The Ivy Lee Productivity Method

At the end of the day, write in order of importance only the six most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow.
In the next day, concentrate only on the first task until it is finished before moving on to the second task and so on.
At the end of the day, move unfinished items to a new list of six tasks for the following day.
Repeat this process every day.

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At the end of the day, write the 6 most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow.
Prioritize those 6 items in order of their true importance.
The next day, concentrate and finish only one task at a time.
At the end of the day, move any...

Rank your work by its true priority with the Ivy Lee Method:

At the end of each work day, write down the 6 most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow.
Prioritize those 6 items n order of their true importance.
When you arrive tomorrow, ...

The Ivy Lee method is a 100-year-old strategy for helping people become more productive at work
Under the Ivy Lee method, at the end of each night you write down your six most important tasks to accomplish the following day in order of importance.
The next day, you begin work...

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