Extreme Productivity

Extreme Productivity

Presentation

Have you been longing to read

's Extreme Productivity? This concise summary will help you identify the book's main points.

People often believe that increasing productivity will be burdensome.

They feel that to achieve their goals, they will have to labor constantly and at total capacity.

In reality, the opposite is true. The far more productive you are, the more quickly you can complete your tasks.

That means you'll have more time for the important things.

As a result, you will be happier and more energised, allowing you to be more effective.

The book focuses on:

  1. How to arrange your work effectively?
  2. How to quit wasting time and regain focus?
  3. Why working less than eight hours a day is possible?

Set priorities for your projects and allocate time appropriately

When you're buried in work, making plans may be a daunting undertaking, whether for next year, the following month, or maybe next week.

  1. You might find that you're wasting your effort on things that have little to do with your goals or aspirations.
  2. Perhaps you're doing too many things and not prioritizing the most crucial ones.

Your productivity is determined by organizing your time, which is another problem: procrastination.

Use mini-deadlines to hold yourself accountable and combat procrastination

Have you ever been faced with a mountain of work and no clue where to begin? Instances like this would be paralyzing, so knowing how to handle them is critical.

  1. Breaking down your tasks into smaller goals for establishing mini-deadlines is one strategy. And besides, like most people, you likely won't start working until the pressure builds.
  2. Setting smaller deadlines that divide things into more manageable parts is preferable. You'll be able to complete your assignment step by step, considerably ahead of schedule.
  3. When employing this method, make sure your deadlines have even space to avoid getting them to mount up.

Manage low-priority jobs quickly by avoiding perfectionism

You've undoubtedly spent a lot of time on minor, uncomplicated things that you never got around before finishing the tasks that really mattered at some point.

That is why, when working, it is critical to get the smallest bits out of the way first.

To keep moving forth with your job, resist the impulse to be flawless on low-priority activities.

Keep in mind that not everything has to be perfect.

The quality of the thing you deliver is more important than the amount of effort you put into it

What matters are the outcomes.

  1. It doesn't matter how many hours you spend on a project. Also, you should not place a higher value on the number of hours you put into something than the quality of the ultimate result.
  2. While performing faster does not imply that you should constantly leave the office earlier, it does imply that you need some time for yourself.

Make your personal life a priority and look for a job that allows you to work from home

The majority of people believe that working nonstop is the most productive technique.

However, productivity encompasses much more than just work. You can link it to your private life and overall way of living.

The core message

Efficiency is the foundation of productivity.

That is to say, if you clearly define objectives and priorities, nothing would be able to prevent you from being a faster, wiser worker.

You will eliminate procrastination, accomplish bigger projects, and reduce working hours with this results-driven strategy.

Book Authors

Robert Pozen

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