Time Management
Systems & Tools
"It is wonderful how much work can be got through in a day, if we go by the rule—map out our time, divide it off, and take up one thing regularly after another. To drift through our work, or to rush through it in a helter-skelter fashion, ends in comparatively little being done. "One thing at a time" will always perform a better day's work than doing two or three things at a time. By following this rule, one person will do more in a day than another does in a week." ~Farmer Thomas Mitchell
If you don't already have them, you should create systems to manage your energy, time, and projects.
The secret is discipline, focus, and prioritizing (which requires not doing something else). No system is a magic cure. A system only works if you use it daily.
Energy Management (AKA Sleep, Eat, Move, Play)
Energy Management is easy in theory. Difficult in practice.
Sleep Well.
Eat Well.
Move (Exercise).
Play or Relax.
Time Management (AKA Keep A Calendar(s))
It is imperative that you keep an analog or digital calendar. I actually keep both.
Other Time Management & Productivity Resources
Tools
The 12 Week Year
The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian P. Moran & Michael Lennington
Eat That Frog!
Getting Things Done (GTD) is more complicated but I use a lot of the techniques in conjunction with Personal Kanban.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Personal Kanban
Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry
Pomodoro Technique
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated: Can You Focus - Really Focus - for 25 Minutes? by Staffan Noteberg
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
The Now Habit
The Now Habit by Neil Fiore
The One Thing
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
The Power of Full Engagement
Time Warrior
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