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The 10% Rule: Becoming A Better Planner
The 10% rule states that you should spend roughly 10% of the total time you anticipate for a project on planning the project. The time spent planning is often the most valuable.
At first, set aside more time for planning. Force yourself to map out the path ahead instead of just doing.
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Planning Is Extremely Valuable
Most people tend to be overly optimistic planners, but then the projects take much longer and more effort than initially thought.
Our inability at planning shows in how we tend to choose immediate over long-term rewards. Life is also complicated and what we need to do to h...
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Translate Your Plan Into Your Daily Actions
Planning should tell you what you need to do for today. Not next week. Not tomorrow. Today.
A step further is to commit to particular hours of the day. For example, I will exercise right after I finish work, before dinner.
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Put the Plan in Your Calendar
With a map drawn, the next step is your itinerary. When you will start, how many days a week you will work and when you expect to reach key milestones.
Put everything in your calendar. Many people fail to realize how many other tasks might interfere with their project, suc...
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Planning: Map Out Everything You Need to Do
Break down everything you need to do to enable you to move forward on a project. Success requires a plan way more granular than most people make it.
For example, if your project is writing a novel, ask yourself what you're trying to do. Are you trying to reach out to a publisher, self-...
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33% Rule
Spend 33% of your time with people below you. They need you. It is humble to help.
Spend the other 33% of your time with people equal to you. These people are your friends.
Spend the last 33% of your time with people above you. This is the path most people forget about. So for example...
The Parkinson's Rule
This rule, states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".
Therefore, we should set in advance how much time we will allocate for doing a specific task. By doing that, It will be possible to save time that could be embraced ...
The two minute rule
The two minute rule states, "When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do".
The idea is to make your habits as easy as possible to start.
A new habit should not feel like a challenge. The actions that you follow can be challenging, but the f...
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