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PRODUCTIVITY
effectiveness of productive effort,
as measured in terms of the
rate of output per unit of input
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WHY BE
PRODUCTIVE?
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The Brain
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GOALS
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“What you get by achieving your goals is
not as important as what you become by
achieving your goals.”
— HENRY DAVID THOREAU
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PROIRITIES
You Don't Have a Productivity Problem
You Have a Priority Problem
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ACCOUNTABILITY
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Tara’s PREP Method
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Pause
Review
Elect
Plan
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BASIC TOOLS
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BASIC TOOLS
Sleep
Exercise
Breaks
Meditation
“No”
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EMAIL
Check Email 3x/Day
Inbox Pause
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EMAIL
Actionable?
Respond
Defer
Delegate
Delete/Filter
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EMAIL
Respond <2 Minutes
Canned Responses
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EMAIL
Defer
Boomerang
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EMAIL
Delegate/Defer
To DoIst
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EMAIL
Delete/Filter
Unsubscribe
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TIME SAVERS
Hotkeys, Keywords, Text
Expansion, Automated Tasks
Alfred
Hazel
Last Pass
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WEB TOOLS
Bookmarks
Pocket
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SCHEDULING & TIME
Paper & Pen
Google Calendar
Toggl (Time Keeper)
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Toggl: Google Calendar & Gmail Integration
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SCHEDULING & TIME
Calendly (Scheduling)
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Rescue Time
SCHEDULING & TIME
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AVOID DISTRACTIONS
Screen
Time
(iPhone)
Tara’s PREP Method
Pause
Review
Elect
Plan
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QUESTIONS?
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RESOURCES
Boomerang
Inbox Pause
Gmail Canned Responses
Toggl
Rescue Time
Last Pass
Pocket
ToDoIst
Unroll.me
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Alfred
(Launchy & Text Expander for
PC)
Hazel (DropIt for PC)
iPhone Screen Time
Stay Focused
Marinara Timer
Be Focused (Mac/iOs)
Engross (Android)
Calendly (YouCanBookMe, Bookafy)
RESOURCES
BOOKS
Atomic Habits, James Cleary
The 12 Week Year, Brian Moran
Eat The Frog, Brian Tracey
The Productivity Project, Chris Bailey
Getting Things Done, David Allen
The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg
Smarter, Faster, Better, Charles Duhigg
Deep Work, Cal Newport
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