Increase productivity

High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus)

The New Law of Productivity states that the amount of knowledge you can create is limited by your ability to focus without distraction. This means that if you want to be productive, you need t...

• Limit the amount of time spent on an individual task to 45 minutes. To create higher quality output, don't allow interruptions.
• Create a 'not-to-do list' to avoid over-scheduling.
• Take five minutes at least five times a day to stop completely. Go for a walk outside.
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• As we become adults, we tend to take on more time commitments. As our work and domestic lives stabilize, the years increasingly resemble each other. This creates the sense that less “living” happens each year.
• Children usually have no time commitments; they're told what...