Give me 3 minutes and I’ll save you hours of wasted time this week:
Hack your dopamine.
When you get work done, reward yourself:
- Enjoy a snack
- Go on social media
- Play your favorite video game
This will trigger your dopamine and make your brain associate positive feelings with work.
Eliminate distractions.
Distractions can destroy focus:
• Turn off notifications
• Save social media for after deep work
• If you have an iPhone, turn on Focus Mode in the settings
There are unlimited distractions and limited focus.
Protect yours.
Prioritize.
Not all tasks are equal.
Some tasks are busy work, others are productive work.
1. Grab a pen and paper
2. List out the lever-moving tasks
3. Work on those, ignore the rest
What you work on is more important than how you work.
Plan your day.
1. Determine the tasks that move the needle
2. Schedule them into your day
3. Block out everything else
Softwares you can use to help with this:
• Todoist
• TickTick
• Things 3
• Google Calendar
Use tech, don't let it use you.