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The paradox of productivity
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Regular practice develops your skills due to the fact that productivity habits compound.
The act of a successful positive habit increases manifold as we move up the ladder.
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The Experimental Mindset
Instead of following the tips from other people, one should have an experimental mindset to try and build a lifestyle that suits them. And this in itself is a process.
Gustave Flaubert
“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work."
Order and Creativity
We are not very good at multitasking because can truly focus on only one thing at a time.
Discipline leads to creativity. If we are able to bring discipline and order in our daily lives, by decluttering and focusing on the important things, we can be more productive and achieve a lot.
A Daily Habit
By using regular systems for your daily activities and bringing in good habits in your day, you can increase your productivity and eventually achieve your goals.
It helps to regularly check your energy levels and find the right time of the day to do your best work.
Week Day Distribution
How a week can look like:
- Mondays can be used as a schedule setting and meetings day, setting you off for the entire week of productive work.
- Tuesdays can be used for thinking, analysis, and writing, with minimal use of email or phone.
- Wednesdays can be used for distraction-free deep work.
- Thursdays as a catch-up day to do all spillover work from the previous 3 days.
- Fridays can be used in an activity that interests you the most, like training other people, for example.
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Avoid having a Manic Monday
- Write down your top 3 priorities to get done on Monday and plan your schedule around them.
- Review your calendar for the upcoming week and tie key tasks or events to it so you know exac...
Get errands out of the way
Sundays are a great day to get your errands out of the way, like grocery shopping. Also, take time for cooking meals, cleaning rooms, or dropping things off at different shops. You most likely don't have the time and energy to do these activities after work.
But don’t spend all of Sunday on these tasks. Even though they’re important, you still need some time to decompress.
Schedule something fun
Make sure you also do something you enjoy, like brunch with friends or spending time with your family.
This gives you something to look forward to during the week and it also helps you to disconnect.
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“Work, Play, Fit, Push” Framework
1. Set priorities on Sunday.
2. Map out work (limit to top 3), play, fit (plan for at least 30 minutes each day), and push (do something that scares yo...
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Calendar Management Mistakes
- Mixing tasks in the same time frame or attempting multitasking may provide an illusion that more work is being done in less time, but is ineffective and takes longer to fini...
Staggered Calendar
For a manager handling a set of team members, staggering of specific To-Dos and stacking them together makes it a focused task, and is done with efficiency.
Example: All one-on-one meetings can be stacked in a single day, while team meetings can be done on another day.
Benefits Of Staggering
The main objective is to save time and leave open days for deep work, where there are no meetings to attend and the tasks at hand can be focused on without official distractions.
As information moves slowly, one-on-one meetings help identify problems that can be resolved the next day during a team meeting. Senior management can take it up later in the week if required.