6 minimalist habits to avoid burnout:
(you’ll thank me later)
(you’ll thank me later)
Greg McKeown is the #1 NYT best-selling author of Essentialism.
He summarizes the essentialist lifestyle as "less but better."
It’s about getting the right things done…
not the most things done.
(This is also how to avoid burnout.)
Try it with these 6 minimalist habits:
He summarizes the essentialist lifestyle as "less but better."
It’s about getting the right things done…
not the most things done.
(This is also how to avoid burnout.)
Try it with these 6 minimalist habits:
1. Make ‘no’ your default.
If it’s not an obvious yes, it’s a no.
An extra project, a difficult client, an acquaintance’s wedding that is extremely far to travel to…
Just because the opportunity arises does not mean you should say yes.
Be absurdly protective of your time.
If it’s not an obvious yes, it’s a no.
An extra project, a difficult client, an acquaintance’s wedding that is extremely far to travel to…
Just because the opportunity arises does not mean you should say yes.
Be absurdly protective of your time.
2. Create (and maintain) boundaries.
If your working hours are between 9am and 6pm, don’t answer that 8pm email.
It can usually wait until morning.
If you don’t respect your boundaries, others won’t either.
If your working hours are between 9am and 6pm, don’t answer that 8pm email.
It can usually wait until morning.
If you don’t respect your boundaries, others won’t either.
3. When someone asks you to take on another task, respond with this:
“I’m happy to…
But if we’re adding this to my scope, what are we taking away?”
1 in, 1 out.
“I’m happy to…
But if we’re adding this to my scope, what are we taking away?”
1 in, 1 out.
4. Differentiate between what’s urgent and what’s important.
Answering that ping? Might feel really urgent.
But spending uninterrupted time on your presentation for tomorrow? That’s important.
Answering that ping? Might feel really urgent.
But spending uninterrupted time on your presentation for tomorrow? That’s important.
5. Prioritize sleep.
1 less hour of sleep might seem like 1 more hour to get work done…
But 1 less hour of sleep actually = 2+ fewer hours of productivity tomorrow.
1 less hour of sleep might seem like 1 more hour to get work done…
But 1 less hour of sleep actually = 2+ fewer hours of productivity tomorrow.
6. Stop multitasking. Spend 3 hours in the morning on your #1 priority.
“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s.
It was singular…
It stayed singular for the next five hundred years.”
“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s.
It was singular…
It stayed singular for the next five hundred years.”
TL;DR:
1. Make ‘no’ your default
2. Create (and maintain) boundaries
3. If 1 task is added to your plate, 1 must be removed
4. Differentiate between what’s urgent and what’s important
5. 1 extra hour of sleep > 1 extra hour of work
6. Priority = 1 thing
1. Make ‘no’ your default
2. Create (and maintain) boundaries
3. If 1 task is added to your plate, 1 must be removed
4. Differentiate between what’s urgent and what’s important
5. 1 extra hour of sleep > 1 extra hour of work
6. Priority = 1 thing
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