How to be productive

In Uncategorized Tags #schwartzone #allen #productivity Published 5/19/2011 1 comment

by Allen & Schwartzone

Allen is the author of the best seller Getting Things Done, the other is the author of the best seller Be Excellent at Anything

- Be healthy(fitness, sleep, nutrition, and rest), cultivate positive thinking, and communicate it with others.
- Human being is not a machine, so need to be rhythmic. Focus on work and rest, not just to be sitting all day.
- Do important thing first in the morning.- Dump idea out of head and externalise it. (the way of Get Thing Done(GTD))
- We are creatures of habit- Break down big tasks and focus on smaller "next action", which is manageable.
- Regularly review task list.
- Concentrate and finish one thing at a time
- Handle the distraction like e-mail, message, etc.
- Leader should be the chief energy officerSummarised from HBR 2011.05

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Dan
Dan - Friday, May 20, 2011

For implementing GTD you can use this web application:http://www.Gtdagenda.comYou can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.Syncs with Evernote, and also comes with mobile-web version, and Android and iPhone apps.