First things first, we should start the day with the most important task while our battery is at the fullest. Then we can move to the other tasks of the day. However, we must keep in mind that our tasks aren't equal in importance. Subsequently, we have to establish 2 lists :<ul><li>One of all the tasks that deplete our battery but doesn't add much to our lives </li><li>And one of all the activities that reload our battery</li></ul>

Now, What Can We Do About That ?

We all have a gauge of will power that is full as we start the day and depletes itself as we go through different tasks during the day.Sometimes our problems seem unsolvable whereas we just depleted our "mind battery 🔋" and in that situation even the smallest issues or tasks become extremely difficult.

1#The Mind Is Like A Phone Battery

"Being busy doesn't mean being productive"

As counter intuitive as it may seem, only 20% of your work generate 80% of your results. Now, what does that mean ? Does it mean that working is useless as it doesn't yeild the expected results ? NOIt means that all tasks aren't equal and that only 20% of what you do deserves your time, energy and focus. So look for those 20% and get rid or delegate the other 80%. Everyday ask yourself : What are the 20% of actions that I can do today that will have the greatest impact on my life ?

3# The Rule Of Pareto (20/80)

We all have specific activities in which can recharge our battery but in general things like eating healthy food and having a good-quality sleep works. But you shouldn't restrict yourself to only that and look for as much recharging activities as you can that work on you (try music, journalling, sports...).And keep in mind that activities that include immediate gratification are never really recharging. We just trick our brain into thinking that to feel less guilty bu the truth is the more we are able to delay the gratification the better odds of success we have in our journey.

How To Reload Your Will Power ?

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<ul><li>Some of your tasks are important but take too much of your time while having to little output (like doing groceries, cooking, cleaning...). Those tasks should all be delegated one way or another unless it's your passion.</li><li>Other tasks are completely useless but we still keep doing them to feel productive but doing even 100 of them won't ever equal doing 1 important task, so just get them out of your mind and time.</li></ul>

Assessing The Importance Of Your Tasks

There is nothing more depleting for our brain, our focus and our will power than constant interruptions that move us from one task to another in a short period of time.In average, it takes 25 min for the brain to enter in state of deep focus (by the way that's why techniques such as the pomodoro technique don't work).Many of us give up to distractions and procrastinate due to that, they want to believe that they are able to do many things at once but that only leads to shallow work.So always be all in on ONE THING until it's done then move to another thing.

2# Multitasking Is A Myth

3 lessons from The One Thing by Gary Keller

• More than 500 appearances on national bestseller lists • #1 Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today • Won 12 book awards • Translated into 35 languages • Voted Top 100 Business Book of All Time on Goodreads People are using this simple, powerful concept to focus on what matters most in their personal and work lives. Companies are helping their employees be more productive with study groups, training, and coaching. Sales teams are boosting sales. Churches are conducting classes and recommending for their members. By focusing their energy on one thing at a time people are living more rewarding lives by building their careers, strengthening their finances, losing weight and getting in shape, deepening their faith, and nurturing stronger marriages and personal relationships. YOU WANT LESS. You want fewer distractions and less on your plate. The daily barrage of e-mails, texts, tweets, messages, and meetings distract you and stress you out. The simultaneous demands of work and family are taking a toll. And what's the cost? Second-rate work, missed deadlines, smaller paychecks, fewer promotions--and lots of stress. AND YOU WANT MORE. You want more productivity from your work. More income for a better lifestyle. You want more satisfaction from life, and more time for yourself, your family, and your friends. NOW YOU CAN HAVE BOTH — LESS AND MORE. In The ONE Thing, you'll learn to * cut through the clutter * achieve better results in less time * build momentum toward your goal* dial down the stress * overcome that overwhelmed feeling * revive your energy * stay on track * master what matters to you The ONE Thing delivers extraordinary results in every area of your life--work, personal, family, and spiritual. WHAT'S YOUR ONE THING?

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Professionally, Gary’s ONE Thing is teaching. He excelled as a real estate salesperson by teaching clients how to make great buying and selling decisions. As a real estate sales manager, he recruited agents through training and helped them build careers the same way. As co-founder and chairman of the board, he built Keller Williams Realty International from a single office in Austin, Texas, to one of the largest real estate companies in the world by using his skills as a teacher, trainer, and coach. Gary defines leadership as “teaching people how to think the way they need to think so they can do what they need to do when they need to do it, so they can get what they want when they want it.

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