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Fully Engaged Work
Problem-solving work is only possible in a distraction-free zone, away from the ringing phones and notifications.
If the problem you're working on is of genuine interest, then there is real engagement and exceptional results will follow.
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Procedural Work
It is the stuff we have to do, like writing a check to pay our bills, preparing our tax returns, or even making a daily report.
Procedural work is best tackled by technology: automation minimizes the time spent and errors generated in any procedural work.
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Problem-Solving Work
Our creativity is in its full potential in problem-solving work. This requires our brainpower, focus, and attention.
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Insecurity Work
Insecurity work is our dip-checks, drills and monitoring the health of our business, making sure everything is normal.
Insecurity work can be compartmentalized into chosen time periods every day, maybe just 30 minutes at the end of each day.
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Reactionary Work
Reactionary work is the stuff that we do out of a reaction, like picking a phone because it is ringing. Checking email, replying to a text message, is all reactionary work. It is a necessary evil.
Reactionary work can be distracting and take up most of our time. Bloc...
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Planning Work
Planning work is time spent on listing, prioritizing and scheduling your work.
Planning helps us become efficient in our execution. Thus, allocating special time for planning work is crucial. Proactive planning can be exceptionally productive and beneficial in the long run.
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Handling Reactionary Work
Reactionary work can be distracting and take up most of our time. Blocking time for certain activities like responding to email or replying to text messages may help.
Remember that reactionary work seems urgent but is not important at that moment.
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Incentives: If you're paid hourly, then the expectation is that you will work for a certain amount of time. Nobody pays you directly for working harder within the same time. Working harder often simply means raised expectations.
Incentives may explain laziness but are
"Unschedule" yourself
Instead of filling your schedule with work, then allowing yourself to have fun with what is left, reverse it. Flip your relation to work by scheduling play first. Maximize that time with 30-minutes of deep-focused, distraction-free work.
Scheduling breaks first helps you to notice that the...
Why we don't achieve the best-case outcome
We rarely achieve the ideal. The more complicated a situation, the more people it involves, the more variables and dependencies that exist, the more unlikely it will work out perfectly.
The problem is that while there are many possible outcomes for any given endeavour,
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