You can regain a lot of productivity simply by avoiding the mistakes that kill it. If you make any of these 7 mistakes, eliminate them and watch your productivity soar. Check e-mail first thing in the morning. Answer the phone every time it rings. Allow frequent interruptions by people who “just need a minute.” Start […]
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How To Do Email In Just 30 Minutes A Day
This one is going to be hard to swallow, perhaps. I could give you the answer in one short sentence. In fact, I will. But I don’t feel I can do it without preamble, or else you may be tempted to take it merely as a joke, or dismiss it out right.
First Thing, Let’s Kill All The Monsters
If you really want to be more productive, the 1st thing you have to do each morning is “kill all monsters.” You most likely already know exactly what I’m talking about. The “monsters” are those things that you need to do each day that are important but unpleasant. Maybe you don’t even think of them […]
[Productivity] How To Gain a Full Day Every Week
There is no magic in productivity. Most of us spend only a tiny sliver of our workday devoted to the tasks that actually “move the needle” in our business. The rest of our day is taken up with interruptions, other people’s priorities, and trivia. As you can imagine, this kills productivity. Many studies have been […]
3 Productivity Experiments I’m Conducting
I’m currently going through a re-vamping, refining, and re-evaluating phase of all my business and productivity systems, and I thought it might be useful to you if I shared some ideas I’m trying out. I’m telling you right up front these items are EXPERIMENTAL. If they prove successful, I’ll have more to say here […]