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Productivity Principles—in 1 tweet
Presence:
Intense focus on current task
Priority:
Seek high leverage, let some smaller problems be
Quality:
Aim for perfection on some things, lower quality on others
Renewal:
Time away from core projects improves energy, learning & outcomes
Presence:
Intense focus on current task
Priority:
Seek high leverage, let some smaller problems be
Quality:
Aim for perfection on some things, lower quality on others
Renewal:
Time away from core projects improves energy, learning & outcomes
Further reading & resources
On Presence, the book Deep Work by Cal Newport is a good resource for intense focus and more. https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
On Presence, the book Deep Work by Cal Newport is a good resource for intense focus and more. https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
On Priority, the LNO Effectiveness Framework has been my go-to resource for task prioritization.
Years ago, I discovered this concept in a blog post somewhere, adapted it since learning about it, has been career changing and therefore also life changing. https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1223816226918453253
Years ago, I discovered this concept in a blog post somewhere, adapted it since learning about it, has been career changing and therefore also life changing. https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1223816226918453253
On letting small problems be, very important quote from @tferriss:
"develop the habit of letting small bad things happen. If you don’t, you’ll never find time for the life-changing big things"
"develop the habit of letting small bad things happen. If you don’t, you’ll never find time for the life-changing big things"
On Quality, decide in advance what "done" looks like. Intentionally pick the quality of "done" you're aiming for in the given situation (rather than defaulting to a 10/10 bar for every single thing you do).
Example of how product teams can use this: https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1223832388578361350
Example of how product teams can use this: https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1223832388578361350
On Renewal, learning & growth outside of ongoing work projects is often overlooked by ambitious people because they assume they must spend all available time on core projects.
For more on this, check out this 2½ min segment of a talk I gave in June:
For more on this, check out this 2½ min segment of a talk I gave in June:
To sum it all up, lets frame these Productivity Principles as questions
Priority:
What to work on? What to ignore?
Presence:
How to get that work done?
Quality:
What does “done” look like? How good does it need to be?
Renewal:
How can I grow my effectiveness & efficiency?
Priority:
What to work on? What to ignore?
Presence:
How to get that work done?
Quality:
What does “done” look like? How good does it need to be?
Renewal:
How can I grow my effectiveness & efficiency?
A sketch of some of the ideas in this thread: https://twitter.com/anujmagazine/status/1294636266890223616
