eTech - Four Hour Work Week

-80/20 principal:
First, try to identify the 20% of the things you do during the week that take 80% of your time. For the web, you can use tools like rescueTime.com
From this list, make a NOT to do list, and attempt to not do those things.
During the day, once an hour or two, ask yourself, "Am I busy? Am I being bothered? Am I creating work to prevent me from doing what I should be doing?"
Second, try to identify the 20% of measurements that track 80% of your success.

-Attention dependency on time:
Constant partial attention can actually cause ADHD. Don't pay attention to more than one thing at a time. Set up a firewall so you can focus on a single task. Don't think about things that you cannot affect today. Don't read work email while on vacation. When trying to work, think about work, when trying to relax, think about things that you like.

-Error based performance:
We don’t like to fail at anything, but it’s ok.
What is the one thing that you could do that would change everything for the better?
What are the small tasks that seem like they have to be done right now?
Would it be ok to fail any of the small tasks to get closer to the one big thing?
It’s ok to fail the little stuff, as long as you move toward the big stuff.

More can be found at: fourhourworkweek.com