Nicholas Bate

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Productivity was once about time management. Increasingly it is about distraction management.

Wednesday. Not too tricky. Productivity Boosters. 19

1. Having a full day of rest every week.
2. Scheduling and taking planning time to think.
3. Sleeping fully and deeply.
4. Having lists where the reward is the result not the tick.
5. Doing the stuff they forget to mention at business school.
6. Eating for nutrition not just calories.
7. Moving plenty during the day.
8. Taking more of the right kind of drugs.
9. Breaking big goals down so that they are time and brain friendly.
10. Boosting energy via MEDS methodology: meditation-exercise-diet-sleep.
11. Focusing on the vital few which deliver high returns.
12. Automating the trivial many which need doing but have low returns.
13. Getting better at what you do.
14. Setting yourself clear goals. Asking for clear goals.
15. Becoming more intelligent.
16. Slowing down just when you think you need to speed up.
17. Working more effectively.
18. Stopping worrying about that F word.
19. Never, ever losing your sense of humour.

 

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Take your daily MEDS.

Meditation-Exercise-Diet-Sleep.

The primer is here. 

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Remembering the fundamental rule of the digital interrupt.

The more you send, the more you receive.

Sunday Catch-Up, 35

1. 25 Mini Standards.
2. The Writing Primer.
3. Meet Molly is now out. A love story. A parable. A good read. ”This book is a must read. To be savoured.” And the sequel just out. Molly and Ben have settled into their island haven and are busy making friends and building a business. Their little coffee shop has become a local hub and Molly is a sought after source of help and advice for other business owners. But there are darker forces at work on peaceful Kasta, and soon Molly will need to call on all her resources to counter the threats the community faces.
   This sequel to ‘Meet Molly’ is an equally delightful read; romance and adventure and a cast of quirky characters in an idyllic setting. It is a story about love, friendship and community - a book to curl up with and forget everything else for a while.
4. How to Start your Very Own Business.
5. Instant Productivity.
6. Seven choices.
7. 22 Essentials.
8. How to Create your Home Office.
9. plus The Start Up Myths
10. Stay STRONG
11. Crazy Bold Experiments
12. Just say NO to PPT
13. The Marketing Primer.
14. You, Only Better, the book. 
15. Redundancy
16. Hunter-Gatherer 21C
17. Tackling Stress.
18. Manage that career
19. Be Bold 101
20. You still haven’t read Being The Best?! 
21. Things They Don’t Teach at Business School
22. the secrets of success
23. Life Tips 101
24. Zen & Art of Cubicle Freedom
25. Carnage At Kodak
26. The Very Best Drugs You Need
27. Billions of Light Years Away In Another Galaxy
28. 22 Routes To Your Non Fiction Book
29. Lists For The Life You Love
30. How To Lessen E-Mail Pain
31. Professionalism 101
32. 21 Ways to Improve your Zoom Conference Call.
33. Productivity Primer
34. 101, redux
35. The Basic Basics.