Adopt the "one thing" approach.
Make the hard choices and work on your most important priorities instead of responding to urgent tasks.
Your time is limited. Doing everything is not an option.
Set a very clear intention of how your day will go the next morning, particularly in the beginning, the night before.
Visualising this intention and writing it down into your schedule can make it happen more automatically in the morning without wasting time.
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2. Planning their day.
Successful people often make a to-do list or schedule their tasks for the day, either the night before or in the morning. This helps them stay organized, prioritize their tasks, and avoid wasting time on trivial matters.
"Plans are nothing; planning is everything." - Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The 4 Kinds of Priorities
The Decision Matrix on how to approach tasks has 4 quadrants:
- Quadrant 1: The Urgent Problems which are important.
- Quadrant 2: Not Urgent but important tasks
- Quadrant 3: Urgent but not really important
- Quadrant 4: Distractions and time-w...
Not planning your day
It's important to have an idea of what your daily priorities are and tasks you need to complete, preferably the night before.
Also, make sure you prepare in the evening the outfit you're going to wear and the meals for the following day. Doing this will save time in the morning, and reduce...
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