Source: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
- Adopt a “fixed volume” approach to productivity
- Keep two todo lists, one unbounded and one limited to a certain number of items (max 10); you can’t add a task to the second list until you’ve completed a task
- Might also need an “On Hold” or “Waiting For” todo list
- Set predetermined boundaries for your daily work
- Focus on only one big project at a time
- Decide in advance what to “fail” at (“strategic underachievement”)
- Focus on what you’ve already completed, not just on what’s left to complete
- Consolidate your caring (pick your battles!)
- Embrace boring, single-purpose technology (like the Kindle)
- Seek out novelty in the mundane
- Be a “researcher” in relationships (be curious, on purpose)
- Cultivate instantaneous generosity (act on the impulse to be generous right away)
- Practice doing nothing