Elimination is a good strategy for increasing productivity. The first rule of elimination is to identify the most important goal. The first goal is often obtaining more money. Brainstorm 10 elimination ideas by judging quality over quantity. Ideas of things to eliminate include unsubscribing from unneeded email lists and magazines, and automating one bill payment monthly. reducing number of reports generated per month is a time-saver. Evaluate reports and determine which are truly necessary. The first elimination should take place within 24 hours. Schedule “maker time”, the time actually spent working, and stick to it.
Key Takeaways:
- Becoming more productive through elimination is rewarding once you get started. Before you start the elimination process, you need a positive aim.
- Ask yourself if you can eliminate a task or activity entirely first. If that is not feasible, consider reducing frequency or automation options.
- If your elimination idea is more complex – killing a corporate report – you can still act. How? In 15 minutes, write up what why you want to eliminate the report, who receives it and send a calendar invitation to propose eliminating it.
“Reduce social media time. Social media can be wonderful! However, these services make it easy to lose a whole afternoon (or more) in mindless clicking that does little but add anxiety to your life.”
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