1 – The Eisenhower Matrix Method

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Productivity these days revolves around two main topics we discussed many times on The Challenge.

• Time management defines ...

For too many years, we measured productivity as the number of hours you logged at your desk or how quickly you can complete a task. But today, productivity has become something far more sophisticated and abstract.

Have you ever tried to be productive when you are sick? It’s not the best feeling in the world.

You can try as hard as you want. But you won’t do much because your brain focuses on keeping you alive instead.

When you struggle to keep track of everything, you can always build a master list.

• Start to make a list of everything you have to do.
• Break all your tasks into monthly, weekly, a...

Most of the methods we discussed focus on a single level of priority. But you can do better than that.

• Write a list of tasks and rank them from A to E (where A is the top priority).

Every time you finish a task, you get a rush of dopamine that grows with the complexity of what you just finished. So, one of the strongest methods to stay productive is to work on the hardest task of the day first thing in the morning. T...

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I love to-do lists. They have been my first love. So I can’t leave them even if I want to. But I realize simple to-do lists are not enough anymore.

They can help you in the beginning. We all had our to-do lists moment. But there comes a day ...

Introducing these five new patterns in your life is simple. But it’s always better to adopt systems someone else has built and tested instead of starting from scratch.

So, here are a few tools that can bring you many advanta...

Productivity is not just about doing more but also taking better breaks.

Some people take too many breaks, others too few. You may be distracted during your time off and procrastinate. Or you may never disconnect from work a...

There are many reasons why you might be unhappy with your daily achievements. But toxic productivity and procrastination have to be the two main reasons you feel like you haven’t done enough. And, in one case, you will be right. But the solution is the same – you must ret...

If you’re interested, we can discuss toxic productivity more in-depth (leave a comment if you want) . But for now, here are a few things to track to understand if you have a rotten relationship with productivity.

• You can't turn ...

I’ve already discussed the pilot story and Warren Buffett’s prioritization method in a dedicated issue. However, here’s a short recap.

Have you ever felt like you have to do something only because you spent so much time and resources on it?

The sunk cost fallacy is the name of the psychological effect I just described. And you can use it to...

Toxic productivity is the desire for productivity at all times at the expense of other priorities.

I’ve suffered from this kind of behavior for the past two years at different times. I still fall back into it sometimes. And ...

Task ranking is one of the most efficient ways to prioritize them. And with the Ivy Lee method, you will rank your tasks based on their priority.

• Write the six most important things you want to do the following day.