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Courage And Working Smarter
One reason we work too hard is that we are using that hard work to make up for a lack of courage.
Example: Instead of firing the team member who is dragging down the project, we work harder to make up for them. Firing them takes courage.
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Apply Courage to Your Work
- Courage is in choosing to work less because we are confident in our own productivity time, even if that means having a 5-hour workday.
- It is having a difficult conversation with someone at work.
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The Dose-Response Theory
Hard work is necessary in order to be productive, but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
At some point, you start to be negatively productive.
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Use Popular Productivity Hacks
- Find an Accountability Buddy
- Create a morning ritual for the first hour of your morning
- Use the Pomodoro Technique to break your work into chunks
- Make a “Not-To-Do List” with the things that waste your time
- Use freelancing platform to outsource tasks
- ...
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Prioritize Tasks by Energy Level
It means scheduling your time according to your natural rhythms:
- Do your most important work at the beginning of the day if you are a morning person.
- Don't feel bad about sleeping in because you stayed up late at night to work if you are a night owl.
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Learn New Skills
Acquire new skills that will help you get more things done in less time.
- Consume information and learn about other people from your field, about their mistakes and methods.
- Apply what you learn.
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Working Harder isn’t the Answer
We do it because it's the most visible form of productivity.
It is a way to prove to others that you are doing stuff and checking things off the list.
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