
Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day

The things you write down are more likely to happen.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
you can do yesterday again.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
If you have something that absolutely positively must be accomplished today,…
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John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Instead of checking off as many to-dos as possible or racing to clear my inbox before heading home, I focused on accomplishments that were satisfying and important.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Repeat to create a habit.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Combine the four-plus hours the average person spends on their smartphone with the four-plus hours the average person spends watching television, and distraction is a full-time job.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Just choose the same Highlight for several days in a row (breaking it up into steps for each day if you need to) and keep your mental computer running.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
one day I woke up with a shocking realization: I couldn’t remember the last two months.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
You can do it at any time, but the evening (before bed) and the morning work best for most people.