Being productive is not about doing more, but about doing things in an efficient manner.
- To understand how some people manage to get a lot more out of their day than the average person, Amantha Imber interviewed them to learn more about their routines, rituals, practices, and work hacks.
- During her conversations, four practices stood out: 1) Batch your meeting; 2) Avoid using the mouse; 3) Nudge your way to better behavior; 4) Read your work out loud.
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In 2018, I came across a meme that was going viral on the Internet. It read, “You have the same number of hours in the day as Beyoncé.” I doubt that anyone became more productive or achieved greater heights as a result of these words, but it made me wonder: Do high achievers approach their days and their work differently than most people? How do they become so efficient and productive?
