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Account for your hours: The Time Blocking method
The Time Blocking productivity method compels you to plan your day hour by hour, and prevent multitasking by batching similar tasks together.
- Make a to-do list for the day.
- Categorize hour tasks together in similar blocks.
- Estimate how long each block of tasks will take.
- Add each block to your schedule sequentially with a time attached.
- Complete each block of tasks from morning to evening in order.
- Modify or postpone blocks of time when needed.
Ensure that at least one of your blocks of time is related to your most important tasks/projects.
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Things to deprioritize
Intentionally take your focus away from distracting areas in your life.
- Social media and entertainment. While they can add fun to our days, it's worth reducing how much time we spend on apps.
- Busy work. These are tasks we do...
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The Commitment Inventory
The Commitment Inventory productivity method makes us take stock of all our commitments and forces us to take a look at them.
- Create an exhaustive list of everything you spend time on.
- Consolidate into categories and assign a percentage to each....
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Things worth prioritizing in life
There are some general areas that all of us should prioritize in order to function well and generally make life worthwhile. These areas are:
- Health and fitness. Bad health and fitness habits add up over time and have a knock-on effect in other areas ...
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Understanding importance over urgency
The Eisenhower Matrix system forces us to prioritize important tasks over urgent tasks.
Put your tasks in one of four separate categories:
- Urgent and Important tasks/projects to be completed immediately.
- Not Urgent & Important...
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Accepting that you can't do everything
The antidote to chronic overwhelm is accepting that you cannot do it all.
Prioritizing means embracing the limits of your time and your energy, and taking back control of your to-do list. Embrace tactical strategies to ensure your priorities rise to the top amid the busyne...
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Manage your energy, not your time
Instead of watching the clock, energy management can be used instead of time management. Our positive mood is high in the morning, dips in the afternoon, and rises again in the evening. We can use this information to our advantage and plan for our high-priority work when our mood...
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Capturing tasks and preventing distraction
- Make a habit of gathering all your to-dos in one place - from email, personal tasks like cooking meals, to new ideas for projects. Capture your tasks in a productivity system and add a date when you need to do it.
- Stay focused by eliminating distractions.
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Put your most important task first
- Identify your hardest, most important task for the day.
- Do your most important task first thing in the morning. Don't put it off for later.
This productivity system is known as Eat the Frog. Using this method will enable you to priori...
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Eliminate non-priority tasks
Warren Buffett's "2 List" Strategy focuses on getting rid of the tasks holding you back from your real priorities.
- Write down 25 things you want to accomplish.
- Select your top 5 priorities from this list.
- Cross out the remainin...
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Productivity methods: Time Blocking
With the Time Blocking method, split your day into distinct blocks of time. Then, dedicate each block of time to completing only a specific task or set of tasks.
Ensure to include blocks for things like lunch, breaks, and commutes for the most accuracy. If a task takes less or more time, m...
The time blocking method
When thinking about our workday, we should give every minute a job. This technique is called time blocking.
Most people generally approach their workday with a list of tasks where they fill the time between scheduled meetings and calls reacting to emails. When the mood str...
The Time Blocking Method
It involves planning out your day in advance and dedicating specific hours to accomplish specific tasks.
It’s important to block out both proactive blocks (when you focus on important tasks) and reactive blocks (when you allow time for requests and interruptions).
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