đź“–Make Time
- authors
- Knapp, Jake and Zeratsky, John
- year
- 2018
- Highlight criteria
- urgent
- satisfaction (someday projects)
- joy
- #1 write down highlight
- #6 burner list
- front burner - 1 most important project
- counter space = more space for first project
- back burner - 1 second importance project
- kitchen sink - everything else
- #7 run a personal sprint
- work on a single project for a week (to boot up and gain momentum)
- #9 block your calendar
- (schedule morning with myself)
- #13 schedule your day
- #22 Leave devices behind (leave devices at work, or lock them in a closet, or leave them in a bag)
- #28 turn wifi off
- #29 cancel internet
- #35 schedule email time
- (#37 pretend messages are letters)
- #39 be slow to respond
- #50 explode your highlight = split into smaller tasks
- #52 set visible timer
- #55 make a “random question” list ^ if you feel an urge to research a question, simply write it down
- #59 take a day off
- “you are more than a brain”
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What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while. ---Gretchen Rubin
- #64 7 minute workout
- In Defense of Food by Michael Polan #book
- Deep Work by Cal Newport #book
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin #book
- On Writing by Stephen King #book
Backlinks
- 📝 Caffeine
- 📝 Distraction-free phone