Focus. Be productive. Spend less and less time just being busy.

John Spencer shares nine changes to make the shift from busy to being productive.

Prioritize what was important.

Learn how to say “no” to the things that don’t matter.

Create a schedule and stick with it.

Create templates and use those.

Engage in deep work.

Do the dreaded work first.

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Almost everyone I’ve ever met would be well-served by spending more time thinking about what to focus on. It is much more important to work on the right thing than it is to work many hours. Most people waste most of their time on stuff that doesn’t matter.