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Don't do phone calls

Conference calls and other phone calls can consume a lot of time. Mark Olson from Adwire Media says that he can answer 50 client emails in the time he can take one phone call.

It's less time consuming to answer 100 to 150 emails per day than to have 100 to 150 phone calls per day.

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Think lazy

Think lazy

Counterintuitive advice to solve a thorny problem is to think lazy.

Bryan Cowan of Acuity Surgical knew his employees would worry about job security through the pandemic, so he decided to have zero layoffs, furloughs, or pay decreases and instead focus on making a stronger company and t...

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Have fun

When Kathleen Bryars from Goodlife Institute feels compelled to grind and get it done, she steps away and takes her dog for a walk.

She also decided that work had to be fun for her employees, no matter what. If a meeting wasn't fun, they didn't do it. If they didn't enjoy t...

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Get things done in your sleep

The mind often awakes in the early morning while the body is still asleep and process difficulties from the previous days.

You may frequently wake up with a good solution—advice from Cameron Clarke, Sunderstorm. 

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Do pull-ups

Juan Palacio, BloomsyBox.com advises doing pull-ups whenever things are not 'flowing'.

It keeps team members energised and moving.

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Watch more reality TV

When lacking motivation, Milana Lewis from Stem, advises to work while watching reality TV.

It helps to push through on days when you don't feel you can do it.

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Limit your time on social media

Limit your time on social media

People spend an average of 2 hours and 24 minutes per day globally on social medias.

That's a lot of time we can use to do great work.

Don't spend an excessive amount of time on social media. Know when is the time to put your phone down.

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#8 Offtime

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The Not-To-Do List

Some examples of things that often waste time:

  • Checking business stats (traffic, sales) every day if there is nothing actionable to be done with them.
  • Going back and forth in an email thread more than once in a day
  • Meetings before noon or without a clea...

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