My mistakes
Most people have just 2 hours and 48 minutes a day of productive time. Click To Tweet
Instead of prioritizing , delegating, saying no , and being smart with our time , we obsessively say yes, overcommit on our daily tasks, and work longer hours to "catch up".
When we interviewed 800+ knowledge workers, only 5% of people said they complete their tasks every day . Instead, those unfinished tasks get pushed to tomorrow's list and the next day until suddenly your day is fully booked before you can even take on your most important work.
As freelance writer Sierra Black explains:
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