Organize your days around large blocks of time so you can c

19. Create large chunks of time

Stop the interruptions and distractions that interfere with completing your most important tasks.

17. Focus your attention

Identify those results that you absolutely, positively have to get to do your job well, and work on them all day long.

7. Focus on key result areas

Decide exactly what we want.Clarity is essential.Write out your goals and objectives before you begin.

1. Set the table

Break large, complex tasks down into bite-sized pieces, and then do just one small part of the task to get started

18. Slice and dice the task

Before you begin work on a list of tasks, take a few moments to organize them by value and priority so you can be sure of working on your most important activities.

6. Use the ABCDE Method continually

Think on paper.Every minute you spend in planning can save you five or ten minutes in execution.

2. Plan every day in advance

Imagine that you have to leave town for a month, and work as if you had to get your major task completed before you left.

13. Put the pressure on yourself

20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results.Always concentrate your efforts on that top 20%.

3. Apply the 80/20 Rule to everything

Set clear prioritiesStart Immediately on your most important task and then work without stopping until the job is 100% complete.This is the real key to high performance and maximum personal productivity.

21. Single handle every task

Identify the three things you do in your work that account for 90% of your contribution, and focus on getting them done before anything else.You will then have more time for your family and personal life.

8. Apply the Law of Three

Use your technological tools to confront yourself with what is most important and protect yourself from what is least important.

16.Technology is a wonderful servant

Make a habit of moving fast on your key tasks.Become known as a person who does things quickly and well

20. Develop a sense of urgency

Since you cant do everything, you must learn to deliberately put off those tasks that are of low value so that you enough time to do the few things that really count."Procastinate on the low value tasks."

5. Practice creative procastination

Determine the bottlenecks or choke points, internal or external, that set the speed at which you achieve your most important goals, and focus on alleviating them

12. Identify your key constraints

Be your own cheerleader.Look for the good in every situation.Focus on the solution rather than the problem.Always be optimistic and constructive.

14. Motivate yourself into action

Take back your time from enslaving technological addictions.Learn to oftern turn devices off and leave them off.

15. Technology is a terrible master

Your most important tasks and priorities are those that can have the most serious consequences, positive or negative, on your life or work.Focus on these above all else.

4. Consider the consequences

Have everything you need at hand before you start.Assemble all the papers, information, tools, work materials, and numbers you might require so that you can get started and keep going.

9. Prepare thoroughly before you begin

You can accomplish the biggest and most complicated job if you just complete it one step at a time.

10. Take it one oil barrel at a time

The more knowledgeable and skilled you become at your key tasks, the faster you start them and the sooner you get them done.Determine exactly what it is that you are very good at doing, or could be very good at, and throw your whole heart into doing those specific things very, very well.

11. Upgrade your key skills

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