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