Tim Ferriss' 8 Steps to Efficiency
by Parker · 20 things on Twos
- This is how Tim Ferriss makes sure he does the right things on time.
- Wake up at least 1 hour before you have to be at a computer screen.
- E-mail is the mind killer.
- Make a cup of tea (I like pu-erh) and sit down with a pen/pencil and paper.
- Write down the 3-5 things—and no more—that are making you most anxious or uncomfortable
- They’re often things that have been punted from one day’s to-do list to the next, to the next, to the next, and so on.
- Most important usually = most uncomfortable, with some chance of rejection or conflict.
- For each item, ask yourself 2 questions:
- “If this were the only thing I accomplished today, would I be satisfied with my day?”
- “Will moving this forward make all the other to-do’s unimportant or easier to knock off later?”
- Look only at the items you’ve answered “yes” to for at least one of these questions.
- Block out at least 2-3 hours to focus on ONE of them for today.
- Let the rest of the urgent but less important stuff slide.
- It will still be there tomorrow.
- TO BE CLEAR: Block out at least 2-3 HOURS to focus on ONE of them for today. This is ONE BLOCK OF TIME
- Cobbling together 10 minutes here and there to add up to 120 minutes does not work.
- If you get distracted or start procrastinating, don’t freak out and downward spiral; just gently come back to your ONE to-do.
- This is the only way I can create big outcomes despite my never-ending impulse to procrastinate, nap, and otherwise fritter away my days with bullshit.
- If I have 10 important things to do in a day, it’s 100% certain nothing important will get done that day. On the other hand, I can usually handle 1 must-do item and block out my lesser behaviors for 2-3 hours a day.
- https://twitter.com/tferriss/status/1716836684661453094