6 Ways to Get More Done in Less Time - Matt Furey
This process of tricking my mind into thinking of
writing as nothing
more than email writing - which is really nothing more than writing
what you'd be saying out loud - increased my productivity.
more than email writing - which is really nothing more than writing
what you'd be saying out loud - increased my productivity.
One thing you're going to find is that
none of the ways you're about the read about are your standard
"make a list before bedtime." Yep, that works too
none of the ways you're about the read about are your standard
"make a list before bedtime." Yep, that works too
1. Simplify Whatever You Want
to Do Into Smaller "Mental" Chunks -
If you can reduce whatever you're
doing to nuggets, then it doesn't feel like you're eating the whole
chicken.
Want to walk three miles but feel lethargic? Then tell yourself you'll
walk a mile - better yet, a minute. Bet you can't stop after a minute, - [oh yes I can!]- either,
because you'll quickly lose track of the fact that you said you'd walk for a
minute. – Bull crap!
2. Follow Your Breath - No matter what you're doing, you cannot be as
effective if you're holding your breath or taking shallow breaths. Your
breath is your power. Remember that. Deep breathing gives you energy,
it gives you life, it helps you effortlessly get more done. As you read these
words, note how you're breathing. If shallow, be like a child again and bring
your breath down to your lower belly. – [ I Love this bit!] - Doing this completely changes your
mood and gives you juice to get more done.
3. Hide Your Gadgets - I know you may think you get more done when you
carry your "smart" gadgets around with you - but I'm willing to bet the opposite
is true. I can pinpoint the day, time and year in which I became less productive -
and believe it or not, it's when I bought my first "smart" phone. Although I still
have one, I'm moving closer to the day I destroy it and refuse to get another.
For every minute of increased productivity you think you get from using a
"smart" gadget, I'm willing to bet you lose three minutes doing non-essential
stupid stuff that contributes almost nothing to making you a happier,
healthier and more successful human being.
4. Drop Off Social Media - Yep, I gave social media a whirl - and within a
month of using it, I realized it was a gigantic rabbit hole. As someone
recently asked, "Where did people suddenly get all their time for social
media?" Great question, eh. Currently, I have one Twitter account - and I've
posted one time in three or four years. I'm on LinkedIn - and I rarely use it
more than once a month, and for no longer than a minute or two. I dropped
my Facebook account a few months ago, and let me tell you, I feel great
about this. Social media stinks. It kills productivity. And anyone who thinks
it helps you make moohlah is sadly mistaken. You may make some dough
using it, but it's a far cry from being the best way, the fastest way or the
"smartest" way.
5. Stop Eating So Much - Okay, this one will get a few people riled up, and that may
be a good thing. But hear me out please - and entertain these words with
an open mind.
How much time do you spend each day preparing to eat, eating and getting back
to where you were before you ate? A lot, right. If you go out to eat, you drive to
a restaurant, sit and wait for food while playing with your "smart" device instead of
talking to your friends or family. Then you eat while texting and taking phone calls
and seeing the latest on social media sites. Then you drive home. That's a lot of
time, my friend. And if you prepare, cook and eat at home - there's cleanup afterward.
So what to do? Stop eating completely?
No. Just cut one meal per day out of the picture. Skip breakfast or dinner.
Or skip lunch. Or don't eat after 6 PM. whatever suits you best. But give
yourself an hour to get creative things done instead of eating and PRESTO -
you're going to be in awe of yourself.
6. Use Theatre of the Mind to Wake Up Your Mind - If you've ever had a good
day, a day in which you got a lot done, having more days like that can and
does happen by magic. But not on it's own. You create your own magic by
using the power of self-image psychology; by taking time each day to go
review your best days in the Theatre of Your Mind. When you review your
best days, a really cool thing happens. You get more of them. And if you
emblazon what you want to do today with the energy of your best days,
you'll feel like you're sliding through life instead of rubbing against
sand paper.
Best,
Matt Furey
If you can reduce whatever you're
doing to nuggets, then it doesn't feel like you're eating the whole
chicken.
Want to walk three miles but feel lethargic? Then tell yourself you'll
walk a mile - better yet, a minute. Bet you can't stop after a minute, - [oh yes I can!]- either,
because you'll quickly lose track of the fact that you said you'd walk for a
minute. – Bull crap!
2. Follow Your Breath - No matter what you're doing, you cannot be as
effective if you're holding your breath or taking shallow breaths. Your
breath is your power. Remember that. Deep breathing gives you energy,
it gives you life, it helps you effortlessly get more done. As you read these
words, note how you're breathing. If shallow, be like a child again and bring
your breath down to your lower belly. – [ I Love this bit!] - Doing this completely changes your
mood and gives you juice to get more done.
3. Hide Your Gadgets - I know you may think you get more done when you
carry your "smart" gadgets around with you - but I'm willing to bet the opposite
is true. I can pinpoint the day, time and year in which I became less productive -
and believe it or not, it's when I bought my first "smart" phone. Although I still
have one, I'm moving closer to the day I destroy it and refuse to get another.
For every minute of increased productivity you think you get from using a
"smart" gadget, I'm willing to bet you lose three minutes doing non-essential
stupid stuff that contributes almost nothing to making you a happier,
healthier and more successful human being.
4. Drop Off Social Media - Yep, I gave social media a whirl - and within a
month of using it, I realized it was a gigantic rabbit hole. As someone
recently asked, "Where did people suddenly get all their time for social
media?" Great question, eh. Currently, I have one Twitter account - and I've
posted one time in three or four years. I'm on LinkedIn - and I rarely use it
more than once a month, and for no longer than a minute or two. I dropped
my Facebook account a few months ago, and let me tell you, I feel great
about this. Social media stinks. It kills productivity. And anyone who thinks
it helps you make moohlah is sadly mistaken. You may make some dough
using it, but it's a far cry from being the best way, the fastest way or the
"smartest" way.
5. Stop Eating So Much - Okay, this one will get a few people riled up, and that may
be a good thing. But hear me out please - and entertain these words with
an open mind.
How much time do you spend each day preparing to eat, eating and getting back
to where you were before you ate? A lot, right. If you go out to eat, you drive to
a restaurant, sit and wait for food while playing with your "smart" device instead of
talking to your friends or family. Then you eat while texting and taking phone calls
and seeing the latest on social media sites. Then you drive home. That's a lot of
time, my friend. And if you prepare, cook and eat at home - there's cleanup afterward.
So what to do? Stop eating completely?
No. Just cut one meal per day out of the picture. Skip breakfast or dinner.
Or skip lunch. Or don't eat after 6 PM. whatever suits you best. But give
yourself an hour to get creative things done instead of eating and PRESTO -
you're going to be in awe of yourself.
6. Use Theatre of the Mind to Wake Up Your Mind - If you've ever had a good
day, a day in which you got a lot done, having more days like that can and
does happen by magic. But not on it's own. You create your own magic by
using the power of self-image psychology; by taking time each day to go
review your best days in the Theatre of Your Mind. When you review your
best days, a really cool thing happens. You get more of them. And if you
emblazon what you want to do today with the energy of your best days,
you'll feel like you're sliding through life instead of rubbing against
sand paper.
Best,
Matt Furey
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