16 things I wish they had taught me in school (or I just would like to have known earlier in my life)...
Yesterday we read about the first 2 things...
1. The 80/20 rule.
2. Parkinson's Law.
Today let's see the next 2...
3. Batching.
Boring or routine tasks can create a lot of procrastination and low-level anxiety. One good way to get these things done quickly is to batch them. This means that you do them all in row. You will be able to do them quicker because there is less "start-up time" compared to if you spread them out. And when you are batching you become fully engaged in the tasks and more focused.
A batch of things to do in an hour today may look like this: Clean your desk / answer today's emails / do the dishes / make three calls / write a grocery shopping list for tomorrow.
4. First, give value. Then, get value.
Boring or routine tasks can create a lot of procrastination and low-level anxiety. One good way to get these things done quickly is to batch them. This means that you do them all in row. You will be able to do them quicker because there is less "start-up time" compared to if you spread them out. And when you are batching you become fully engaged in the tasks and more focused.
A batch of things to do in an hour today may look like this: Clean your desk / answer today's emails / do the dishes / make three calls / write a grocery shopping list for tomorrow.
4. First, give value. Then, get value.
Not the other way around.
People often think that someone should give us something or do something for us before we give back. The problem is this will never happen.
People often think that someone should give us something or do something for us before we give back. The problem is this will never happen.
If you want to increase the value you receive (money, love, kindness, opportunities etc.) you have to increase the value you give. Because over time you pretty much get what you give. It would perhaps be nice to get something for nothing. But that never actually happens.
we see the next 2 tomorrow...
