Batch processing and scheduling tasks to fight procrastination
Do you know how to make a good to-do list?
Do you know how to set priorities versus the time it takes?
Do you have a problem with over-committing?
One of the most effective skills you can have in life is effective time management. According to Michael Hyatt: “What gets scheduled gets done. ” If you’re not managing your time well, there’s no way you’re going to reach your goals at work and the life outside of it.
Marc Zao-Sanders mentions time boxing as the number 1 tool for productivity among 100 tips.
In today’s episode, we discuss time boxing and batch processing.
We also discuss how the following points work:
- Schedule your tasks in your calendar
- Meetings with yourself
- Combination of smaller tasks
- Using chunks of 15 minutes effectively
Learn about the benefits of:
- Allocating the right task with the right duration at the in the right time (e.g. emails after lunch and hard cognitive SAP writing in the morning)
- Saving space for the important work but also for the necessary tasks like emails and some SOP trainings
- Avoiding over-committing
- Relieving your stress levels by having a good way of saying no
- Better planning on when things will get done in reality.
Listen to this episode and become an effective statistician!
References:
https://medium.com/dreimannzelt-adventures/7-secrets-to-master-timeboxing-66a744ea9175
https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-timeboxing-works-and-why-it-will-make-you-more-productive
https://learn.filtered.com/hubfs/Definitive%20100%20Most%20Useful%20Productivity%20Hacks.pdf
https://michaelhyatt.com/photos/what-gets-scheduled-is-what-gets-done-michael-hyatt
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