More on this book
Community
Kindle Notes & Highlights
Read between
January 21 - January 23, 2021
The objective of freeing your time is to enable you to focus and concentrate on your strategic direction and long-term goals i.e. Keep time in your agenda today to do what will make a great difference tomorrow.
write down a complete list of all cycles or ongoing projects that are currently running. This is known as the open cycles list.
Being specific will allow you to close the windows in your mind and recover your energy.
Keep five minutes a day to write down the plan of the day, and if possible, do it the night before. Do tasks that take less than five minutes right away!
When you think you don’t have time it is because, in fact, you're going after someone else's goals.
When you are confused with the big picture, you tend to keep yourself busy with petty things.
You tend to postpone important tasks that take you out of your comfort zone and do unnecessary tasks instead.
Time is not infinite. You have to learn how to dedicate time to the activities that will make a huge difference to your success tomorrow.
Some tasks that are not performed today, become a crisis tomorrow
If you find yourself wasting time, identify what has demotivated you
Have a clear goal in mind
Stop and write down 7 to 10 goals you want to accomplish in the next five years on a piece of paper, and then try to stay focused.
A university study found that students who had written down their goals became 30% more successful than the ones who didn’t.
Establish a holy hour for planning
have a dedicated moment to plan your entire week.
Learn to say ‘no’ to what does not align with your own goals.
