Dr. Greg's Top Ten Strategies for Stress-Free Personal Productivity |
1. Know Yourself | Know your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to your productivity as well as thos aspects that relax and stress you; then develop personal practices that emphasize your strengths and help you strengthen your weaknesses. |
2. Consider Productivity Part of Your Self-Fulfillment | Don't approach personal productivity as an end in itself; rather view it as one important way to actualize your potential and become more fully satisfied. |
3. Master Your Productivity Tools | Take every opportunity to develop your abilitiies and hone your skills, and adopt a Personal Information Manager you can truly rely on. |
4. Get Yourself Organized | Organize your work area and all the materials you need to accomplish your tasks in a way that makes sense and works for you. |
5. Prioritize Your Tasks | Know how to determine the relative importance of all the tasks you need to do and schedule them accordingly. |
6. Always Have a Plan | Plan your day, week, and month and be prepared to alter or abandon all or part of it at any time. |
7. Focus on What You Can Do | Once you decide your priorities, focus on what you can get done and not what you can't; Then, once you undertake a task, do it whole-heartedly without regard to its outcome. |
8. Stay Open to Change | Remain flexible at all times and be prepared to let go of the best-laid plans at a moment's notice. |
9. Avoid Information Overload | Know how to filter out extraneous data to find the information you actually need. |
10. Develop Your Interdependence | Learn to communicate thoughfully and openly with others and cultivate a sense of cooperation that transcends your sense going it alone. |