15 SECRETS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT-Kevin Kruse

- There are 1,440 minutes in a day => determine and prioritize your MIT (most important task)\
- Time blocking/time boxing your MIT (PRIORITIZE & RESCHEDULE)
- Procastination can be overcome by imagining your future self. => Ask yourself:
"What pleasure will I get by doing this thing?"
" What pain will I feel if I don't do it?"
- Always have a notebook handy => To write the ideas and thoughts (Take notes by hand is better to memorize)
- 321-ZERO SYSTEM- three emails checked per day; get your inbox to zero in just 21 minutes.
- Controlling the timing of meetings will prevent people from sucking up your time.\
- Know how to say no. Because you say yes to one thing meaning that you say no to others.
- Applying Pareto Principle (80/20 rules) => Leverage your skills and delegating work will increase your productivity.
Ask those questions to increase your productivity:
"How important is this task?"
"Is there anyone else who can complete it?"
"How could this task be accomplished if I hd half as much time?"
- Theming each week will make you more effective (Sales/ Family...). Theming bases on three types of days to stay focused and reamin invigorated: FOCUS DAY-Vital activities; BUFFER DAY-emails, returing calls, meetings, paperworks...; FREE DAY-Family & reflection/relax
- Tackling small tasks - accomplish less than 5 minutes task right away or turn the tasks to 5 minute task to do.
- First 1 hour/day: MORNING ROUTINE to enhance your health-body and mind/soul. FIRST 1 hour (daily ME TIME) for positive and inspirational experiences. => LIFE SAVERS
S-SILENCE
A-AFFIRMATION\
V-VISUALIZATION
E-EXCERCISE
R-READING
S-SCRIBING
- Pomodoro technique: 25 minutes to focus on a task - 5 minutes break - 25 minutes again