12/27/2023 0 Comments Daily habits of high performers![]() It will still be there when it’s time to check email again in 6 to 12 hours. If you feel compelled to reply instantly, set an auto-reply message that informs people of the 2-3 times a day that you check emails and set the expectation for when they can expect a reply.įinally, don’t keep your email tab or window open. The mid-morning check gives you time to be productive before the emails fly, yet still allows you time to respond same-day if need be, while 4pm does the same for the afternoon. Set 2 or 3 times each day to check and respond to emails. Here’s your strategy to spend less in your inbox: Only Check Emails at Pre-Determined TimesĮmail can be one of the biggest time-sucks in existence. Pro Tip: When you’re being productive on your computer and don’t need your phone, keep it on airplane mode. This keep them in control of their most precious assets: their time and their attention. In fact, for maximum time management, high performers schedule all phone calls and vehemently refuse to answer any unscheduled incoming calls. When we’re doing our high value work, we should not answer incoming phone calls, check email (see below) or allow any other distractions (also below). However, if we’re drafting a sale pitch, creating content, or doing any other high value activity, allowing this interruption is a terrible time management decision. If we’re on the highway in the midst of an 8 hour road trip, this could be a welcome interruption. The moment we decide to stop what we’re doing to answer an incoming call is the moment we decide (consciously or subconsciously) that the incoming phone call is more important than our current engagement. This simple rearrangement of priorities and schedule will do wonders to boost productivity and happiness. Spend your time on yourself, with your family, or being productive on a big goal or a side project. Set a “check in” time that will be the first time each day that your turn your phone on. High performers handle their own sh!t first, then worry about others. When they wake up, it’s all about executing that plan – not wondering what other people are posting on social media or what fires await in their email inbox.ĭo we really think Richard Branson or Oprah wake up and check the number of likes on their status updates or allow their email inbox to dictate their morning? (They don’t.) ![]() High performers and successful people usually go to bed with a plan for the next day. But doing this before our feet ever touch the ground is a dangerous habit – and not one engaged in by high performers. ![]() I understand the desire to check in with the outside world. How long are you awake before you check your phone?Ĥ6% of Americans – and 66% of millenials – confess to checking their phone before getting out of bed each morning, and 1/3 admit to waking up and checking their phones during the night. Here are 9 essentials for high performance time management. The slightly longer answer, and your blueprint for high performance management is below. The short answer is this: by bringing more awareness to where we focus our attention and how we spend our time, we can regain some sanity, reduce mental clutter, lower stress, and be effective in every area of our lives. The results are what I call the neuroscience of high performance and self-mastery. I’ve spent the last few years working with and interviewing neuroscientists, behavioral researchers, and elite performers to deconstruct the habits that help them achieve greatness. That’s exactly what I’m about to share with you. So how can we find balance and effectively manage our time and schedules without sacrificing our health, our sanity, or our productivity? Although many of us could benefit from a short-term digital detox, dropping off the grid is not realistic for most. I’m not advocating a complete regression into the stone ages. Even looking at pictures of natures works if you’re not able get outside in nature. Interestingly, University of Michigan researchers have shown that 20 minutes in nature reduces stress and improves brain function. No wonder it is so relaxing it is to simply sit, observe nature, breathe, and ignore your phone for a few minutes. The average American spends 7.7 hours per day sitting, 10 hours per day looking at screens and as of 2007 (pre-social media explosion), consumed 174 newspapers worth of information daily. Our smart phones have us connected to social media, email, texts and phone calls all day, every day. We’re constantly bombarded with 24-hour news, sports, and weather. ![]() They’re matters of course, or as Aristotle pointed out, the way we repeated choose to spend our time. Habits are defined as “settled or regular tendencies or practices”. Excellence, then, is a habit, not an act.” – Aristotle
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