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How to communicate effectively with difficult people
How to handle conflict
How to stay calm under pressure
Not respecting your calendar
Treat the meeting with yourself as it was a meeting with a third party. It’s only you who can act on your most important tasks with priority.
Make sure that you set up boundaries for yourself and for other people. Remember to communicate with them clearly.
Such a boundary can be that you leave your office at a certain time each day because your family is your priority. It doesn’t mean, of course, that you can’t work later in periods of high workload.
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Overplanning
Planning is a very important part of the process. However, if you won’t take action, it’s going to be worthless.
Set up boundaries for yourself to ensure that you won’t spend too much time on planning and designing. You won’t consider more than, say, three options, and you won’t postpone...
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Exaggerating the importance of productivity
When you begin to apply productivity to your life and work, it can be seductive. It’s kind of an addiction that can cause more harm than good if you don’t keep it under control.
Don’t take productivity advice so seriously. Give it a go, experiment, and find out whether it w...
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Multitasking
Ringing phones, text messages, reminders, pop-ups, social media, email.
There’re countless studies demonstrating that multitasking will hinder your work both in terms of quality and quantity.
Resist the temptation to get in the loop and do one thing at a time.
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Picking up multiple habits simultaneously
Cementing a new habit takes time and discipline.
Integrate a single habit at a time. That way, you are more likely to establish it and, once cemented, you could consider picking up the next habit.
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Not saying No
First, say yes to your core values, then say no to the situation. Finally, say yes to the relationship.
A not-to-do list or some predefined phrases will help you to say no in unexpected situations.
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Skipping & switching
Skipping exercise, planning time, me-time or the weekly review comes to us naturally. They seem inferior amid the chaos of everyday life.
Switching back and forth between different task managers and apps is part of the learning curve, but should not be for too...
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"Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth" - Tyson. But you still need a plan.
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Treat it like a real job
- Don't lounge around in your pajamas. Treat it like a real job.
- Create a space exclusively for work that is removed from distractions, just like you would at your office desk.
- Create boundaries within your home that your family members understand when y...
Stick to your boundaries
Setting professional boundaries doesn’t mean that you have to be super rigid.
Give yourself some flexibility to get involved with new adventures and projects (and understand that sometimes you have no choice but to say “yes” to that urgent task your boss just assigned you).
Not Delegating Your Work
Being productive doesn’t mean that you need to get everything done yourself.
Go through all of your daily tasks, and see what you can delegate to others. Maybe you need to hire a virtual assistant.
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