Cherry Blossom's Key Ideas from How to Be a Productivity Ninja
by Graham Allcott
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Decision Making
Successful careers come to those who make the best decisions; who are able to react and be responsible for decisions.
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The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one
ELBERT HUBBARD
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Knowledge Work
Knowledge work involves tasks that allows you to add or create value out of knowledge.
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The Boss And The Worker
Boss mode - deciding what your work is
Worker mode - doing the work
Knowledge work often involves being in boss mode and worker mode at the same time.
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Attention During The Work Week
In any given day, our attention can range between being active, proactive and inactive. We have around 3 hours of proactive attention time to do our most important work of the day.
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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it
HENRY FORD
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Protecting Your Attention From Interruptions And Distractions
- Get new ideas off your mind as quickly as possible - silence the boss
- process email rather than check email
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In times of life crisis, whether wild fires or smouldering stress, the first thing I do is go back to basis… am I eating right, am I getting enough sleep, am I getting some physical and mental exercise everyday?
EDWARD ALBERT
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Brain Fuel
- Keep hydrated to maintain concentration
- Opt for 5/6 small meals during the day instead of 3 big meals for an even release of energy
- Eat breakfast
- Eat vitamin heavy food for an balanced diet
- Use caffeine sparsely or remove it entirely
- Focus on low GI foods as they release energy slowest and more consistently
- Avoid sugary drinks and energy drinks
- Use brain fuel supplements
- Sleep
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One of the most important soft skills you can have is figuring out how to deal with a high volume of email. And the only way to do that is to put some kind of system in place that’s simple and repeatable and is going to allow you to have an actual life outside of email
MERLIN MANN
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Approach to Emails
- Your inbox is not your to do list, but is a place where emails land.
- Process your emails rather than checking them
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