Setting multiple goals and complex tasks is not the proper way to get more done. You need to focus on one thing. Leave devices behind to create intentional breaks from technology and engage in activities that bring you joy and relaxation. StoryShot #6: Optimize Your Energy Levels The third step is about the energy you will accumulate throughout the day and keep your time and attention under control; Seek opportunities for movement throughout the day by taking the stairs, parking farther away, or standing up and stretching during long periods of sitting. This is a useful, but superficial book from the authors of Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. The opus tries to capture all of the popular nuggets on productivity, sleep, diet, meditation, fitness and put them into one. As a result it reads like a collection of blog articles and should be taken as such.

Learn to make time for what matters every day with our new 5-week program. Featuring more than three hours of original video, personalized activities, and a global community of people like you. When you schedule something, you’re making a commitment to yourself, sending yourself a tiny message that says: “I’m going to do this.” Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky Lesson #3: Stay Laser-Focused and Away from the Always-Connected World There are many books about productivity to help you do more in less time. However, instead of trying to cram more into each day, perhaps it’s time to fundamentally change the default way we work and live. This book by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky is about regaining control over your time and making time for the things you truly want to do. In this Make Time summary, you’ll learn the 4 simple but powerful steps to create time and space for what matters most to you. Make Time: Introduction Where has all the time gone? Try intermittent fasting, e.g. have an early dinner, skip breakfast and have a big lunch, so you’ll go almost 16 hours without food. Your Highlight is not the only thing you’ll do each day. After all, most of us can’t ignore our inboxes or say no to our bosses. But choosing a Highlight gives you a chance to be proactive about how you spend your time, instead of letting technology, office defaults, and other people set your agenda. And although the Busy Bandwagon says you should try to be as productive as possible each day, we know it’s better to focus on your priorities, even if that means you don’t get to everything on your to-do list.Jake and JZ اللي كاتبين الكتاب أسلوبهم بسيط و سهل و ما فيه اي نوع من التفاخر سواء بنفسهم او بالطرق نفسها، و ديه حاجة بتضايقني في كتب قريتها من قبل. كمان هما بيبينوا كل شوية انه احنا نفسنا مش بنطبق كل اللي موجود طول الوقت، و انهم بردو ما زالوا بيغلطوا كثير جدا و بيعيدوا صياغة طرقهم مع الوقت، و ده شي حسسني اني قريب منهم زيادة When we tear ourselves away from the Busy Bandwagon, the Infinity Pools are ready to lure us in. While the Busy Bandwagon defaults to endless tasks, the Infinity Pools default to endless distraction. Our phones, laptops, and televisions are filled with games, social feeds, and videos. Everything is at our fingertips, irresistible, even addictive. Every bump of friction is smoothed away. Exercise daily in moderation. Ideally, exercise for about 20mins a day. If that’s too ambitious, then just aim for whatever’s doable and celebrate every progress. Even exercising for 10mins 3-4x a week can make a difference! The things you suggest have changed my life. I was already a phone minimalist, but your book has transformed me into an early morning person who thinks hard about her Highlight for the day and makes it count.” —Michelle in England

Plenty of self-help gurus have offered suggestions for setting goals, and plenty of productivity experts have created systems for getting things done. But the space between has been neglected. We call the missing piece a Highlight. What Will Be the Highlight of YourDay? Over the past two years, we’ve talked to countless people about Make Time. We’ve studied learning styles and habit science and the design of educational experiences. Our book Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day explains these steps in a lot more detail. It contains 87 different tactics that we’ve tested and you can use to put the steps into action. Think of it like a cookbook full of recipes. You can find the ones you like best. Why? It’s hard to stay focused because we live in a crazy world—a world full of sneaky defaults that shape our time and attention.This is a book about slowing down the crazy rush. It’s about making time for things that matter. We believe it’s possible to feel less busy, be less distracted, and enjoy the present moment more. Maybe that sounds a little hippy-dippy, but we’re serious. I’d say roughly half of the book stems from the authors’ personal experience and the other half is based on second-hand scientific truths from popular writers like Cal Newport, Tim Ferriss, David Allen, Yuval Noah Harari et al. There probably is some solid research hidden in the 87 tactics, but you’d be hard-pressed to pin it down.