Do More in Less Time

Work harder or work smarter?

This post by Scott H Young over on Lifehack about how to get more accomplished in less time piqued my interest today as I pondered the challenge of my to-do list.

He describes many great tips and techniques - here are my faves:

• Ruthlessly trim the time you spend doing things that contribute little value.
• Focus on finishing projects, not on doing work.
• Work in bursts.
• Delegate what you're not good at to someone else.
• Recharge.

All of us can get stuck in our ways of doing things (on the job, at home or in a job search). It takes reading or talking to others to realize how stuck we are and to get inspired to try something new. That's one of the reasons I check in with Lifehack.

Personally I'm now on a mission to actually finish projects. Enough with the stuff that spends two years on my task list, going nowhere! It's going to get done or it's going to get off the list and stop taking up space.

How will you do more in less time?

Heather Mundell
Dream Big Coaching Services
www.dreambigcoaching.com
heather@dreambigcoaching.com

Comments

[Matthew Cornell]

One thing I've started doing is spend one hour to read a book, and do it throughout the week. I didn't think it was possible at first, but it's really a good way to make rapid progress through my (increasing large!) candidates shelf. More here, if you're interested:

Matt's Idea Blog: Reading gone wild! How to read five books a week (or why Scott Ginsberg is my hero)
http://ideamatt.blogspot.com/2007/10/reading-gone-wild-how-to-read-five.html