resolutions.
You’re at your LEAST productive when you’re HALT:
HUNGRY, LATE ORANGRY, TIRED
We think in two modes, System 1 and System 2.
System 1 - Instinctive, reactionary - is ANIMAL THINKING.
System 2 - Considered, logical - is EXECUTIVE THINKING.
DON’T let minor but IN-YOUR-FACE tasks distract you from other work of larger value.
Treat your To-Do like a WORKMATE - and COMMUNICATE with it.
APPLY your skills only after checking they’re a match.
(If not, delegate.)
Find the positive outcome for YOU in the task.
You’re most productive when you “FLOW”.That enjoyable state of mind where nothing feels like drudgery.
If there’s a GROWTH opportunity, you’ll ENJOY the work and find your FLOW.(And remember, remote working can be the ideal place for it!)
SOURCE: The classic work on optimum states, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow”.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flow-Psychology-Happiness-Classic-Achieve/dp/0712657592/
SOURCE: “The Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawandehttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/1846683149
SOURCE: “Nudge”, Thaler and Sunsteinhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/0141040017
SOURCE: “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahnemanhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576
SOURCE: Stephen Covey, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”http://www.amazon.co.uk/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Anniversary-ebook/dp/B00GOZV3TM
SOURCE: Every executive who’s made a counterproductive decision...EVER!
SEARCH FOR A FLOW STATE
COLLABORATE WITH YOUR TO-DO LIST
HUNT FOR THE NUDGE
FIGHT YOUR ANIMAL WITHIN
CHECK THE OUTER LIMITS
HALT!
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Don’t make lists, make priorities.
Many big results owe their success to ONE SMALL ACTION.
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