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Create Blocks of Time

YOU REQUIRE UNBROKEN blocks of time for maximum accomplishment. The more important your work is, the more important it becomes for you to establish blocks of time to work on serious projects.

You need a minimum of sixty to ninety minutes to accomplish anything worthwhile. It takes about thirty minutes just to get your mind into a complex task, like preparing a proposal, report, or even planning an important project. Once you are into the task, you can then concentrate single-mindedly, at a high level of awareness and creativity for the next sixty minutes or more of serious, focused work.

Don’t Mix Creative and Administrative

You cannot mix creative tasks with functional or administrative tasks. You cannot really ...

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