August 09, 2023

030 | Feeling Disorganized and Overwhelmed in Your Business? Discover the Path to Productivity!

21 minutes

I’m curious have you experienced feelings of being disorganized and overwhelmed in an online business? Every dream is achievable with the right strategy. Here is an outline of the points covered in this week’s episode.

1. Tracking Your Day: The importance of documenting what you're doing during your workday. Mention of the tool Toggl.

2. Weekly Planning: The shift from rigid schedules to setting top 1-3 weekly priorities and breaking them down.

3. Time Allocation: Blocking out meetings and appointments, allowing time for various tasks, and factoring in meal planning.

Bonus: Importance of meal planning with the cookbook recommendation "Cook Once, Eat All Week".

4. Day Planning: The benefits of time blocking the upcoming day the night before.

5. Time Blocking: Grouping like tasks together to increase efficiency.

6. Task Timing: Estimating how long a task will take and the method of doubling the estimated time.

7. Time Audit: Reflecting on how you spend your time using tools like Toggl.

8. Buffer Time: Allocating extra time in your schedule for unforeseen tasks and breaks.

9. Understanding Personal Limits: Recognizing your productivity peaks and dips during the day. Introduction to the Pomodoro Method and apps like Tide and Flow.

10. Business Commitment: The importance of focusing on one project at a time.

11. Distraction Management: Tips to reduce interruptions, including managing email and setting boundaries.

12. Eisenhower Method: A strategy to prioritize tasks. Explained in four quadrants:

Important and Urgent

Important but Not Urgent

Urgent but Not Important

Not Urgent and Not Important

Bonus: Reference to an article by James Clear.

All the links mentioned in the show, btw these are tools I use and not any affiliation:

Toggl for time tracking: https://toggl.com/

Cook Once Eat All Week Cookbook: https://fedandfit.com/cook-once-eat-all-week/

Wiki Page for Information on Pomodoro Method: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

Coffitivity, coffee shop sound on your desktop: https://coffitivity.com/

Here is the blurb on the ambient sounds of a coffee shop and productivity: https://coffitivity.com/research

Blog post on Crushing Your Dreams: https://misstask.com/overplanning-crushing-your-dreams/

Article by James Clear regarding Eisenhower Method: https://jamesclear.com/eisenhower-box

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By Michele Duwe | Content Marketing Coach, Content Management & Organization

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August 09, 2023

030 | Feeling Disorganized and Overwhelmed in Your Business? Discover the Path to Productivity!

21 minutes

1. Tracking Your Day: The importance of documenting what you're doing during your workday. Mention of the tool Toggl.

2. Weekly Planning: The shift from rigid schedules to setting top 1-3 weekly priorities and breaking them down.

3. Time Allocation: Blocking out meetings and appointments, allowing time for various tasks, and factoring in meal planning.

Bonus: Importance of meal planning with the cookbook recommendation "Cook Once, Eat All Week".