THE BEST PRODUCTIVITY HACKS OF ALL TIME

BY ALI ABDAAL

1. INTRO
2. POMODORO TECHNIQUE
(25 MINUTE WORK-5 MINUTE BREAK)
3. DELEGATING
4. THE TWO MINUTE RULE
5. THE TWO DAY RULE
6. TIME BLOCKING
(BLOCK TIME FOR STUFF FOR THE DAY)
7. THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE
(GET STARTED WITH THE THING YOU HAVE BEEN AVOIDING AND
TELL YOURSELF THAT YOU WILL BE DOING IT FOR ONLY 5
MINUTES, AND START DOING IT)
8. SYSTEMS
(SYSTEMS ARE THE PROCESS THAT HELPS US REACH OUR GOAL.
FOCUSSING ON THEM ALMOST ALWAYS GETS OUR GOALS DONE)
9. DAILY HIGHLIGHT
(ONE THING YOU WANT TO ABSOLUTELY GET DONE DURING THE
DAY)
10. BATCHING
11. COLOR CODING
(COLOR CODE YOUR CALENDER ABOUT THE STUFF YOU WANT O BE
DONE)
12. TO-DO LISTS
13. CONSUMING CONTENT AT 2X SPEED (ESP AUDIBLE)
14. DEADLINES
15. EISENHOWER MATRIX
16. GOALS
17. ENJOYING THE JOURNEY
18. A DAILY HIGHLIGHT. AN ACTIVE JOB FOR THE DAY TO BE DONE.
THAT WILL SATISFY YOU. MAKE YOUR DAY MEANINGFUL AND MUCH
MORE ENERGETIC
19. GRATITUDE :IF THIS ISN’T NICE, WHAT IS ? ENJOYING THE
MOMENT
20. WINDOW OPENERS (WHO LOOK THROUGH A WINDOW SEE THE
EXPECTED OUTCOME AND WORK TOWARDS IT) VS DOOR
KNOCKERS (WHO TAKE A RISK AND GETS THINGS DONE ANYWAY,
SERENDIPITY)
21. WHAT'S OBVIOUS TO YOU MIGHT BE AMAZING TO OTHERS (DEREK
SIVERS)-SHARING YOUR IDEAS IS CARING
22. LIFELONG LEARNING
23. THE FLYWHEEL : HANDWORK AND CONSISTENCY. TAKE AGES TO GET
GOING, BUT ONCE SUCCEED YOU WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE.
24. MASTER BORING FUNDAMENTALS( GET YOUR BASICS RIGHT) (IN
LIFE, READING, LEARNING) (MAKE THE BASICS A PART OF REPITIVE
ACTIONS) MASTER BORING FUNDAMENTALS: EXERCISE, PROPER
SLEEP, EAT HEALTHY...DOESN’T SOUND EXCITING AT ALL, AND THE
REWARDS DOESN’T COME IMMEDIATELY. BUT AMAZING THINGS
COULD HAPPEN
25. TYPE 1 VS TYPE 2 FUN. PURE FUN VS SUFFERING IN THE PRESENT BUT
FEEL GOOD AFTER FINISHED
26. FAST BAD WRONG : HOW YOUR FIRST DRAFT WILL BE : WRITING
WITHOUT JUDGING YOURSELF ON THE FIRST TRY! EDIT ON YOUR
DRAFT, IMPROVING YOUR VERSIONS.
27. THE REITOFF PRINCIPLE - A NECESSARY BREAK CAN RELEASE YOUR
STRESS AND FREE YOU FROM UNNECESSARY GUILTY.
28. THE MUNDANITY OF EXCELLENCE - : THERE IS NO SHORT CUT.
CONSISTENCY, REPEAT THE RIGHT THING IS THE KEY.
29. THE GO FIRST RULE - DON’T BE SHY, BREAK THE ICE AND GO FIRST!!!
30. HIGH LEVERAGE HOUSEKEEPING - GET EVERYTHING ORGANIZED
PERIODICALLY. TAKE SOME TIME TO SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE.
31. INBOX FOR YOUR BRAIN - GET IDEAS? WRITE IT DOWN!
32. THE POWER OF PROJECT LISTS – : WRITING DOWN YOUR WORKS.