Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
They’re not something you force yourself to do; they’re just something you do. And in most cases, they’ll be things you want to do.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
The best tactics are the ones that fit into your day.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
catch up on email (he got behind while traveling last week) and return a few phone calls. Fortunately, we have a solution: Bundle up the small tasks and use batch processing to get them all done in one Highlight session. In other words, make a batch of small things your big thing.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
You can put your Highlight on your calendar as an all-day event. You can jot it down in a notebook. But if we had to pick one method for writing down a Highlight, we’d choose sticky notes.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Just don’t do it every day. This is a once-in-a-while tactic, a way of dealing with the necessary chores and tasks that otherwise invade our days.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Repeat for a second chance.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
What do I want to be the highlight of my day? Answering this question isn’t always easy, especially when you’re just beginning to use Make Time. Sometimes you’ve got many important tasks. Maybe there’s one you’re super excited about (“Bake birthday cake”), one with a looming deadline (“Finish slide deck”), or even a nasty job hanging over your head
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We want you to begin each day by thinking about what you hope will be the bright spot. If, at the end of the day, someone asks you, “What was the highlight of your day?” what do you want your answer to be? When you look back on your day, what activity or accomplishment or moment do you want to savor?
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
look for projects that are time-sensitive, important, and medium-size (in other words, they don’t take ten minutes but…
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John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
The third strategy focuses on joy: When I reflect on today, what will…
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