November 2019
Beginner
224 pages
2h 30m
English
Content preview from Get Sh*t Done
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T*ME BOMBS
Your Shit Use of Time…
Here are the main interruption-reasons for your lack of productivity – how many are you a victim of…?
The BIG 11.5 Distractions
1. TOO MANY ALERTS. Your Smartphone dings more than it rings. Turn them off.- 2. IRRELEVANT PEOPLE. Personal waste-of-time interruptions that distract you from getting YOUR shit done.
- 3. PHONE CALLS and TEXTS YOU CAN AVOID. Incoming calls and texts that are neither urgent nor important.
- 4. MEETINGS. Hard stops for moveable or unimportant meetings.
- 5. DRINKING TO DULL YOUR LIFE. Beer, wine, and booze. Three productivity destroyers.
- 6. TV, NETFLIX, HULU. Too many hours of mind-numbing nonsense. Ask yourself this million-dollar question, “Will watching this show DOUBLE my income?” If not, you may want to invest your time in something that will.
- 7. ADDICTION. Urgent thought-diverting need for (anything from tobacco to alcohol ...
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