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Productivity is about doing more, right? So, if trying to get one thing done is good, then trying to get a lot of stuff done all at once has to be better. Wrong! The other week covered the impacts that multitasking can have and why a single-track mind can help you be more efficient in your daily life. This week builds on that but gives you the next step in the process to help improve your efficiency and increase the amount that you’re able to get done.
1. Brain dump everything that you COULD do.
2. Delete 85% of everything that you wrote down and focus on the top 2 ‘to-do’s’ that are the biggest ‘needle movers’.
3. Prioritize the top 2 items and make yourself unavailable until they’re done.
4. Protect your time and energy and be ruthless about boundaries.
5. Once those items have been accomplished, start with step #1 and repeat.

Improve yourself by 1% per day, an overused, but timeless principle. A study in 2018 found that on average, people spend 3 hours and 35 minutes on their smart phones per day listening to music, scrolling through social media, and playing games. When you think you don’t have time to improve yourself, managing your phone use or multitasking will more than likely free up more than enough time for you to make some profound steps in the right direction. Learn something new, set a ‘step goal’ for the day, or read a book, just make sure it’s something that is challenging to you. Brett Bartholomew, a fellow strength coach, said that ‘average is an infection’. Break out of the norm, find your passion or a weakness you need to improve on and go to work. Consistent, small steps over a long period of time will take you to places you never thought you could go, you just need to get out of your ‘average’ routine and put yourself out there.