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Organise Your Life : The 10 Most Powerful Techniques
Advanced and Lesser Known Practices that Work!
Of course, being organised is not really all about just putting things away after work and having a planner. It’s about having systems to make best use of your time, energy and resources in a smarter way.
Here is some advanced and practical advice, most of which you probably haven’t heard before, to help you sneak to the next level in organisation.
1. Time Boxing with a Twist
When traditional time boxing, you allocate a certain period to a particular activity. The advanced twist? Build in energy levels and task difficulty. Parcel out your day according to your natural energy highs and lows.
Assign tasks requiring the most brain power for the periods when your energy is the highest. You aren’t simply managing your time. You’re leveraging your performance.
The 3–2–1 Method
A lesser-known but highly effective technique is the 3–2–1 method:
- 3 major tasks: Focus on completing three significant tasks each day.
- 2 medium tasks: Handle two moderately important tasks.
- 1 minor task: Finish one low-priority task.
