Book Recommendation: The Pomodoro Technique
by Francesco Cirillo
When people complain about not getting things done, they almost always wish they had bigger blocks of time to do the work. A surprising solution to this problem is to plan your unstructured time using standard time blocks of 25 minutes. The method, called the Pomodoro...
Getting Started Using a Bit of Pretend
A bit of imagination can be surprisingly helpful with difficult thinking. I learned this by applying advice from Alan Lakein on how to get started on a difficult task: "Imagine this: You've been relieved of all responsibility for getting a difficult A-1 [important...
Unclear on Your Priorities? Do a Thought Experiment
But they're all important! When everything seems like it's off-the-charts important to do today, a thought experiment can help you figure out your actual top priority. Here's how to do it: Look at your short list of tasks to do, and pick one. Now imagine this was the...