by Allen & Schwartzone
Allen is the author of the best seller Getting Things Done, the other is the author of the best seller Be Excellent at Anything
- Be healthy(fitness, sleep, nutrition, and rest), cultivate positive thinking, and communicate it with others.
- Human being is not a machine, so need to be rhythmic. Focus on work and rest, not just to be sitting all day.
- Do important thing first in the morning.- Dump idea out of head and externalise it. (the way of Get Thing Done(GTD))
- We are creatures of habit- Break down big tasks and focus on smaller “next action”, which is manageable.
- Regularly review task list.
- Concentrate and finish one thing at a time
- Handle the distraction like e-mail, message, etc.
- Leader should be the chief energy officerSummarised from HBR 2011.05