Why working harder isn't the answer:
Working hard feels productive,
โ but it can be deceptive.
โ but it can be deceptive.
What matters more than how MUCH work we do โ is the IMPORTANCE of the tasks we perform.
Are we moving the needle,
โ OR simply getting caught up in โbusyworkโ?
Are we moving the needle,
โ OR simply getting caught up in โbusyworkโ?
A Stanford study showed:
Productivity declined when a person worked more than 50 hours per week.
And SHARPLY declined after 55 hours.
Productivity declined when a person worked more than 50 hours per week.
And SHARPLY declined after 55 hours.
Some routines of the world's top performers:
The worldโs elite donโt necessarily work HARDER than everyone else.
They just work on the RIGHT things.
So how can we get better at this?
Letโs take a look:
They just work on the RIGHT things.
So how can we get better at this?
Letโs take a look:
1. Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize
Take some time to get your priorities straight. First on a macro level โ then dial it down further and further into your micro actions.
Which actions are MOVING THE NEEDLE?
Which ones are โBUSYWORKโ?
Take some time to get your priorities straight. First on a macro level โ then dial it down further and further into your micro actions.
Which actions are MOVING THE NEEDLE?
Which ones are โBUSYWORKโ?
2. Schedule time for deep work every day
Maximize your hours of PEAK ENERGY by setting yourself up to perform deep work.
Put your phone away, close your other tabs, choose one task and focus on it without distraction.
LOCK IN.
Maximize your hours of PEAK ENERGY by setting yourself up to perform deep work.
Put your phone away, close your other tabs, choose one task and focus on it without distraction.
LOCK IN.
3. Measure results, not time
Spend less time worrying about the time you put into each task.
โ Focus instead on the results that you're seeing from the work you put in.
Evaluate often and make necessary adjustments.
Spend less time worrying about the time you put into each task.
โ Focus instead on the results that you're seeing from the work you put in.
Evaluate often and make necessary adjustments.
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