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20 PRODUCTIVITY HACKS AS
SHARED BY HIGHLY
PRODUCTIVE LEADERS
ROUTINIZE YOURSELF, PARE DOWN
DECISIONS
You need to focus your decision-making energy. You
can’t be going through the day distracted by trivia.
- Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President
REFUSE DISTRACTIONS, LEARN TO SAY
NO
You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t
unless you say no. You can’t let people set your
agenda in life
- Warren Buffet, Business Maganate, CEO,
Berkshire Hathaway.
DON’T FOCUS ON COMPLETING ONLY
ONE TASK IN A WORKDAY
It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. Keep
thinking about the problem but work on something
else.
- Aristotle, Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist,
Author
GET THE BIGGEST, HARDEST TASK OUT
OF THE WAY FIRST
If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first
- Brian Tracy, Motivational Speaker and Self
Development Author
ONLY HOLD IT ONCE
Only respond to emails that take less than two
minutes so you avoid revisiting tasks multiple times
later
- Eric Schmidt, Ex Chairman, Google
THEME YOUR TIME
Divide your time into chunks and devote it to doing
only a particular task or type of tasks
- Jack Dorsey, CEO & Co-founder, Twitter & Square
START YOUR DAY EARLY, START YOUR
DAY RIGHT
It is well to be up before daybreak. For such habits
contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom
- Aristotle, Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist,
Author
USE THE 70/30 APPROACH TO SPEND
LESS TIME ON DECISIONS
Cultivate faster and better judgment by learning to be
comfortable making 100 percent of a decision with 70
percent of the data.
- Tom Cotney, CEO, Mblox
FIND YOUR MOST PRODUCTIVE HOURS
AND LEVERAGE YOUR FINDINGS
Observe and determine when you get the most work
done. Do the most concentration-intensive
tasks during this time
- Kathryn Minshew, CEO, The Muse.
SIMPLIFY YOUR WORK PROCESSES AND
ELIMINATE THE UNNECESSARY
You have to work hard to get your thinking
clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end
because once you get there, you can move
mountains.
- Steve Jobs Business Magnate, CEO, Co-Founder,
Apple Inc.
MEDITATE AND CLEAR YOUR HEAD
Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention.
Treasure every moment. Make the connection.
– Oprah Winfrey, CEO, OWN Network
DON’T DELAY BY DELIBERATING
UNNECESSARILY
The way to get started is –– quit talking and begin
doing.
- Walt Disney, Entrepreneur, Animator and Film
Producer
SCHEDULE ‘NOTHING’
Keep empty buffers of downtime to think strategically
and proactively when you really need it.
- Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedIn
GET ENOUGH SLEEP, SUCCEED
SUSTAINABLY.
Get a full night’s rest everyday. Take care of yourself.
When you’re exhausted, you’re the worst version of
yourself.
- Ariana Huffington, CEO, Founder, Huffington Post,
Thrive Global.
KEEP NEAT AND ORGANIZED
Life is too complicated not to be orderly
- Martha Stewart, Author, Founder,
marthastewart.com
DON’T MAKE IT TOO COMFY
Rather than working in comfortable surroundings,
keep your workspace professional and separate from
your home life.
- Maya Angelou, Poet, Author and Civil Rights
Activist
DO ONLY WHAT YOU ABSOLUTELY
NEED TO
Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding
what to do.
- Steve Jobs, Business Magnate, CEO, Co-founder,
Apple Inc.
PUT TECHNOLOGY TO WORK FOR YOU
Once you have a smart system that works it can
transform your productivity levels.
- Maria Sebregondi, Co-founder and President,
Moleskine.
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you
take your eyes off your goal. Focus on achieving your
goal and things along the way will seem insignificant
in comparison.
- Henry Ford, Automobile Industry Pioneer, Founder,
Ford Motor Company
SEEK CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop,
where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve
done and how you could be doing it better.
- Elon Musk, Founder & CEO, SpaceX
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20 Productivity Hacks As Shared By Highly Productive Leaders

  • 1. 20 PRODUCTIVITY HACKS AS SHARED BY HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE LEADERS
  • 2. ROUTINIZE YOURSELF, PARE DOWN DECISIONS You need to focus your decision-making energy. You can’t be going through the day distracted by trivia. - Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President
  • 3. REFUSE DISTRACTIONS, LEARN TO SAY NO You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life - Warren Buffet, Business Maganate, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway.
  • 4. DON’T FOCUS ON COMPLETING ONLY ONE TASK IN A WORKDAY It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. Keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. - Aristotle, Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, Author
  • 5. GET THE BIGGEST, HARDEST TASK OUT OF THE WAY FIRST If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first - Brian Tracy, Motivational Speaker and Self Development Author
  • 6. ONLY HOLD IT ONCE Only respond to emails that take less than two minutes so you avoid revisiting tasks multiple times later - Eric Schmidt, Ex Chairman, Google
  • 7. THEME YOUR TIME Divide your time into chunks and devote it to doing only a particular task or type of tasks - Jack Dorsey, CEO & Co-founder, Twitter & Square
  • 8. START YOUR DAY EARLY, START YOUR DAY RIGHT It is well to be up before daybreak. For such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom - Aristotle, Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, Author
  • 9. USE THE 70/30 APPROACH TO SPEND LESS TIME ON DECISIONS Cultivate faster and better judgment by learning to be comfortable making 100 percent of a decision with 70 percent of the data. - Tom Cotney, CEO, Mblox
  • 10. FIND YOUR MOST PRODUCTIVE HOURS AND LEVERAGE YOUR FINDINGS Observe and determine when you get the most work done. Do the most concentration-intensive tasks during this time - Kathryn Minshew, CEO, The Muse.
  • 11. SIMPLIFY YOUR WORK PROCESSES AND ELIMINATE THE UNNECESSARY You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. - Steve Jobs Business Magnate, CEO, Co-Founder, Apple Inc.
  • 12. MEDITATE AND CLEAR YOUR HEAD Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection. – Oprah Winfrey, CEO, OWN Network
  • 13. DON’T DELAY BY DELIBERATING UNNECESSARILY The way to get started is –– quit talking and begin doing. - Walt Disney, Entrepreneur, Animator and Film Producer
  • 14. SCHEDULE ‘NOTHING’ Keep empty buffers of downtime to think strategically and proactively when you really need it. - Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedIn
  • 15. GET ENOUGH SLEEP, SUCCEED SUSTAINABLY. Get a full night’s rest everyday. Take care of yourself. When you’re exhausted, you’re the worst version of yourself. - Ariana Huffington, CEO, Founder, Huffington Post, Thrive Global.
  • 16. KEEP NEAT AND ORGANIZED Life is too complicated not to be orderly - Martha Stewart, Author, Founder, marthastewart.com
  • 17. DON’T MAKE IT TOO COMFY Rather than working in comfortable surroundings, keep your workspace professional and separate from your home life. - Maya Angelou, Poet, Author and Civil Rights Activist
  • 18. DO ONLY WHAT YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do. - Steve Jobs, Business Magnate, CEO, Co-founder, Apple Inc.
  • 19. PUT TECHNOLOGY TO WORK FOR YOU Once you have a smart system that works it can transform your productivity levels. - Maria Sebregondi, Co-founder and President, Moleskine.
  • 20. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Focus on achieving your goal and things along the way will seem insignificant in comparison. - Henry Ford, Automobile Industry Pioneer, Founder, Ford Motor Company
  • 21. SEEK CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. - Elon Musk, Founder & CEO, SpaceX