Productivity
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How To Make Important Decisions
[[Memento Mori]] - is this thing you want to work on the absolute best use of your time.
How to free up your mind when your feeling overwhelmed by work
[[completion anxiety]] - you could be experiencing this. Write down your tasks and the next action with each to ensure...
How to improve your time management
[[Time management is like a muscle]] - The more you practice time management, the better you get.
How to plan your day effectively
[[Biological Prime Time]] - Learn when you work best and plan to do your most important work then.
The importance of self-reflection
[[Our lives are like bushes that should be regularly pruned back to remain healthy]] - if we don’t prune back...
growing an audience as a creative
[[Growth is not linear, it’s the cumulative effect of all your work]] - important thing to consider when thinking about...
how to become a better reader
[[There are 2 goals of reading, reading for information and reading for understanding]] - learn which one you’re about to...
how to improve team communication
Share your work often instead of hiding it away until you think it’s finished.
what it means to be productive
[[The meaning of productivity has changed since the time of the industrial revolution]]
Being productive is about managing your time, attention, and energy
Being productive is about managing your time, attention, and energy.
Decision Fatigue
Each decision you make throughout the day reduces the amount of brain power you have available.
Disconnect from the internet to work on your tasks for more focus
The internet can be a huge source of distraction when we are trying to work.
Growth is not linear, it's the cumulative effect of all your work
Related Topics: [[Creation]] [[Productivity]]
How to overcome Parkinson's Law
To overcome [[Parkinson’s Law]]: Make a list of your tasks Jot down how long each task will take to complete...
How to overcome attention residue
The best way to overcome attention residue is to prevent it from building up in the first place.
How to overcome decision fatigue
Simply put, the best way to overcome decision fatigue is to reduce the amount of decisions you need to make...
If a task or project is unstructured or ambiguous we are more likely to procrastinate on it
If a task or project is unstructured or ambiguous we are more likely to procrastinate on it.
Narrow your focus to achieve more
If you have a lot of priorities, you have no priorities. If everything is important, nothing is. If you write...
Our lives are like bushes that should be regularly pruned back to remain healthy
Our lives are like a bush that should be regularly pruned back to remain healthy.
Paradox of Choice
The term “Paradox of Choice” describes the phenomenon where lots of choice can lead to indecision and anxiety.
Parkinson's Law
Work expands to fill the time available for its completion. This observation is known as Parkinson’s Law.
Pomodoro Technique
Pomodoro Method: Set a timer for 25 minutes - during this time, focus on a single task until the time...
Productive Meditation
Productive meditation is where you take some time when you are occupied physically but not mentally and allow your mind...
The Pilot, the Plane, and the Engineer
The Pilot The Pilot’s job is to set the course of the plane. We should aim to spend about 10...
The key to getting tasks done is to find the motivation behind why you're doing the task
The key to getting tasks done is to find the motivation behind why you’re doing the task.
The meaning of productivity has changed since the time of the industrial revolution
The meaning of productivity has changed since the time of the industrial revolution.
We’re not limited by time, we’re limited by the choices that we make with our time
We’re not limited by time, we’re limited by the choices that we make with our time.
Your mind is for having ideas not for holding them
“Your mind is for having ideas not for holding them”.
attention residue
Each time you switch from one task to another, a little bit of your attention is left behind on the...
batching tasks across multiple areas can lead to unexpected breakthroughs or new ideas
When you batch tasks across multiple projects or areas, this can lead to unexpected breakthroughs or new ideas.
batching tasks
This process involves grouping logically similar tasks together and working on each group of tasks in an allotted time block....
completion anxiety
Completion anxiety is that feeling that we’re never really sure when we’ve done enough to call something complete.
eating the frog
“Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you...
manage your energy levels to prevent burn out
Managing your energy is more important than Time Management when it comes to preventing burn out.
overcome procrastination by flipping procrastination triggers on their heads
An unattractive task can have one or all of the following attributes: Boring Frustrating Difficult Unstructured or ambiguous Lacking in...
rudder and oars analogy for goals
Rudder and oars analogy for goals Imagine a boat Your goals are the rudder They set the direction of where...
the brain is very adaptable
The brain is very adaptable throughout your lifetime no matter what age you are.
weekly review
A weekly review should be done to allow you to reflect on the work you’ve done over the last week....