MARY PARKER FOLLETT

Lin Yutang said, "besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials." 

What don't you need to do? What can you delegate or let go of?

• Task management. This one is most commonly taught and includes systems like Getting Things Done.
• Knowledge management. This is embodied in systems like productivity educator Tiago Forte's Building a Second Brain.
• Priority management. Without this category...

Batchers, who set aside specific chunks of time to work through their email, are significantly more effective when it comes to getting things done. Research shows that they’re less stressed as well.