4 Unsexy One-Minute Habits That Save Me 30+ Hours Every Week
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People don’t decide their futures. They decide their habits and their habits decide their future. Time-blocking
Time-blocking is an easy time-management hack by Cal Newport that takes just a minute but leads to so much clarity in your day.
The night before, simply divide the coming day into 30-minu
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Time-blocking is an effective time-management hack that takes just a minute and eliminates procrastination. To make sure you stay focused, start your day by eating the biggest frog first and speaking out loud "5–4–3–2–1: Eat the frog!" Visualize your day the night before and start a timer to stay anchored to the task at hand. These simple habits can save you 30+ hours every week and help you reach your goals.
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- People don’t decide their futures. They decide their habits and their habits decide their future.
- Time-blocking Time-blocking is an easy time-management hack by Cal Newport that takes just a minute but leads to so much clarity in your day. The night before, simply divide the coming day into 30-minute blocks (or 5-minute blocks if you’re Elon Musk) and assign tasks to them. This is what it looks lik
- The most challenging task of the day is also the one that induces the most procrastination.
- Eating the frog is basically doing the most challenging and dreaded task of the day. And while you’re time-blocking it the night before, it’s best to schedule it first thing in the morning.
- If you decide when to start working in real-time, procrastination is inevitable. You might think that you’ll start working in 5 minutes — but those 5 minutes will turn into an hour without you realizing it.
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