It’s a new year. You’ve recovered from the holidays (almost), and now you’ve created goals and set your sights on what you want to accomplish this year. Are you worried that some of your most important goals will never turn into reality? Have big yearly goals in the past tended to get derailed at some point? [Continue Reading]
How to Dramatically Boost Your Productivity Using the 2-Minute Rule
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]
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]
Parkinson’s Law: Time Allotted = Time Used
“Parkinson’s Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. It is the magic of the immediate deadline … The end product of a shorter deadline is almost inevitably of equal or higher quality due to greater focus.” Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek I [Continue Reading]