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Peak productivity
You have a window of 2-2.5 hours of peak productivity per day, usually starting a couple of hours after waking.
Those are the hours when you should be working on your most cognitively demanding tasks. The big projects. The stuff that really moves the needle.
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Email breaks
You don't need an email break. It won't refresh you.
Getting your head into and out of your work takes time. Switching tasks has cognitive costs that reduce efficiency.
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Write everything down
We all know how fallible our brains can be yet we routinely trust ourselves to remember and follow through on things.
If it’s important, write it down. Reminders, post-its, and calendars are all good tools.
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Control your environment
... or it will control you. We can’t control our environment everywhere we go, but we have more control than we usually choose to exercise.
If you banish distractions and control your calendar you can make sure your environment is ripe for productivity.
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The biggest time wasters
- Meetings: Schedule your work time on your calendar.
- Email: Most people simply spend too much time in their inboxes to accomplish anything of substance.
- Multitasking:
It lowers productivity.
- “Structured Procrastination”: Doing little ...
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Not having a plan
We are spending more of our time in environments that have their own agendas. Most of the entities in our lives really want us to make mistakes in their favor.
Not having a plan, goals or a system in today’s world is dangerous because the default isn’t neutral.
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How To Be Efficient: Dan Ariely's 6 New Secrets To Managing Your Time
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Always appreciate the time you get, because you never know how much longer it`ll last.
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Use Your “Magic Hours” Wisely
You have 2-2.5 hours of peak productivity every day. You may actually be 30% more effective at that time. For most of us, this happens in the morning.
Those are the hours when you should be working on your main goals. Why would you want to waste that on a conference call or a ...
Reserve Mornings for Deep Work
Our working memory, alertness, and concentration gradually improve a couple of hours after waking up, peaking at about mid-morning - our brain’s natural peak productivity period.
Take advantage of this state, by scheduling your most important work for this period. Focus on ...
Find your peak hours
Some people perform better during the day, while others do great during the night. To find your most productive hours "the peak hours", you should actively measure your productivity during various hours of the day.
Pay attention to your energy, thought patterns, distractions, motiva...
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