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How to prioritize and simplify your life
The importance of rest and relaxation
The benefits of slowing down
17 hours of unproductiveness weekly
People work an average of 45 hours a week; they consider about 17 of those hours to be unproductive.
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Tim Ferriss's tips for productivity
- Manage your moods: If you start the day calm it's easy to get the right things done and focus.
- Don't check email in the morning.
- Before you try to do it faster, ask whether it should be done at all.
- Focus ...
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Do what is important
Want to be more productive? Don't ask how to make something more efficient until after you've asked "Do I need to do this at all?"
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Don't check emails in the morning
If you check your emails first thing in the morning, **you're setting yourself up to react.
You're not planning your day and prioritizing, you're giving your best hours to someone else's goals, not yours.
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