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Ivy Lee productivity method
- The Ivy Lee method is a 100-year-old strategy for helping people become more productive at work
- Under the Ivy Lee method, at the end of each night you write down your six most important tasks to accomplish the following day in order of importance.
- The next day, you begin working on the tasks one at a time.
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Reduce decision fatigue
- The strategy works because it reduces "decision fatigue," saves you time, and forces you to prioritize your goals
- This method removes the friction of starting a new task. By determining your most important task the night before, you eliminate indecision and t...
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A century old productivity hack
The Ivy Lee method dates back to 1918, when Lee, a productivity consultant, was hired by Charles M. Schwab, the president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, to improve his company's efficiency. As
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The Ivy Lee Productivity Method
- At the end of the day, write in order of importance only the six most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow.
- In the next day, concentrate only on the first task until it is finished before moving on to the second task and so on.
- At t...
The Ivy Lee method for peak productivity
- At the end of the day, write the 6 most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow.
- Prioritize those 6 items in order of their true importance.
- The next day, concentrate and finish only one task at a time.
- At the end of the day, move any...
The Ivy Lee Method
Rank your work by its true priority with the Ivy Lee Method:
- At the end of each work day, write down the 6 most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow.
- Prioritize those 6 items n order of their true importance.
- When you arrive tomorrow, ...
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