vicious productivity · 2017-05-12 · vicious productivity Part 2! ©2013&Steve&Miller&•theadventure.com& Productivity is the deliberate, strategic investment of your time, talent,

©2013 Steve Miller • theadventure.com

vicious productivity


Part 2!


Productivity is the deliberate, strategic investment of your time,

talent, energy, intelligence, resources, and opportunities in a manner calculated to move you

measurably closer to meaningful goals.

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SET YOUR !COMPASS!

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80/20 RULE!2


WHAT ARE YOU!MEASURED BY?!

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WHAT TIME OF DAY ARE YOU!MOST PRODUCTIVE?!

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IN WHAT ENVIRONMENT !ARE YOU!MOST PRODUCTIVE?!


WHAT ARE YOUR!STRENGTHS?!

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FRAME-OF-MIND!


Vicious Productivity!•  Part 1

– What prevents us from being produc7ve?

•  Part 2 –  How to do its –  Tools

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RULES!


LISTS!


TOOLS!


PLATINUM TIME!


RULES!1


YOUR time is more important than theirs.


Non-critical interruptions and distractions are NOT welcome.


JUST SAY!

NO!


CLOSE !YOUR DOOR!(metaphorically)!


SET AN EMAIL!SCHEDULE!


SET A !TEXT!SCHEDULE!


SET A TELEPHONE!SCHEDULE!


This is as much for YOU as it is for others.



vicious with your time


LISTS!2


The problem with traditional To-Do lists!

•  You can get overwhelmed just by looking at all the things you need to do

•  You don’t know how to prioritize the items on list

•  You are continuously adding to your list but not reducing it

•  There’s a sense of confusion seeing different types of tasks mixed together

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MASTER!TO-DO LIST!


Everything you want to accomplish in your life, including personal and

professional

Include deadlines


WEEKLY!IMPACT !LIST!


Select items from your Master To-Do that directly

impact your goals


Vital &

Urgent


Allot time needed to each item


DAILY!TO-DO!


Top 1-2 IMPACT items

Add “need to do”


“Need-to-do”

Urgent – not vital Not urgent – not vital


Allot time to each item


What % of your day should you plan for?

This determines how many

items you can have.


8-hour workday?

Don’t plan for more than 4-5 hours of pure work.


Something new comes up?

Do NOT automatically add it to your Daily List.


PRIORITIZE!


Example!1.  IMPACT #1 (01:30) 2.  Need to do (00.15) 3.  Need to do (00:15) 4.  Need to-do (00:30) 5.  IMPACT #1 (1:30) 6.  Need to do (2:00)



TOOLS!3

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rescuetime.com

mylifeorganized.net

wunderlist.com

culturedcode.com/things/

realmacsoftware.com/clear/


navel-labs.com/apps/wind-up-timer.html


platinum time

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Objective!Solitary environment!Zero distractions!Blocked timeframe!


25-5-25


25-5-25


OTHER!STUFF!

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CHUNK!TIME!


Chunking:

knocking off several mini-tasks in quick succession


Chunking:

great for transitions and end-of-day time blocks


Example!1.  IMPACT #1 (01:30) 2.  Need to do (00.15) 3.  Need to do (00:15) 4.  Need to-do (00:30) 5.  IMPACT #1 (1:30) 6.  Need to do (2:00)



ODD-LOT!TIME!


Be prepared


BE!PUNCTUAL!!


• 15 minutes early • Stop trying to fit in

“one last thing”


RULES!


LISTS!


TOOLS!


PLATINUM TIME!


Vicious Productivity"is like having a job with a one day contract. What did you do

today to get renewed?"


vicious with your time

be


vicious productivity



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