How to be
as productive as
US Presidents
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US Presidency is considered
one of the hardest
jobs in the world
Length of the
Presidency:
4 years
48 months
11460 days

Presidents work hard 24 hours a day.
They have a lot of valuable
insights you can use.
So what can we learn from these effective
leaders?

George Washington
(in office: 1789 - 1797)
1st President
He teaches us you must always
listen to others and focus on tactics
to win a war.
Listen to everyone
Focus on your strengths
Lessons learned

Abraham Lincoln
(in office: 1861 - 1865)
16th President
He teaches us to think and plan
before you act.
Before acting, make plans
Make sure your axe is sharp
Lessons learned

Give me six hours to chop down
a tree and I will spend the first
four sharpening the axe.
A. Lincoln
“ ”

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Dwight Eisenhower
(in office: 1953 - 1961)
34th President
He managed to do a lot thanks to
making sure he focused on the right
thing at the right time.
Have a prioritizing system
Lessons learned

Use Eisenhower matrix
to plan your life
Important
but not urgent
Decide when you
will do it
Urgent and
important
Do it
immediately
Not
important/urgent
Do it
later
Urgent
but not important
Delegate to
somebody else
IMPORTANT
URGENT

Ronald Reagan
(in office: 1981 - 1989)
40th President
Reagan started his days at 9 o’clock.
He clocked out at 6.30 sharp to
watch television with his wife.
Take time to relax
Stick to your schedule
Don’t be interrupted
Lessons learned

President Reagan never went to
the Residence during the day.
That’s 9 and a half hours of
uninterrupted work

Barack Obama
(in office: 2008- 2016)
44th President
Get a head start on your
day the night before.
Limit decision fatigue.
Be confident.
Lessons learned

If you’re walking down the
right path and you’re willing
to keep walking, eventually
you’ll make progress
B. Obama
“ ”

Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father
Without continual growth and progress, such words as
improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
Benjamin Franklin
Lessons learned

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