10 time management tips for busy mofos:
βTime management is not a peripheral activity or skill. It is the core skill upon which everything else in life depends.β
- Brian Tracy
- Brian Tracy
1. Single task
Oh, you can chew gum and walk at the same time? Congrats.
Multitasking on things that actually require focus has been proven bullshit.
At best, you can be a fast task-switcher.
Do a good job on one thing, or a shit job on multiple things.
Your choice.
Oh, you can chew gum and walk at the same time? Congrats.
Multitasking on things that actually require focus has been proven bullshit.
At best, you can be a fast task-switcher.
Do a good job on one thing, or a shit job on multiple things.
Your choice.
2. Plan your day the night before
Planning out your tasks the night before means you can grip it and rip it as soon as you wake.
Use that powerful morning energy on needle-moving tasks, not on writing to-do lists.
Visual: @quotedvisually
Planning out your tasks the night before means you can grip it and rip it as soon as you wake.
Use that powerful morning energy on needle-moving tasks, not on writing to-do lists.
Visual: @quotedvisually
3. Automate decisions
30 seconds doesn't sound like much.
But over an 80-year lifespan.
30 seconds per day adds up to 243 hours.
243!
And that's only 30 seconds.
- Bulk cook meals
- Choose outfits for the week
- Plan workouts ahead of time
Small decisions add up.
Automate.
30 seconds doesn't sound like much.
But over an 80-year lifespan.
30 seconds per day adds up to 243 hours.
243!
And that's only 30 seconds.
- Bulk cook meals
- Choose outfits for the week
- Plan workouts ahead of time
Small decisions add up.
Automate.
4. Eliminate distractions
*insert random statistic about how often people are distracted*
But really.
It's a big problem.
If you can reduce distraction by even 50% you will be crushing it.
And it all starts with that device in your pocket.
Do you use it, or does it use you?
*insert random statistic about how often people are distracted*
But really.
It's a big problem.
If you can reduce distraction by even 50% you will be crushing it.
And it all starts with that device in your pocket.
Do you use it, or does it use you?
5. Set time limits
Ever heard of Parkinson's Law?
"Work will expand to fill the time allotted for its completion."
Remember when you finished that final paper in one night before the deadline?
That's Parkinson's Law in effect.
Basically, give yourself less time to do tasks.
Ever heard of Parkinson's Law?
"Work will expand to fill the time allotted for its completion."
Remember when you finished that final paper in one night before the deadline?
That's Parkinson's Law in effect.
Basically, give yourself less time to do tasks.
6. If it takes less than 2 minutes β do it now
Donβt allow big, important tasks to be interrupted by small nagging tasks.
That email you need to send.
That text you should reply to.
Batch these micro tasks together and keep them from interrupting your important, focused work.
Donβt allow big, important tasks to be interrupted by small nagging tasks.
That email you need to send.
That text you should reply to.
Batch these micro tasks together and keep them from interrupting your important, focused work.
7. Break down tasks into manageable pieces
Trying to tackle a huge task without a proper game plan is a surefire way to spin your wheels.
Break the macro down into micro.
Try this for each micro task:
- Make it small
- Make it specific
- Make it time bound
Trying to tackle a huge task without a proper game plan is a surefire way to spin your wheels.
Break the macro down into micro.
Try this for each micro task:
- Make it small
- Make it specific
- Make it time bound
8. Take short breaks
Burnout comes when we know we should take a break, but we push on anyway.
Rest is PRODUCTIVE.
Take short breaks in between focused bursts of work.
You will stay fresh, and the work you do will remain at a high level.
Burnout comes when we know we should take a break, but we push on anyway.
Rest is PRODUCTIVE.
Take short breaks in between focused bursts of work.
You will stay fresh, and the work you do will remain at a high level.
9. Make a not-to-do list
Make a list of things you DON'T do.
Stick to it.
This could include:
- No email after 8PM
- No scrolling in the morning
- No pointless coffee meetings
Find the areas you're losing the most time.
Remove as many as you can.
Make a list of things you DON'T do.
Stick to it.
This could include:
- No email after 8PM
- No scrolling in the morning
- No pointless coffee meetings
Find the areas you're losing the most time.
Remove as many as you can.
10. Make "no" your default
This sounds savage.
But if time is our most precious resource, shouldn't we be ruthless with how we use it?
I like Derek Sivers' "Hell Yeah or No" rule.
If it's not a "hell yeah", it's a "no".
Simple as that.
This sounds savage.
But if time is our most precious resource, shouldn't we be ruthless with how we use it?
I like Derek Sivers' "Hell Yeah or No" rule.
If it's not a "hell yeah", it's a "no".
Simple as that.
That's a wrap!
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