Regain Control Over Your Calendar with the '4 Buckets' Trick
500 words/ 2 min. read • Strategizing time management and prioritization can help busy CEOs and managers remain productive. • Bill Gates utilizes a technique of 5-minute slots to ensure he completes all of his important tasks. • Tobias Lütke of Shopify employs the use of four bucket categories, accompanied with color-coding to better display his workflow. • Color coding can also be used to indicate breaks, family commitments, and workout times for balanced work/life activity.
Kate Miller
Boost Your Productivity with These Practical Habits
Batching tasks allows you to group similar tasks together and focus on them for a specific period of time, improving concentration and allowing you to monotask rather than multitask. "Eating the frog" is a productivity hack that prioritizes the most difficult task first, leading to feelings of accomplishment that can carry over into the rest of the day/week. Automating your attention by turning off notifications, putting your phone on silent, and using online scheduling helps avoid distractions. Power
Kate Miller