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Oct 2023
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Proven Methods for Maximum Productivity

Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching
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Proven Methods for Maximum Productivity

With only so many hours in the day, let’s start the week with a few ideas for being more productive.

1) Avoid meetings if possible. If you must, keep them short and sweet.

2) Incoming communication is nothing more than somebody else’s to-do list. Do your stuff first.

3) Organize your daily interruptions. They will never go away. You might as reasonably expect them.

4) Never schedule more than 50% of your day. That way, you can finish what you started.

5) No more multi-tasking. Finish one task before the next.  

BAM! You just added 50% more productive time to your day.  

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