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The hunt of the unicorn, to capture productivity
The document provides techniques for improving productivity and focus. It suggests limiting distractions by not checking email or talking about unimportant things first thing in the morning. It recommends optimizing for deep work by turning off notifications and practicing "mise en place". The document outlines ready to use techniques like tackling the most important task first, using creative triggers to get in a focused state of mind, starting with small blocks of focused time, and using the Pomodoro technique. It stresses the importance of monitoring your bandwidth, limiting commitments, prioritizing tasks, and ignoring some bugs. Overall, the document presents numerous evidence-based strategies for catching the productivity "unicorn" and optimizing one's focus and workflow.
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- 1. The hunt oftheThe hunt of the unicorn, to captureunicorn, to capture productivityproductivity
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- 4. About meAbout me @kjendrzyca/ aimforsimplicity.com Full-stack / Full stack / Fullstack Smuggling good practices and simplicity React > Angular Node.js > ASP.NET In search for productivity for over 4 years "Don't outdo anyone else, outdo yourself, you are your competition" - Simon Sinek
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- 8. What hurts youthe most?What hurts you the most?
- 9. Profits / AgendaProfits/ Agenda 1. How to catch the unicorn? 2. It's all up to you (you can fix it) 3. Ready to use techniques and tools
- 10. Limiting distractionsLimiting distractions “Rememberthat anything important that happens in the world, in the news, in you life, in your work, will come your (way) many times” – Scott Hanselman
- 11. Focus is nothingmore thanFocus is nothing more than eliminating distractionseliminating distractions
- 12. Optimize for deepworkOptimize for deep work Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Cal Newport https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
- 13. "It's just 10min""It's just 10 min"
- 14. "Just play itin the"Just play it in the background"background"
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- 18. "Let's grab acoffee""Let's grab a coffee"
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- 20. Don't check email/slackDon'tcheck email/slack first thing in the morningfirst thing in the morning
- 21. Don't talk aboutbullshitDon't talk about bullshit first thing in the morningfirst thing in the morning
- 22. (grab a beerafter work)(grab a beer after work)
- 23. Turn off notificationsTurnoff notifications
- 24. Tell you arebusy, peopleTell you are busy, people will understandwill understand
- 25. Mise en placeMiseen place
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- 27. "Develop routines/systems sothat the"Develop routines/systems so that the decision-making is only applied to thedecision-making is only applied to the most creative aspects of your work"most creative aspects of your work"
- 28. Don't use 3monitorsDon't use 3 monitors
- 29. Don't use 8virtual desktopsDon't use 8 virtual desktops
- 30. Turn off yourpc, don't hibernate, don'tTurn off your pc, don't hibernate, don't put to sleep, don't live in messput to sleep, don't live in mess
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- 33. Clean up yourdesk, desktop, IDEClean up your desk, desktop, IDE You are not so cleaver as you might think Your brain will notice
- 34. Tackle the mostimportantTackle the most important task first in the morning (!)task first in the morning (!)
- 35. Use creative triggers: Thesame place The same background music The same day time
- 36. "Start with smallblocks of"Start with small blocks of focused time and thenfocused time and then gradually work yourself upgradually work yourself up to longer durations"to longer durations"
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- 38. ""Self-controlSelf-control is notgenericis not generic or fixed, but rather a skillor fixed, but rather a skill one can develop andone can develop and improve with practice"improve with practice"
- 39. Track your workTrackyour work // multitasking doesmultitasking does not worknot work
- 40. Sad scrum masterSadscrum master https://productivity-blog.vanaia.com/multitasking-meme/
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- 42. Be conscious ofyourBe conscious of your bandwidthbandwidth "There will always be more opportunities than you can actually take on"
- 43. Limit your dailytodo list /Limit your daily todo list / limit your commitmentslimit your commitments 3 important 3 less important Delegate/Delete not important/not relevant tasks
- 44. Prioritize your bugsPrioritizeyour bugs (and even ignore some of them)(and even ignore some of them)
- 45. Does it reallyneed to be doneDoes it really need to be done right now?right now?
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- 47. “Giving a fuck”is basically your life’s currency If you give a fuck about everything and everyone, you’ll quickly run out of fucks, or even worse, go into fuck debt You need to find more people or ideas that are worthy of your limited fucks https://pjrvs.com/win/
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- 53. Piece of paperdoesn't workPiece of paper doesn't work
- 54. Schedule time forthe task,Schedule time for the task, otherwise it won't be doneotherwise it won't be done
- 56. Do it rightnow if it takesDo it right now if it takes less than 2 minutesless than 2 minutes Getting Things Done - David Allen
- 57. Use TDD asa mind dumpUse TDD as a mind dump techniquetechnique
- 58. As explained byKent Beck: 1. you write one test and more of them keep coming to your mind 2. you write them down and go back to them later 3. thanks to that you remember about every test you should write 4. some of them will be invalid so you can dump them.
- 60. Peace of mindPeaceof mind http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/35ruii
- 61. Define "finished" fromthe startDefine "finished" from the start (!)(!) (works also on meetings)(works also on meetings)
- 62. begin with theend in mind put the first thing first https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21536799
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- 65. "K"Keeeepp yyoouurr iinnnneerrppeerrffeeccttiioonniisstt iinn cchheecckk bbyy ddeeffiinniinngg wwhhaatt ffiinniisshheedd llooookkss lliikkee aatt tthhee bbeeggiinnnniinngg ooff aa pprroojjeecctt//ttaassk/meeting"k/meeting"
- 66. Break the taskinto piecesBreak the task into pieces
- 67. "Tasks won't takelonger than there is"Tasks won't take longer than there is time for doing them"time for doing them"
- 68. The best developersknow when to stopThe best developers know when to stop and what to postponeand what to postpone
- 69. Don't bother fixingeverything right nowDon't bother fixing everything right now - there is no good code- there is no good code
- 70. "Y"Yoouu ccaann ddooaannyytthhiinngg oonnccee yyoouu ssttoopp ttrryyiinngg ttoo ddoo eevveerryytthhiinng"g"
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- 72. How to catchthe unicorn? It's all up to you (you can fix it) Ready to use techniques and tools
- 73. It's all upto you (you can fix it) Limit distractions Optimize for deep work don't check email/slack first thing in the morning don't talk about bullshit first thing in the morning turn off notifications mise en place tackle the most important task first in the morning use creative triggers start small
- 74. Ready to usetechniques and tools monitor your bandwidth limit your daily todo list / limit your commitments prioritize and ignore bugs find more people or ideas that are worthy of your limited fucks "mind dump" - nozbe, workflowy, bullet journal schedule time for the task, otherwise it won't be done do it right now if it takes less than 2 minutes use TDD as a mind dump technique define "finished" from the start (!) break a task into pieces, know when to stop don't bother fixing everything right now - there is no good code
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- 77. http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ItsNotWhatYouReadItsWhatYouIgnoreVideoOfScottHansel mansPersonalProductivityTips.aspx 7 habits ofhighly effective people Manage your day to day Getting Real Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World wikipedia.com https://www.hanselman.com/blog/DoTheyDeserveTheGiftOfYourKeystrokes.aspx http://keysleft.com/# https://pjrvs.com/win nozbe.com workflowy.com bulletjournal.com