I sat in on a call with Helen Raptoplous recently and she did a good job of extending Robert Plank\u2019s productivity philosophy. Plank is a prodigious producer of content on the web so he has learned a thing or two about how to do more in as short a time as possible. Thought I\u2019d share my notes from the call with you.<\/p>\n
This Part 1 on How To Be More Productive is Helen\u2019s take on the Plank 4 Things Theory, with her own enhancements.<\/p>\n
\n- Be really clear on what you need to work on. Focus on only one priority project at a time<\/li>\n
- Start each day knowing what things need to be done. Have a list of four things that you can actually complete in one day. One of those things should relate to your highest priority project. The other three things are tasks that move you forward on your business (or job)<\/li>\n
- All actions and tasks need to be \u2018bite-size\u2019. Each one may take from 30-90 minutes to complete in order to move you forward. there may be smaller actions that only take 5-25 minutes \u2013 you can do these after you complete your 4 tasks<\/li>\n
- Don\u2019t start a new project or entertain a new idea or get distracted while you\u2019re doing one of your 4 tasks. Finish what you start \u2013 work on one thing to completion before starting the next thing. According to Jack Canfield, the average person has some 300 hours worth of projects in their head at any one time. We can\u2019t achieve them all at once so advance one, then the next. Too many distractions are unproductive<\/li>\n
- if you feel you\u2019re distracted by other things that need ot be done, take a short 5-10 minute break between your four tasks to catch up on things like checking email, making a phone call, grabbing a coffee etc.If an idea pops up while you\u2019re doing one of your 4 things, just jot it down so it\u2019s out of your head and you won\u2019t forget it, then come back to it later.<\/li>\n
- Once you\u2019ve finished your 4 tasks, you can call it a day and go play, or do some of the other things you want to get done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
In my next post, I\u2019ll share the next plank in Helen\u2019s productivity approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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