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Your most important work
The most successful people consistently get their most important work done first.
Build recurring time for your most important work in the morning, before you start anything else. Your energy levels are naturally higher in the morning, but completing a meaningful task first thing has also a domino effect that pushes you through the day.
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Scheduling your day
A good daily schedule is a blueprint for a successful life.
Knowing what we’re doing and when empowers us with a sense of purpose, meaning, and focus.
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Do a calendar audit
Do this to clear out dead time and to find:
- The time you spend on each project
- How your time is divided between meetings
- The time you spend for each area of your work (for example, managing vs building).
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All your time commitments in one place
Bring all your commitments together on the same calendar (personal and professional) so you know how much time you’re actually working with.
You can use color coding to differentiate between activities if you’d like.
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Be mindful of your flow
- Task flow: Our brains take time to get into the flow of a task. But once they’re warmed up, it’s easier to keep going and stay motivated. So chunk your day by activities.
- Energy flow: Our energy has a natural ebb and flow throughout the day, which we can use to our adva...
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Scheduling styles
When it comes to our daily schedule, most people fall into one of two camps:
- The Overscheduler: Their days are determined from the moment they wake up to their evening routine.
- The Minimalist: They’ve got one or two recurring events, but a whole lot of white space so the...
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Put your most important task first
- Identify your hardest, most important task for the day.
- Do your most important task first thing in the morning. Don't put it off for later.
This productivity system is known as Eat the Frog. Using this method will enable you to priori...
The most important task
Use your end-of-the-work-day routine to make it as easy as possible to get started on tomorrow’s Most Important Task (MIT) in the morning.
Or leave a quick-win to do first thing tomorrow to help build momentum.
Get meaningful work done first
Working on your most important projects first thing in the morning will guarantee that you do meaningful work in your day.
Create a time box to work on your biggest goals every day — before the world out there has a chance to disrupt your plans.
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