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Multiply your time by asking 4 questions about the stuff on your to-do list

Multiply your time by asking 4 questions about the stuff on your to-do list

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Time multipliers

Most of us manage our time the same ways: by writing to-do lists and prioritizing the items on those lists, by assessing the relative urgency and importance of our tasks.Β  TheΒ third criteria, the β€œtime multipliers”, should emphasizeΒ significance: Rather than asking β€œWhat’s the most important thing I can do today?”, time multipliers ask β€œWhat’s the most important thing I can do today that would make tomorrow better?”

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4 questions for your to-do list

  1. Can I eliminate this task?Β Anything that we say no to today creates more time for us tomorrow.
  2. If I can’t eliminate this task, can I automate it?Β Online bill paying is one example.
  3. Can it be delegated, or can I teach someone else how to do this? We can find ourselves more resistant about delegating duties at work.
  4. Should I do this task now, or can I do it later? This strategy is calledΒ  β€œprocrastinate on purpose.

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