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Gloria Mark of the University of California, Irvine, it showed that it takes an average of 25 minutes to return to the original task after an interruption.
Dopamine is one of the body’s happy chemicals; it controls the “pleasure” systems of the brain and makes you feel joy. This joyous feeling is addictive and makes us seek out behaviors that stimulate dopamine.
While dopamine may cause a rush, it also exhausts us. That is why you still feel tired at the end of the day while you have not been productive.
do something that’s worth your time. Be conscious about your time. And spend so it improves the quality of your life.
If you want to get shit done, you have to jump straight into the action.
You want to write down your thoughts to unload your RAM, which gives you more brainpower.
When I think ‘meh’ about something, I always say NO. That eliminates wasting time on shit that I’m not excited about.
Eliminate Everything That Distracts You
Don’t think you’re immune to your distractions. Remove them.
Keep Away Clutter
A desk, a laptop, and a notebook. Keep it simple.
Focus On 1 Thing Some Days
Decisions fatigue your brain. And routines eliminate decisions. Which ultimately means more brainpower.
Routines are not OCD — they are efficient. Use them.
Check Email Twice A Day
No Smartphone During The First Hour Of Your Day
Take that first hour to think about the day ahead of you, read a book, enjoy your breakfast, coffee or tea.
Don’t think too much. Just DO, and see what happens. If you like what you’re seeing, continue. If not, do something else.
A Little
People organize meetings just to look important or procrastinate real work.
Is That Really Necessary?
You’re Having A Shitty Day, Press Reset
Take some time alone, meditate, listen to music, or go for a walk. Try to get back on track — don’t let your day go to waste
A sense of responsibility is one of the most powerful motivators in life.
“Though some may consider “doing nothing” unproductive, a lack of downtime is bad for our well-being, because idle time allows our default network to make sense of what we’ve recently experienced or learned.”
Dale Carnegie, a self-help pioneer, and author of How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, said it best: “So, to prevent fatigue and worry, the first rule is: Rest often. Rest before you get
At work, I know two modes: Execution Thinking
All ideas require processing.
When you go from idea to execution, without processing, you often waste your time in hindsight.
What is art? Anything that makes you think.
There’s a reason humans work. We’re built to make things. I believe that the purpose of life is to be useful.
too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing.
After rest comes work.
Time Blocking is simply using your calendar to block time for your most important priorities. During that time, you only work on that one thing. And, you let your calendar lead the way. That way, you don’t have to think, “What should I do next?”
We need self-awareness and tools that keep us in check. And that’s why I like Time Blocking.
During this planning process I consult my task lists and calendars, as well as my weekly and quarterly planning notes.
My goal is to make sure progress is being made on the right things at the right pace for the relevant deadlines.”
People just want to make you believe they don’t work hard. It’s a facade. And when they do well in life, it seems like it came easy.
from his book The War Of Art, for getting work done. The amateur only works when inspiration strikes. The pro sits down every day and puts in steady work. The key is steady. Not irregular or extreme.
I love setting a yearly focus because it gives you a clear idea of what you want to do with your time.
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it
When you take a break, you force yourself to take a few seconds to reevaluate.
“A man who chases two rabbits catches neither.” - Chinese proverb
Eleanor Roosevelt said it best: “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without
Why do I still read about all kinds of different topics? There might come a time in my life where I will need one particular piece of knowledge. And that one time I need it might just change the whole outcome of my life.
You can give training to groups and host seminars.
“Your first priority is to identify what you want and then make sure you take the path that’s going to give you that. There’s nothing sadder than to see someone get to be seventy-five or eighty years old and look back regrettably because they pursued the wrong
Self-Discipline:
Don’t listen to “I don’t want to.”
