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Make investments to gain time
  1. 2% increase in productivity = 1 work week/year
  2. Seek 2x return on investment
  - Time Liabilities : Things that use time because they are out of date or underperforming

Maximize your energy each day
  - "Fatigue makes cowards of us all" - Vince Lombardi
  1. Sleep : find out what's right for you

    - Create a consistent schedule
    - Avoid bright light
  2. Exercise
    - Schedule something weekly
  3. Nutrition
    - Pay attention to what foods give you energy

Focus on the person
  - Effects on Multitasking
    1. Things take longer
    2. You make more mistakes
    3. You increase stress levels
    4. We communicate to people that they're unimportant
  1. Focus on the person : Don't watch TV or play phone at the same time
  2. Create a schedule : 
  3. Remove distractions
  4. Always make eye contact

Use your email archive effectively : more simple, more time
  - Once you've processed an email,, archive it
  - Why not category it?
    - Hard to search
  - Putting all mails in one folder is easier to search
  - Copy the mail content to schedule

How snacks and scents affect productivity
  1. Smell : Regularly assess office odors
  2. Taste : Don't let snacks become a distraction
  - Be considerate of others

Stay engaged in video meetings
  1. Preparation
    - Test equipment
    - Send clear instructions
    - Comfort
    - Shut down programs
    - Have materials on-hand : like water, ... etc
    - Arrive early
  2. During
    - Adjust camera
    - Adjust your frame
    - Minimize programs
    - Imagine you're in the room
    - Ask questions : in all meetings

Embrace harmless distractions
  - What's a harmless distraction you might be spending too much time on?
    - Schedule a time on your calendar : look at social media, play games

Find focus in an interruption-heavy environment
  - Responders : Technical support, Maintenance, Emergency Response
  1. Expect Switches
  2. Schedule less in your day
  3. Shuffle within a day
  4. Use downtime to prepare

How to check email and still stay focused
  - What, when, where processing
    - The act of deciding what the next step is, when you're going to do it, and where its home is
  1. Create a schedule patter for checking : avoid jumping in and out anytime
  2. Disable "mark as read"
    - Select don't automatically mark as read
  3. Move the reading pane to the bottom of the screen
  4. Use flags or stars
    - Flags : ignore this now
  5. Be careful with links
  6. Bring your inbox to zero

Manage time before and after vacations
  1. Commit in advance
  2. Add a cushion before and after the vacation
  - Take the gathering point of vacation

Handling tasks that take too long
  1. Estimating time is like a muscle
  2. Over-estimate : over 15%
  3. Add buffer space
  4. If you run out of time, stop
    - Re-gather
  5. Re-process

Using quarterly planning for maximum benefit
  1. Review targets for quarter
    - Target : something you want to accomplish
  2. Set new targets
    - Establish a target for yourself and for your career
  3. Ask "What is the next step"
  4. Gather

Clearing your mind with note-taking apps
  1. Stay digital
  2. Create an "inbox" folder
  3. Sync automatically
  4. Process weekly