The key to making this work is to block time as early in your day as you possibly can. Give yourself 30 minutes to an hour to take care of morning priorities, then move to your ONE Thing.

Instead of checking your email first thing in the morning and then getting sucked in and reacting to other people’s priorities, deal with email at the end of the day. That way, you can use your prime hours for your Highlight and other important work. You’ll probably have a little less energy at the end of the day, but that is actually a good thing

But a strategy that everyone can use is to look at your day and ask yourself, “What hours are within my control?” For most people, it’s the hours on either side of 9 to 5 (give or take an hour or two for you overachievers), plus maybe some time during lunch.