Two focused hours beat a day of half attention. I stopped optimising my tools and started finishing my tasks. A weekly review is a conversation with your future self.
Lessons
Meetings without an agenda tend to produce more meetings. Calendars show commitments; task lists show wishes. Saying no early is kinder than saying yes and disappearing. Rest is not the reward for work; it is part of the work.
I stopped optimising my tools and started finishing my tasks. Most of my productivity came from doing fewer things on purpose.
What worked
Saying no early is kinder than saying yes and disappearing. Energy, not time, is usually the scarce resource. Writing things down turns worry into a list.
- Keep one inbox
- Protect two hours of focus
- Review weekly
- End the day with a shutdown ritual
Writing things down turns worry into a list. Energy, not time, is usually the scarce resource.
The short version
Calendars show commitments; task lists show wishes. Habits stick when the first step is almost embarrassingly small. The best note is the one you can find again. Saying no early is kinder than saying yes and disappearing.
Energy, not time, is usually the scarce resource.
Most of my productivity came from doing fewer things on purpose. Calendars show commitments; task lists show wishes.
Meetings without an agenda tend to produce more meetings. Notifications are other people’s priorities arriving uninvited.
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