15 Secrets
Successful People Know about Time Management
Kevin Kruse
We are often overworked and
overwhelmed. Life is stressful imagine, what if we had an extra hour each day
to read, exercise, sleep, spend with your family, or do any leisure of our choice?
In this captivating book New York Times bestselling author, Kevin Kruse,
presents the remarkable findings of his study of ultra-productive people in
which they share the secrets to extreme productivity.
Notable Ideas of the Book
Get more time to do the things you really care about.
Our modern lives are full of time thieves like our phones, internet etc. And once we’ve lost time we can never get it back again. To remain focused and make sure the time thieves don’t get the upper hand, we need a few tricks up your sleeve.
In this fine book, you’ll learn:
• Why you should avoid to-do lists;
• How to find your MIT (Most Important Task); and
• Why you shouldn’t multitask.
Time is a limited asset – use it wisely by focusing. There are
1,440 minutes in a day, and we keep losing them whenever we fail to say no when
someone asks us if we’ve “got a minute?” To keep in mind the importance of his
time, the author has a large printout of the number 1,440 hanging in his
workspace, reminding him that he hasn’t got a second to waste.
If we also want to make the most of every minute in our day, we need to focus. We focus on our MIT, or Most Important Task for each day, each week and each month. Once we’ve defined our MIT, which needs to be fixed and measurable, the next step is scheduling its completion as early as possible. This encourages us to get our tasks done quickly and efficiently.
Another aspect of good focus is the ability to say “no” to requests
that hold you back. We don’t have to be afraid to be ruthless when it comes to
tasks that aren’t relevant to our goals.
Finally, we have to know that nobody can be the best at absolutely everything. We all have strengths and weaknesses, so we have to put our time into the things we’re good at.
Delegate what can be delegated and work on the rest in a planned
manner.
When it comes to great time management, focus is one foundation stone. But there’s another: delegation.
If you have a task that isn’t urgent or is something you can’t
do so well, then it’s best to delegate. Ask someone else to do it and not only
will it free up your time for the things that matter, it also reduces stress.
If a task is both important and best completed by you, we should focus on completing it in a planned manner. For this we need to keep three simple principles in mind.
The first is to stop using to-do lists. They only leave us with
an incomplete list of errands and extra stress.
Secondly, get nominal with your meetings. Meetings should be
reduced to those that are absolutely crucial. They should be kept short with
careful planning and a prepared agenda. Organizing meetings where everyone
stands up is a great way to prevent things from dragging on.
Finally, it’s time to tackle our inbox. It’s very easy to waste an entire day answering emails. To avoid this, we have to start by clearing out your inbox. All mail received in the previous 48 hours should be answered today, whereas the rest should be archived in a folder that allows us to find it again if necessary.
A notebook and a
healthy rhythm are two simple but vital tools for your productivity.
Paper notebook is a valuable tool for anyone aspiring for organizational excellence. A notebook is the place to jot down advice, ideas, questions and conversations. It’s a great help while making and maintaining plans.
Great ideas we dream up, won’t become reality unless we work on
them effectively. Solid health and energy levels are important for using time
well.
To know what time of day we tend to get tired helps us to ensure
that our working time is spent effectively, with enough hours left for
rejuvenation.
Another strategy to keep your energy levels stable is to start the day right. Morning routines that allow “me-time” can lift our productivity from the outset.
To tackle individual tasks throughout the day, getting into a “pulse” rhythm of 90 minutes work and 10 minutes break is very effective way to give our body the energy renewal it needs for efficiency.
The
time-management tips of successful people provide foundations for our own
personal strategy.
The author asked billionaires, Olympic athletes, straight-A students and entrepreneurs their secret to outstanding time management. Although everyone had their own take on it, there were patterns.
Billionaires stressed the obstacles that meetings pose, and suggested limiting meetings to a bare minimum. The athletes, on the other hand, accentuate on the importance of scheduling. According to the straight-A students, focus played a central role. This includes not only the ability to say “no” but also the skill of prioritizing which tests were worth the most. The entrepreneurs discussed the pressure of having multiple obligations. Rigid morning routines were a well-liked strategy to fight an overloaded schedule. Interestingly, many entrepreneurs avoided multitasking as it simply isn’t effective. Focus was again highlighted as an important tool for completing a project effectively.
These strategies show the level of diversity among different types of top performers. We can create our own time management strategies by combining these ones or maybe by inventing whole new one. It’s all about our own priorities and personal application.
Ruchika
Verma
In pursuit of the American Dream, Kevin Kruse started his first company
when he was just 22 years old. He worked around the clock, literally living out
of his one-room office and showering each day at the YMCA, before giving up a
year later deeply in debt. But after discovering the power of Wholehearted Leadership and Extreme Productivity, Kevin went on to build and sell
several, multimillion dollar technology companies, winning both Inc 500 and Best Place to Work awards along the way.
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