Success That Lasts

Effective Time Management

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Jared Siegel uses the rocks, pebbles, sand, and water in a jar story as a motif to discuss effective time management in this solo episode of Success That Lasts.


Here are a few highlights:

  • We often mistake being busy with being important. However, when we’re busy but not effective, it creates stress.
  • The foundations for effective time management are laid when you identify your priorities - your “big rocks.” 
  • “You waste years by not wasting hours,” Jared quotes. He talks about the dichotomy of being highly effective while also freeing your mind to think in “white space.”
  • ‘Chunking’ refers to the activity of hyperfocusing on one task, in which you achieve a state of flow. ‘Flow’ is when you’re so focused on the task at hand that time seems to disappear.
  • Jared shares insights about the ‘attention economy.’
  • Time is a creative thing; saying “I don’t have time,” is really saying “I don’t want to.”


    • Resources


    Resources

    Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

    Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt


    Cortana by Microsoft


    Video: How to reduce distractions in outlook


    Podcast Episodes:

    The Neuroscience of Mindfulness with David Miller

    Managing Your Time Wisely with Paul Schlumpberger

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