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Mental Performance Daily with Brian Cain

Time Management Tips 4-6

Apr 30, 2024
Kevin Kruse, author of 'The 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management', joins the discussion to share impactful strategies for mastering time management. They highlight overcoming procrastination and the significance of distraction-free workspaces. Kruse advocates for a calendar-based planning system over traditional to-do lists, emphasizing proactive planning to boost productivity. Listeners will learn techniques to externalize thoughts and manage their time efficiently, transforming their approach to tasks and enhancing focus.
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  • Understanding how to design your environment reduces distractions, enabling your future self to make better productivity choices.
  • Accepting the inevitability of unfinished tasks and setting personal deadlines helps manage time effectively while reducing stress.

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Overcoming Procrastination

Procrastination can be effectively tackled by understanding how to outsmart your future self, who may not always make the best choices. It's essential to design your environment deliberately, reducing distractions that could derail your productivity, such as phones and cluttered workspaces. By removing these potential points of distraction and focusing on an organized setup, you can create conditions that encourage your future self to succeed, especially when fatigue sets in. Establishing these behavioral designs allows you to act with intention rather than relying solely on willpower to overcome procrastination.

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