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vicious productivity
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Part 2!
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Productivity is the deliberate, strategic investment of your time,
talent, energy, intelligence, resources, and opportunities in a manner calculated to move you
measurably closer to meaningful goals.
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SET YOUR !COMPASS!
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80/20 RULE!2
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WHAT ARE YOU!MEASURED BY?!
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WHAT TIME OF DAY ARE YOU!MOST PRODUCTIVE?!
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IN WHAT ENVIRONMENT !ARE YOU!MOST PRODUCTIVE?!
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WHAT ARE YOUR!STRENGTHS?!
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FRAME-OF-MIND!
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Vicious Productivity!• Part 1
– What prevents us from being produc7ve?
• Part 2 – How to do its – Tools
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RULES!
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LISTS!
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TOOLS!
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PLATINUM TIME!
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RULES!1
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YOUR time is more important than theirs.
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Non-critical interruptions and distractions are NOT welcome.
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JUST SAY!
NO!
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CLOSE !YOUR DOOR!(metaphorically)!
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SET AN EMAIL!SCHEDULE!
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SET A !TEXT!SCHEDULE!
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SET A TELEPHONE!SCHEDULE!
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This is as much for YOU as it is for others.
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vicious with your time
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LISTS!2
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The problem with traditional To-Do lists!
• You can get overwhelmed just by looking at all the things you need to do
• You don’t know how to prioritize the items on list
• You are continuously adding to your list but not reducing it
• There’s a sense of confusion seeing different types of tasks mixed together
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MASTER!TO-DO LIST!
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Everything you want to accomplish in your life, including personal and
professional
Include deadlines
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WEEKLY!IMPACT !LIST!
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Select items from your Master To-Do that directly
impact your goals
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Vital &
Urgent
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Allot time needed to each item
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DAILY!TO-DO!
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Top 1-2 IMPACT items
Add “need to do”
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“Need-to-do”
Urgent – not vital Not urgent – not vital
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Allot time to each item
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What % of your day should you plan for?
This determines how many
items you can have.
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8-hour workday?
Don’t plan for more than 4-5 hours of pure work.
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Something new comes up?
Do NOT automatically add it to your Daily List.
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PRIORITIZE!
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Example!1. IMPACT #1 (01:30) 2. Need to do (00.15) 3. Need to do (00:15) 4. Need to-do (00:30) 5. IMPACT #1 (1:30) 6. Need to do (2:00)
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TOOLS!3
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rescuetime.com
mylifeorganized.net
wunderlist.com
culturedcode.com/things/
realmacsoftware.com/clear/
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navel-labs.com/apps/wind-up-timer.html
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platinum time
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Objective!Solitary environment!Zero distractions!Blocked timeframe!
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25-5-25
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OTHER!STUFF!
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CHUNK!TIME!
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Chunking:
knocking off several mini-tasks in quick succession
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Chunking:
great for transitions and end-of-day time blocks
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Example!1. IMPACT #1 (01:30) 2. Need to do (00.15) 3. Need to do (00:15) 4. Need to-do (00:30) 5. IMPACT #1 (1:30) 6. Need to do (2:00)
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ODD-LOT!TIME!
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Be prepared
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BE!PUNCTUAL!!
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• 15 minutes early • Stop trying to fit in
“one last thing”
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RULES!
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LISTS!
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TOOLS!
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PLATINUM TIME!
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Vicious Productivity"is like having a job with a one day contract. What did you do
today to get renewed?"
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vicious with your time
be
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questions?
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Thanks again for listening to my Dad!
Kelly
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