The First 2 Hours

Index

• actions
  • — maximising first two hours 68
  • — maximising fourth two hours 122
  • — maximising second two hours 83
  • — maximising third two hours 102
  • — multitasking, stop 48
  • — time, changing your view of 34
  • — tracking your week 17
• active 50–51, 85–102, 125; see also second two hours
• afternoon see also fourth two hours; third two hours
  • — decision-making 9, 12
  • — exercise 86, 95–96
  • — preparing for next day 31–32
  • — productivity 5, 79, 97, 98, 99
  • — work 93–94
• alertness 105
  • — low 7
  • — peak 5, 6, 11–12, 22, 37, 41, 42, 55, 56, 73, 76, 99
• attention 27
• autopilot 2, 42, 93–94
• body clock 2, 5, 6; see also first two hours; fourth two hours; productivity; second two hours; sleep; third two hours
  • — circadian rhythms 4, 5, 11, 13, 15
  • — exercise 25–26
  • — productivity 4–7
  • — strength and cardiovascular efficiency 6
  • — work and 9–10, 12–13, 15–16
• brain 2, 5, 9, 22, 25, 29, 30, 39, 40, 42, 44, 55, 59, 60, 62, 87, 89, 95, 97, 110, 111, 116
• breakfast 10, 22–23, 31, 32
• breaks, taking 22, 39, 48, 70, 78, 79, 83, 87, 89, 95–96, 114, 122
• burnout 28, 73
• checklists 94–95
• chronotype 15, 16
• circadian rhythms 4, 5, 11, 13, 15; see also body clock
  • — type test 15–15
• concentration 24, 25, 40, 42, 55, 57, 59, 69
• cortisol 59, 107
• designing your day 35–48, 50–51
  • — blocking out sectors in 31, 46, 50–51, 55, 66, 68, 76, 78, 114, 116–118, 120
  • — first two hours 1–48, 50–51, 53–68, 125
  • — fourth two hours 50–51, 103–122, 125
  • — intensity vs impact 40–44
  • — managing time 36–37, 44
  • — multitasking and 38–39
  • — priorities, ...