June 2022
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
4h 39m
English
Content preview from The Power of One More
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4One More and the Five Principles of Time Management
Every day is a new life to a wise man.
—Dale Carnegie
EVERYONE ACCEPTS THERE ARE 60 SECONDS IN A MINUTE. Sixty minutes in an hour. And most of us still think there are 24 hours in a single day.
You're probably thinking, “Of course, we do. That's how many hours there are in a day. Right?”
Not if you're high performer. Not if you're a One More thinker. Instead, what if I could show you how to bend and manipulate time to your maximum advantage? One More thinkers don't get 24 hours in one day.
I'm going to show you how we get three days in a single 24‐hour block of time. I know it sounds crazy. But it's not.
As much as anything else, this principle has contributed to my success since I first started using it more than 20 years ago. Along with the other time management principles I employ, I've used it to triple the number of days I have, and that has helped me triple my amount of productivity.
One More thinkers perceive time differently. And now, I'm going to teach you how to do the same thing.
Your Relationship with the Perception of Time
Time is a constant. But we treat time as a variable. How often have you heard these expressions?
“Ugh! This day is taking forever”.
“That month flew by”.
And my personal favorite …
“I can't believe the weekend is over already”.
Through our experiences, age, current circumstances, how much rest we get, and how busy we are, our perception of time is continuously shifting. Scientists call ...
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