Harvard Business Review 20-Minute Manager Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)

Find Your Focus

You’ve set your goals and priorities. Your to-do list is ready. We’ll now turn to organizing your environment—both physically and virtually—so that you can become more focused once you begin tackling each task. We’ll also look at how you think about your day, finding routines that can minimize the daily decisions you need to make and maximize the energy you have available for important work.

Organize your space

If you can’t find your to-do list on your desk—it’s buried under your breakfast, hidden under a mountain of paperwork, or scribbled on the back of your child’s soccer schedule—chances are you’re not going to check off too many items. It’s important that the physical space you are working in is conducive to getting work ...