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 time-wasting the next day, allowing you to be more productive when it's time to start
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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.
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- It narrows the goals: If you have too many ideas or tasks trimming away what isn’t essential is key. Otherwise, you’ll commit to nothing and be distract...
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