doing more by doing less (peers 2014 presentation)
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These days our culture seems to expect overcommitment and over-connectedness to one's work. Add this expectation to the constant pings from our devices and you get a very fragmented day. It's time we focus on eliminating distractions and managing our time better. It's time we focus on the right things at the right time. But how do you know what the "right thing" is? We'll cover that and other things that will help you do more by doing less. The original slide deck has been reduced to make more sense in a "slides-only" context. Audio + slides: https://vimeo.com/93280965TRANSCRIPT
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Doing More by Doing Less@ErikReagan @FocusLabLLC
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How many of you have too much time and not enough to do in it?
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Focus
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If we lose or waste time — it’s gone.
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Planning your day in advance will help you maneuver around obstacles and stay on target.
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What's worth doing and what's not?
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The goal isn't to get everything done; it's to get the right things done.
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— Dwight D. Eisenhower
“What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.”
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Health emergency
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Car engine dies
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Certain emails (but few)
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Project deadlines right around the corner
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Overall: avoid or prevent these
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Weekly planning
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Exercise
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Family or personal time
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Learning or studying
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Car or home maintenance
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Date night with your significant other
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Budgeting
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Overall: spend as much time on these as possible
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Phone calls and texts
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Urgent, but Not Important
Most Emails
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Most App notifications
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Urgent, but Not Important
Overall: these feel important but aren’t
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Netflix binge watching
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YouTube and other online videos
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Much of Hacker News
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Most social media involvement
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Overall: considerably limit your time in this quadrant
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To-do list
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To-do list+
To-ignore list
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Distractions
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— Newton’s first law
An object in motion stays in motion with the same speed in the same direction
unless acted upon by an external force.
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Imagine a day without app notifications.
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Now go make that day happen.
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Set healthy boundaries with coworkers and family.
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Multitasking doesn’t exist.
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Construct your environment to support your to-dos and to-ignores.
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What should you do?
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Plan your Monday in advance.
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Plan your Week in advance.
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Decide when and where you’ll get each task done.
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Create a “to ignore” list.
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Identify which Quadrants you’re working in.
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Make changes where necessary.
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— Peter Bregman
You'll never be as good a version of someone else as you are of yourself.
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Thanks!@ErikReagan @FocusLabLLC