Productivity

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Notes

• Busy = out of control

• Effortless action is about asking a few questions to simplify your projects. When projects or problems are unclear in our mind we feel overwhelmed.

• Even if you can't do something, you can seek help or assistance from others to get something done.

• "If you can’t work any harder, you gotta find an easier path” - Greg McKeown

• Three key productivity hacks: forgiveness, gratitude, and asking "how can I do this effortlessly" - Greg McKeown

• “What is one thing that is absolutely essential that I’m underinvesting on right now?” - Greg McKeown

• When given an opton of doing something, it should be either a Hell Yes or a No. - Derek Sivers

Getting Things Done - David Allen

• Your brain is for having ideas, not holding them.

• Five simple steps:

  • Capture: emails, action items, everything that needs to be done

  • Process: is it actionable?

    • if yes - if it takes less than two minutes do it straight away; if it takes longer than two minutes, add it to the action list

    • if no - discard it or keep it as a reference

  • Organise: what is the next action?

    • If action is time-specific or has a deadline, it should go in the calendar

    • Actions that are connected to the same project should go together

    • Actions should be divided int contexts, so you can look at them only when you can action them

  • Review: a weekly review in which you make adjustments is essential to keep things work smoothly. Every month take some time to review your short-term goals

  • Engage: let's get cracking!

What to Do on Breaks to Boost Productivity - Stephanie Vozza

• 5 to 15 minutes

  • Any type of movement - stairs, walk around the block, push ups, jumping jacks

  • Mindfulness, guided meditation, or deep breathing

  • Stare out the window and daydream (if your view includes green space)

• 30 minutes

  • Brisk walk

  • Declutter your workspace

  • Call a friend or check in with your SO

• 60 minutes

  • Brain dump - get things off your mind and on paper

  • Read

Resources

Ambient Sounds

• A Soft Murmur

• Ambient Mixer

• ambiphone

• Coffitivity

• I Miss My Bar

• Moodil

• myNoise

• Nature Sounds

• Noisli

• Rain.today

• Rainy Mood

• Soundrown

• Tabletop Audio

Articles

• 1 Weekly Habit That Will Push You to Peak Performance - Laura Garnett

• 12 Simple Steps to Become a Productivity Bad-Ass - Kristen Boucher

• 26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I'd Known At 20 - Etienne Garbugli

• Consume less, create more - TJCX

• Good and Bad Procrastination - Paul Graham

• How Seinfeld's Productivity Secret Fixed My Procrastination Problem - Adam Dachis, LifeHacker (Hacker News thread)

• How to debug your brain - Oliver Emberton

• How to make Todoist conform to GTD - Doug von Kohorn

• If You’re Busy, You’re Doing Something Wrong: The Surprisingly Relaxed Lives of Elite Achievers - Cal Newport

• Incompletion Trigger List - Getting Things Done

• "Productivity" Tricks for the Neurotic, Manic-Depressive, and Crazy (Like Me) - Tim Ferriss

• Stopping at 90% - Austin Z. Henley

• The 7 Habits - The Art of Manliness

• The Getting Things Done (GTD) FAQ - Leo Babauta, Zen Habits

• The Rise and Fall of Getthing Things Done - Cal Newport, The New Yorker

• There's no speed limit - Derek Sivers

• What makes developers productive? - Jeremy Mikkola

• What To Do On Breaks To Boost Productivity - Stephanie Vozza, Fast Company

• Why are you so busy? - Tom Lingham

• Work Less, Get More Done: Analytics For Maximizing Productivity - Patrick McKenzie

Blogs

• Asian Efficiency

• Cal Newport

Books

• Getting Things Done - David Allen

  • GTD in 15 minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done - Erlend Hamberg

• How To Live On Twenty-Four Hours A Day - Arnold Bennett

• The Attributes - Rich Diviney

  • Summary by Bob Schoultz

  • Summary by Kyaw Wai Yan Tun

• The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey

  • Notes by Michael Parker

  • What I learned from reading the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Hacker News Threads

• How do I find energy to work on hobbies after the work day ends?

Infographics

Music For Concentration

• freeCodeCamp.org Code Radio

• Marcel The Drunkard

• musicForProgramming

• My Analog Journal

• Poolsuite FM

• SomaFM

Reddit Threads

• How can I reward myself without spending money?

YouTube Channels

• Ali Abdaal

• Productivity Game

• Shu Omi

• Simpletivity