What's the Most Underrated Productivity Tip That You Swear Works Wonders
Finally, out of desperation, I went as small as I could possibly go and asked: “What’s the ONE Thing you can do this week such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?” And the most awesome thing happened. Results went through the roof.
Gary Keller, Jay Papasan • The ONE Thing
focus on one big project at a time (or at most, one work project and one nonwork project) and see it to completion before moving on to what’s next.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
It doesn’t matter how fast you move if it’s in a worthless direction. Picking the right thing to work on is the most important element of productivity and usually almost ignored. So think about it more!
Sam Altman • Productivity
- Every minute of every day, ask yourself, “What is the most valuable use of my time, right now?” and then discipline yourself to work on only that task until it is complete.