The Official Blog of Magnt » long term http://blog.magnt.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 25 May 2010 12:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Productivity Tip: Start with Something Big http://blog.magnt.com/2010/02/productivity-tip-start-with-something-big/ http://blog.magnt.com/2010/02/productivity-tip-start-with-something-big/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:51:53 +0000 Brett Tilford http://blog.magnt.com/?p=1801 If you’re like me, the first thing you do when you get to work in the morning is check email. Nothing morally wrong with this. Most of us do it. However, it’s a surefire way to get distracted by the urgent and miss what’s most important.

Do you struggle with prioritizing your day? Do you feel like all you do is rush around putting out fires. Do you end the day and wonder, “what exactly did I accomplish?” Then I’d suggest you break this habit asap. Instead begin each morning by devoting one hour to a long term project. Perhaps it’s that presentation you’ve been putting off, the report that’s going to take more than 10 minutes to put to paper, or a desire to get a jump on a new design due today. Whatever the task, the reality is that the fires can wait 60 minutes while you actually get something done. Trust me.

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