Time Management Talks
Quick Productivity Tip – “The 50/10 Split”
Jan 31st
Here’s a quick tip that I picked up from studying Eben Pagan’s “Wake Up Productive” course. Instead of thinking about managing this thing outside of ourselves we call “time”, it’s actually far more effective to think about time management in regards to how we manage ourselves, and our energy levels.
As you may know, being human means going through ups and downs, and this also relates largely to the amount of energy we feel, and have available to us during the day. You may have heard of the circadian rhythm, which relates to the way our bodies go through different waking and sleeping cycles every 24 hours. Well there are actually many similar, lesser known body and energetic rhythms that we go through all the time. This results in our energy levels being inconsistent over time, and the fact that we experience times of high, and low energy consistently throughout the day.
So, in order to be the most productive, it’s actually very important to “honour” your bodies natural rythms, by giving yourself frequent rest periods throughout the day, even if only for a few minutues.
Here is the formula that Eben Pagan suggest you follow, for increased productivity and greater engagement levels while focusing on work.
Work for 50 mins
10 min break
Work for 50 mins
10 min break
work for 50 mins
30 – 60 min break (this would usually be in the middle of the day, so it would be a lunch break)
During the small 10 min breaks in between your 50 min work engagement sessions, you will want to try and completely “disconnect” from whatever it is that you are working on. This is much more closely in pair with the bodies natural rhythms of high and then low energy, and because of this, you will find yourself engaging more fully, and becoming more productive. Remember, taking regular relaxation breaks throughout the day will also help you to be much more relaxed, and engaged throughout your day.
Hope it helps!
-Nick
Time Management – An Internet Marketer’s Bane Or Blessing
Oct 9th
It doesn’t really matter which industry you are in, in fact you don’t have to be in an industry at all, time management affects us all. We all have the same amount of time right? And in fact it is really the quality and ability we posess in time management, that directs and controls how successful we are and will become.
As Eben Pagen quotes fairly often “time management is a misnomer, the real challenge is to manage ourselves”, these are the words of Stephen Covey himself, and its just so true.
So if your reading this then you are on the right track, go and have a look at some of Eben Pagen’s stuff on YouTube, as he talks a lot about smart management. Also have a look at the link in the “Links” section on this blog, as there is a great little piece of software there called Work Pause, and you can try it out for 30 days.
