I have been studying time management, mindset, and productivity. There is a lot said abuout this. There are a lot of nifty tricks too. Set blocks of time to focus on a project with no distractions. Have a prioritized to do list. Plan tomorrow today. Focus. Outsource. All are good. Check your email twice a day only, that is killer.
oh and blow up the television. Americans watch 8 hours a day average, from Neilson. That could be the real root cause of our current economic crisis right there.
One thing I asked myself all day today whenever I started doing something, “Is this one of the activities that make me money and builds my busienss”? Answer is many times no. I don’t have to tell you how easy it is to get distracted online. So asking that one question is big. Asking that simplifies all my decisions. There is always something more effective.
Permitting distractions, also known as procrastination, usually stems from not wanting to do something you know you should be doing. Often this is because we doubt our ability to pull it off, which often comes from expecting perfection. Though admitting this sort of thing is frequently uncomfortable it is often worth it.
The problem is not the solution
When you go through a slolom, if you look at the cones you crash into them, you have to look at the way between. You have to focus on the solution not the problem.
So I focus on what is going to be most likely to make money and grow my business. That got me off a couple useless acts today and got me doing better stuff. When I get real bad at getting distracted, I take a break, take a walk, take a nap, find a good conversation. It is less than useless to work half ass half here. I get 20 times more done when focused and energized so one key to being more productive is when I am just go off of it all together and back off doing something else so I can come back to being focused and energized.
Now you should quit reading this post ans 1) make a comment because you get a follow link and I use comentluv, and 2) go write another blog post, or send something to your mail list, or start a blog talk radio account, or go exercise. Do something productive. Write an article, start a satellite blog, comment some blogs, do keyword research for a new niche, start the ebook you have been thinking about doing, find a JV partner. And ask yourself is this one of the things that makes me money and builds my online business?
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