Two Awesome Hours

This is not just about prioritizing, but about empowering ourselves to make choices some other people might not like, or that we’d rather not have to make.

how can you identify the tasks that lead to mental fatigue and keep you from being incredibly productive?

Even a little exercise at the right time can help you think better, stay focused, sharpen your thoughts, and reduce your anxiety—key elements of sustained productivity—in the hours that follow the physical activity.

mind wandering seems to help with the highly challenging task of long-term planning.

The executive functions that the brain handles include decision making (Should I wear a red or a blue shirt this morning?), planning (First I’ll go to the dentist, then on the way from the dentist to my house, I’ll stop to pick up dinner), and holding on to thoughts for a short time while we need them (I need to remember the name of the person I ju

So if you have to focus on a project or task, either clear away the clutter

• In general, plan to work out for about twenty to forty minutes within a couple of hours before you next need to be awesomely productive.

Anxiety is a way of revving us up to be on high alert and ready to react to whatever may come our way.

decision making leads to mental fatigue, which reduces our ability to perform at our best.

First, as soon as you finish a task, rather than thinking about what you can do easily right away, label this moment as a decision point.