“To-do lists… Spawns of the devil.” – Jim Benson
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Everyone wants to be productive. We like to get as many things as we can do in a day. It makes us feel better, and it feels like we’ve accomplished something.
Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. When it comes down to it, productivity is making us less efficient. We end up putting off bigger projects to accomplish smaller tasks.
Don’t look at it as if you need to be productive. You need to be efficient. That to-do list that’s a mile long is slowing you down, not helping you achieve your goals.
If you really want to be successful, don’t just try to get things done. Try to get the right things done. Look at what’s important, prioritize those, and get rid of the rest of your list.
Don’t try to do more than three things in a day. You’re going to get overwhelmed and end up putting it all off.
On this episode of Old Souls & Seekers, we are joined by a very special guest, Jim Benson. Jim has mastered efficiency in a world where we are surrounded by distractions and a world where we end up slowing ourselves down. We discuss how to be more efficient, the truth behind multitasking, and how to take a team and make them as valuable as possible.
Download this episode today to learn how you can start achieving your goals faster than ever before!
“We are utterly gifted at starting things, and we utterly suck at finishing things.” – Jim Benson
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The Cliff Notes:
- Even the best professionals work on more than they should be.
- Don’t create to-do lists, they will make your feel overwhelmed.
- Don’t try to be productive, try to be effective.
- Your brain releases dopamine when you finish things.
- Don’t make promises for people, break them, then blame other people.
- Don’t try to be productive, try to be effective.
- Limit your list, do just 3 things a day.
- No one is actually good at multitasking, even if they believe they are.
- Context switching is different than multitasking.
- With multitasking and context switching, we are only 8% effective.
- You will burn out instantly if you try to do 8 hours of constant focus.
- You need breaks for your brain to relax and repair.
- Work for 25 minutes, rest for 5 minutes.
- You can’t finish everything all the time.
- Make sure your goals aren’t too big – split them into the smaller workflow.
- When we start a task, we don’t stop thinking about that task.
“You can’t do more work than you can handle. You can’t multitask (sorry).” – Jim Benson
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