Someone asked me today on how I manage my time and overlapping priorities.
This is a hard one especially with 3 products I am trying to launch, 2 products to maintain and 2 market research pieces. That requires better planning and de-prioitising but in any case time management practices kick in..
Some of the suggestions of this Twitter thread by Shreyas Doshi really reasonated with my current practices
A few favourites:
1. A calendar speaks more truth than a to-do list.
Your to-do list is the ideal Sunday evening theory. Your calendar is the brutal Monday to Friday practice.
So you must operate accordingly. Chiefly, this means that you must block time in your calendar for deep work.
Shreyas explains this so succinctly. I still remembered I block time out in my calendar to work out pricing activities. I don't do it all but deep work deserve space in your calendar.
2. Plan next day , today
Preparing the mind is key. I find it calming when I plan today for tomorrow or Sunday for next week.
When the mind knows what to expect, it becomes present quickly.
3. Think Opportunity Cost, not ROI
Your goal should not be to get a positive ROI on your time. Your goal should be to minimize Opportunity Costs.
This is a hard one especially with 3 products I am trying to launch, 2 products to maintain and 2 market research pieces. That requires better planning and de-prioitising but in any case time management practices kick in..
Some of the suggestions of this Twitter thread by Shreyas Doshi really reasonated with my current practices
A few favourites:
1. A calendar speaks more truth than a to-do list.
Your to-do list is the ideal Sunday evening theory. Your calendar is the brutal Monday to Friday practice.
So you must operate accordingly. Chiefly, this means that you must block time in your calendar for deep work.
Shreyas explains this so succinctly. I still remembered I block time out in my calendar to work out pricing activities. I don't do it all but deep work deserve space in your calendar.
2. Plan next day , today
Preparing the mind is key. I find it calming when I plan today for tomorrow or Sunday for next week.
When the mind knows what to expect, it becomes present quickly.
3. Think Opportunity Cost, not ROI
Your goal should not be to get a positive ROI on your time. Your goal should be to minimize Opportunity Costs.
ROI thinking favors quick wins.
Opportunity Cost thinking favors big wins.
Opportunity Cost thinking requires you to focus on the highest impact things you could possibly work on and then make those things happen.