It’s true, we do a lot more extra work than we have to. Emails definitely have started taking up a lot more time than it used to (remember when everything started getting “e” added in front of it?), and many many more bad habits are developing thanks to technology evolving (and us not adapting).
Come on, save a lot of extra time by dropping a couple habits that The Blog of Tim Ferriss [The Four Hour Work Week] deems unnecessary.
Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night
The former scrambles your priorities and plans for the day, and the latter just gives you insomnia. E-mail can wait until 10am, after you’ve completed at least one of your critical to-do items…
Do not let people ramble
Forget “how’s it going?” when someone calls you. Stick with “what’s up?” or “I’m in the middle of getting something out, but what’s going on?” A big part of GTD is GTP—Getting To the Point.
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