8. Mind Like Water
A mental and
emotional state in
which your head is
clear, able to create
and respond
freely, unencumbered
with distractions and
split focus.
33. Tip 8: Avoid interruptions and rat holes
• Design for flow! (2-3 hour chunks of work)
• Read email ONLY at email time
• If you can deal with an email in 2 minutes, do it!
If not:
– To do list it! or…
– Put it on “stuff to check out”
• When working, turn your
phone off!
• Never “just check” Facebook
• “Time box” your meetings
37. Questions?
• Tip #1: Time is Precious
• Tip #2: Design Your Life
• Tip #3: Make Rivers to your Inbox
• Tip #4: Your Memory Sucks – Make Lists
• Tip #5: Use a Calendar
• Tip #6: Make Time for your To Do List
• Tip #7: Make All Tasks Bite Sized
• Tip #8: Avoid Interruptions and Rat Holes
• Tip #9: Sleep is Arithmetical