9. Public enemy #2 - work
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13. Productivity methods
• Managing time and tasks better
• Offload brain, keep free space
• Easy to follow systems
• Huge gains with small overhead
14. Productivity methods
• Getting things done
• Don’t break the streak
• Pomodoro technique
• The Action Method
• Franklin Planner
15. Getting Things Done
• It’s hard to see the big picture
• Focus on the day to day tasks
• Weekly reviews to gain perspective
16. Getting Things Done
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The
secret of getting started is breaking your complex
overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks,
and then starting on the first one.“
Mark Twain
17. Getting Things Done
• Manage tasks in lists
– In: add anything that might be a task
– Next (ASAP) actions: Something that can be DONE
– Waiting for: Delegated actions
– Projects: A goal that needs multiple actions
– Some day: May investigate later
• Contexts: tag the actions with required tools,
places, people, time
18. Getting Things Done
New idea
New message
In list
Actiona
ble?
< 2min
> 1
action?
Next
Projects
Can I do
it?
Importa
nt? Some day
Waiting
Drop it
Do it
Generate
subtasks
No, delegate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
19. Don’t break the chain
• Habit forming
1) Pick a goal
2) Mark off the days on which you work toward
that goal.
3) Use your chain of marked off days as a
motivator.
20. Pomodoro technique
• A time management method from 1980
1) Pick a task
2) Set a timer for 25 mins
3) Focused work until timer rings
4) 5 min of break, longer after 4 pomodoros
21. The action method
• Leave every meeting, conversation, email with
actions.
• Action = what, who, when?
24. Extreme methods
• Don’t use a calendar, never set a meeting
• Don’t meet with people
• Block time
• Don’t reschedule: delete!
• Go analog
25. Goals of productivity apps
• Save time
• Reduce stress
• Offload brain
• Improve life quality
• Reduce noise
• Help find order in chaos
26. Good productivity apps
• Focus on frequent tasks
• Form habits
• Reduce complexity or speed up task execution
• Multiplatform, synchronized
• Seamlessly embedded
• Make the user pay!
27. Making money
• Go for the tablets
• Base your business model on service
subscription
• Target more expensive hardware
28. Making money
• Go for the tablets
62% of knowledge workers prefer
to use a keyboard with their tablet