15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse has been around for a while (it was published in 2015) and it’s not often in the must read lists, but there is some great content.
Below are the fifteen secrets.
Secret #1 – Time is your most valuable and scarcest resource.
Secret #2 – Identify your Most Important Task (MIT) and work on it each day before doing anything else.
Secret #3 – Work from your calendar, not a to-do list.
Secret #4 – Procrastination can be overcome when you figure out how to beat your future self, who cannot be trusted to do the right thing.
Secret #5 – Accept the fact that there will always be more to do and more that can be done.
Secret #6 – Always carry a notebook.
Secret #7 – Email is a great way for other people to put their priorities into your life; control your inbox.
Secret #8 – Schedule and attend meetings as a last resort, when all other forms of communication won’t work.
Secret #9 – Say no to everything that doesn’t support your immediate goals.
Secret #10 – Eighty percent of outcomes are generated by twenty percent of activities.
Secret #11 – Focus your time only on things that utilize your unique strengths and passions.
Secret #12 – Batch your work with recurring themes for different days of the week.
Secret #13 – If a task can be completed in less than five minutes, do it immediately.
Secret #14 – Invest the first 60 minutes of each day in rituals that strengthen your mind, body and spirit.
Secret #15 – Productivity is about energy and focus, not time.
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