Other Productivity Techniques

Other Productivity Techniques

You will discover and learn about the following techniques:
– “Must, Should, Want” Method
– Anti-ToDo List
– Biological Prime Time

Jay Shirley’s “Must, Should, Want” method

Start the day creating your to-do list and fill the following:

1. I must ______________ (high-priority task, immediate impact)
2. I should ____________ (task contributing to your long-term goals)
3. I want ______________ (something you genuinely want to do)

Benefits

This allows you to work everyday on a short-term task, on a long-term goal and on something you’re passionate about.

Review

The next day, evaluate the results:
– Did you accomplish your tasks?
– Are you happy with the result?

Then start creating you daily “Must, Should, Want” list.

Marc Andreessen’s Anti-ToDo List

Write down every time you do something useful during the day. That’s your Anti-ToDo list.

Benefits

– Motivation
– Measurable progress
– Clear picture on how you spend your time

Sam Carpenter’s “Biological Prime Time”

Start paying attention to your:

– productivity
– focus
– motivation

Every hour, rate each of them from 1 to 10.

Benefits

After doing so for one or two weeks, you will know much better when your motivation/focus/productivity high spots are.

This can help to schedule your important tasks at those times.

In a recent article for UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, authors Todd Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener explain that “research overwhelmingly indicates that feeling angry increases optimism, creativity, effective performance” and that “expressing anger can lead to more successful negotiations.”