How to save hundreds of hours of your life.
Avoid these "time traps" โ at all costs:
Avoid these "time traps" โ at all costs:
Time Traps:
Are unnecessary and unproductive activities โ
where time is devoured at an astounding rate.
Often without us even realizing it.
Are unnecessary and unproductive activities โ
where time is devoured at an astounding rate.
Often without us even realizing it.
1. Doom scrolling
Good lord, we spend a lot of time scrolling.
Itโs a wonder we havenโt grown a second thumb to split the workload.
Track your social media screen time for a week.
Think about how that time could be better utilized.
Good lord, we spend a lot of time scrolling.
Itโs a wonder we havenโt grown a second thumb to split the workload.
Track your social media screen time for a week.
Think about how that time could be better utilized.
2. Task switching
The fastest way to drop the productivity ball, is to start juggling your tasks.
Utilize time-blocking to stick to one task for an established period of time.
Literally set a timer, start working, and donโt switch until it finishes.
The fastest way to drop the productivity ball, is to start juggling your tasks.
Utilize time-blocking to stick to one task for an established period of time.
Literally set a timer, start working, and donโt switch until it finishes.
3. Trying to do everything
Saying YES to every task.
Saying YES to every invite.
Tap into the power of โNOโ.
Delegate as much as you can โ set clear boundaries.
Take your time back.
Saying YES to every task.
Saying YES to every invite.
Tap into the power of โNOโ.
Delegate as much as you can โ set clear boundaries.
Take your time back.
4. Lack of a clear vision
Working hard is not the key.
Working hard ON THE RIGHT THINGS is.
Be careful that you're not throwing all of your time into low-return activities.
Use the Pareto Principle to help guide you here:
Working hard is not the key.
Working hard ON THE RIGHT THINGS is.
Be careful that you're not throwing all of your time into low-return activities.
Use the Pareto Principle to help guide you here:
5. Chasing Perfection
The sooner we can remove the word โperfectโ from our vocabulary, the better.
Iโm not saying to put out low-quality crap โ make a point to improve with each attempt you make.
But donโt let โperfectโ paralyze you.
The sooner we can remove the word โperfectโ from our vocabulary, the better.
Iโm not saying to put out low-quality crap โ make a point to improve with each attempt you make.
But donโt let โperfectโ paralyze you.
5 deadly time traps to avoid:
1. Doom scrolling
2. Task switching
3. Trying to do everything
4. Lack of a clear vision
5. Chasing perfection
1. Doom scrolling
2. Task switching
3. Trying to do everything
4. Lack of a clear vision
5. Chasing perfection
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