If the next action can be done in two minutes or less, do it when you first pick up the item … Even if the item is not a ‘high priority’ one, do it now if you’re ever going to do it at all.” David Allen, Getting Things Done, This rule is one of those [Continue Reading]
How Will You Motivate: Pride or Punishment?
“Pride is a better motivator than fear. I never wanted to teach through fear, punishment, or intimidation… Who would I prefer to work with, an individual who has great personal pride or one who is fearful of punishment? That’s an easy choice for me. Remember, pride comes when you give respect.” John Wooden, Wooden We [Continue Reading]
The Collection Habit – How to Get Everything Off Your Mind
In order for your mind to let go of the lower-level task of trying to hang on to everything, you have to know that you have truly captured everything that might represent something you have to do, and at some point in the near future you will process and review all of it.” David Allen, [Continue Reading]
The Secret to Achieving Big Goals – The Domino Strategy
Do you like to think BIG? Do you have exciting goals, aspirations, or dreams that you plan to achieve some day? I do too. Big goals are exciting, but their size also makes them even more challenging. For example, if you want to someday achieve financial independence and live off of passive income, it’s hard [Continue Reading]
A “To-Think” List: How to Consistently Stimulate Your Best Thinking
I use to-do lists all the time to help me get things done. If you want to learn more about how I use to-do lists, check out 5 To-Do Lists That Keep Me Sane and The List of 10: My Weekly System for Getting Priorities Done. To-do lists are probably the best tool I’ve found for making daily, consistent progress [Continue Reading]
The List of 10: My Weekly System for Getting Priorities Done
UPDATE 3/2/2019: I currently switched from a “List of 10” to a “List of 5.” I found that less is more when trying to get things done. So, everything else in this article will be the same except that number! I adapted my own weekly system for productivity and time management from the awesome book, Getting Things [Continue Reading]