Another thing to get rid of is multi-tasking.
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 5:26 am
Another thing to get rid of is multi-tasking. Since I read that this is an illusion, that the brain concentrates better on a single task, I noticed that I get better results this way. It's very true. I've thought about this since I was a software developer, when we had to stop a project because we had to solve problems in another one, resuming the first one was a real agony. If we concentrate on a single task (even in stages), we'll do it better.
We also have to eliminate information overload. Since I stopped watching national television, I get more done. Especially because there are 20 minutes of commercials and 10 of real programming. Now I watch Netflix, I don't watch commercials, I watch what I want and when I want. Before, I was "worried" because I didn't watch news or read the newspaper. Since I stopped consuming news, I'm not only less stressed (because 90% of the news is about victims, blackouts, political intrigues, etc.) but I also invest that time better. If something is really important, someone will surely tell me "did you know what happened with [insert really important news here]?" And if one day I am tempted to see what has happened in the world, I read the news online, or look at the Trending Topics on Twitter. That's my case, I live off of Social Networks.
They say that ignorance is bliss (“Ignorance is bliss”, from a 1742 p vietnam email address oem by Thomas Gray ). Many times we “find out” so many things that we pay too much attention to them and not to what is truly important. As an intense tweeter who recently opened my account, I couldn’t go half an hour without knowing what they were saying. And, although it is an excellent source of information, it is not necessary to be there all the time (and let’s face it, very little of what is written there is important). It is not necessary to read everyone either, only those who you are really interested in reading. That is cultivating selective ignorance. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “There are many things in which a wise man wishes to be ignorant.” Eliminate all unnecessary occupations from your life.
3. Automation
The summary of this point is: Let other people or tools do the repetitive tasks.
Managing time requires help. For a long time I complained about administrative tasks, about the time I spent on them. And I thought that at that moment I could be doing something that would bring me more money later, like a pending proposal, finishing the talk I will give, updating my website, writing for the blog. Since that day I prefer to pay a courier service to file the invoices. Since that day I authorized my bank to pay the invoices automatically. I no longer go (almost) to banks. I also hired a good accountant (I almost didn't find one, but finally I found one). I recommend him: Jorge Enrique Mojica (320) 4958587. If they call him, tell him that I gave you the information. For each referral I send him, he gives me a mint. And well, thanks to Jorge, I no longer worry about those things and I dedicate myself to what I do professionally. Shoemaker, stick to your last.
Omar-Gamboa-Task Flow
I mentioned earlier that most meetings are eliminated. This also fits in with this point about taking advantage of the tools: Using Skype makes life much easier. When someone asks me to meet, it is usually to propose business. I think that most things could have been said over Skype and we would have avoided a lot of unnecessary wasted time. Several of the most important businesses and clients I have handled started with an online conversation. The whole thing about having to meet up for everything is out of the question. I prefer to leave meetings for social purposes. Plus, it is increasingly difficult to coordinate everyone's schedules.
We also have to eliminate information overload. Since I stopped watching national television, I get more done. Especially because there are 20 minutes of commercials and 10 of real programming. Now I watch Netflix, I don't watch commercials, I watch what I want and when I want. Before, I was "worried" because I didn't watch news or read the newspaper. Since I stopped consuming news, I'm not only less stressed (because 90% of the news is about victims, blackouts, political intrigues, etc.) but I also invest that time better. If something is really important, someone will surely tell me "did you know what happened with [insert really important news here]?" And if one day I am tempted to see what has happened in the world, I read the news online, or look at the Trending Topics on Twitter. That's my case, I live off of Social Networks.
They say that ignorance is bliss (“Ignorance is bliss”, from a 1742 p vietnam email address oem by Thomas Gray ). Many times we “find out” so many things that we pay too much attention to them and not to what is truly important. As an intense tweeter who recently opened my account, I couldn’t go half an hour without knowing what they were saying. And, although it is an excellent source of information, it is not necessary to be there all the time (and let’s face it, very little of what is written there is important). It is not necessary to read everyone either, only those who you are really interested in reading. That is cultivating selective ignorance. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “There are many things in which a wise man wishes to be ignorant.” Eliminate all unnecessary occupations from your life.
3. Automation
The summary of this point is: Let other people or tools do the repetitive tasks.
Managing time requires help. For a long time I complained about administrative tasks, about the time I spent on them. And I thought that at that moment I could be doing something that would bring me more money later, like a pending proposal, finishing the talk I will give, updating my website, writing for the blog. Since that day I prefer to pay a courier service to file the invoices. Since that day I authorized my bank to pay the invoices automatically. I no longer go (almost) to banks. I also hired a good accountant (I almost didn't find one, but finally I found one). I recommend him: Jorge Enrique Mojica (320) 4958587. If they call him, tell him that I gave you the information. For each referral I send him, he gives me a mint. And well, thanks to Jorge, I no longer worry about those things and I dedicate myself to what I do professionally. Shoemaker, stick to your last.
Omar-Gamboa-Task Flow
I mentioned earlier that most meetings are eliminated. This also fits in with this point about taking advantage of the tools: Using Skype makes life much easier. When someone asks me to meet, it is usually to propose business. I think that most things could have been said over Skype and we would have avoided a lot of unnecessary wasted time. Several of the most important businesses and clients I have handled started with an online conversation. The whole thing about having to meet up for everything is out of the question. I prefer to leave meetings for social purposes. Plus, it is increasingly difficult to coordinate everyone's schedules.