It's one thing to make deliberate choices when the choices are easy. But what can you do when there are too many to choose from and they all need to be done yesterday? What do you do when you're overwhelmed?Overwhelm is a common problem and can stop people from doing anything. After all, why even start if you can't possibly finish? I'm looking at a perfect storm of a week: meetings Tuesday through Friday, along with a full task list. Here are the steps I took to make this week do-able.
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In Chapter 2 of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity , David Allen spells out the four criteria model for choosing the next thing to do. He says that you choose what to do next based on (in this order) context, time available, energy and priority. In today's podcast, I will explore ways to maximize the criteria so that you always have the most possibility of getting something done.
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For many years I have been on a media fast. I started about 8 years ago, when I realized that I was shouting at the radio on my way to work, and my anger and stress levels were constantly elevated. So I took a break. I didn't listen to the news, I didn't watch the news, I didn't read the newspaper (except for the comics), and I didn't surf for the news.But recently that changed.Early January saw me breaking a long media fast. I descended quickly into doomscrolling and was desperate to get my life back. Enter Freedom.
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Yak shaving is an extreme form of distraction, as well as procrastination. So is overthinking. We talk about both of these today, as well as how to get back on track.
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There is only one thing you need to do to get things done, no matter what the time frame or task. It's very simple, yet profound. And still many people won't do it. Want to know this secret?Today we'll look at the secret and why most people don't do it.
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Today I'm going to talk about the skills I think everyone should be able to do to be self-sufficient - and why.
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Time blocking is a great way to get things done efficiently. Today I show you how I do time blocking, including pictures of an actual day's result.
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Wishing you and your families very happy holidays. Support me at Patreon: You can find all the episodes over at Patreon.
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One of the things people constantly ask me is what tools I use. It’s like they expect I have some magic set of tools that makes productivity easy for me.Nope. I use some easily accessible tools, and most of them are free.So today I will talk about my favorite tools.
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Time blocking is a great way to get things done. But it doesn't mean putting all of your tasks on your calendar. Want to make me cringe? Tell me you put all of your tasks on your calendar so that you have time set aside to do them.No. No. Just no. Today we'll talk about how to do effective time blocking.
