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Conflict resolution
Motivating and inspiring others
Delegation
Time Blocking
Give yourself time to focus exclusively on a single task, deeply. This also allows you to set a deadline to prevent open-ended tasks from dragging on for too long.
Schedule more complex tasks for time when your brain is most capable of deep work. Schedule time for more shallow work when your brain is less focused.
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The 4 As of Stress Management
- Avoid - Some things are negotiable or avoidable. Look to remove or work around stressors where possible
- Alter - Be honest about your needs.
- Accept - Acknowledge your feelings. If you've been wronged, try to find a way to fo...
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Kanban Method
- Literally visualize your workflow. Put your work on a board where you can see it later out in front of you and see each item's status.
- Minimize "WIP" (work in progress). Take a task to completion rather than having multiple in progress at once.
- Watch for possible efficiencies...
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No stress can be stressful
We can be stressed by not being challenged enough. We need a balance that is suited to our needs.
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Our daily habits influence our stress in subtle ways
Checking social media too often, poor nutrition, not enough sleep all influence our anxiety.
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The Eisenhower Method
Label each of your tasks as either:
Important or unimportant
and
Urgent or not urgent
- Important and urgent tasks get done immediately. Reserve some time each day for these, but if you find yourself always having several, re-evaluate what is causing so many.
- Im...
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The 5-4-3-2-1 Technique
When you see stress coming on, pause, breathe and do the following. Find:
- 5 things you can see.
- 4 things you can touch.
- 3 things you can hear.
- 2 things you can smell.
- 1 thing you can taste
Linger on each and take it in completely. The goal is...
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The Shallows is the name of a book written on the effects of the Internet on our brains and lives. Shallow work, if you recall, refers to answering emails, making phone calls, attending to meetings, and other inevitable but ultimately low-value tasks. If you’re serious about working deeply, you n...
Set Time Constraints
Set deadlines even when you don’t need to. Schedule less time to complete tasks and force your brain to focus.
Parkinson’s law states: “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”. So, if you reduce the time you have to complete a task, you force your ...
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