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In Their Own Words…
Do one thing at once. Stop multitasking!
–Mike Cannon-Brookes is the co-founder of Atlassian, an Australian software company.
The basic principle of time management is as follows: do one thing, and one thing only until it is
finished, then move on. This means put your phone away so texting, Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram
aren't distracting you while doing homework.
–Elizabeth Poblete is a straight-A student who attends Xavier College Preparatory.
Your mobile device? Turn off ALL notifications. Only look when you have time or when you have
scheduled time to deal with it. Granted, I have a unique tone for my wife, but that's about it. Don't let
technology control you... you control your technology.
–Mitch Joel is president of Mirum, a global digital marketing agency. He is the author of Six Pixels of
Separation and CTRL ALT Delete.

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The Time Is Always Now
I don’t collect art. But when I accidentally stumbled on a mixed-media painting
by artist Peter Tunney, I had to buy it at any cost. Its simple message: the time is
always now.
Be mindful.
Live with intention.
Remember, there are only 1,440 minutes in a day.
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CHAPTER 17
20 More Time & Productivity Hacks
The 15 secrets shared above are the principles that are most likely to get you
massive gains in productivity. Below are even more tips and tricks you can use
to save time.
1. Always cook more than one meal at a time. There is a lot of
inefficient time in cooking. The planning, shopping, prep work,
cooking, cleaning. If I cook dinner, which is often, since I enjoy
cooking, I’ll make sure I get two or three different meals out of it.
I personally don’t mind eating the same healthy dinner three
nights in a row—I mainly eat for health during the week, not
pleasure.
2. Off-load your memory with your camera phone. I have a
horrible memory, but I’ve learned to off-load short-term memory
items to my phone. Some of the things I might take pictures of:
my hotel room number, where I parked my car, the label from a
good bottle of wine, a book cover that a friend shows me, a
whiteboard filled with great notes, or the valet parking ticket. It’s
an easy way to relieve stress and save a few minutes of wandering
around looking for your room or car.
3. Mute your phone and shut off all notifications. Working
distraction free has already been a theme throughout this book, but
it is absolutely crazy to let your computer, phone, or other devices
“shout” at you with notifications. My phone is on silent at all
times, unless my kids are out at night and I want to make sure I
can respond in an emergency. There is no need to be notified
every time someone DMs you on Twitter, PMs you on Facebook,
or emails you.
4. Drink a healthy protein shake for breakfast. Right now, you
are probably skipping breakfast to save time, or you are stopping

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at a Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts to grab coffee and a donut. Both
are bad ideas. Remember it’s about productivity, not time, and
drinking a protein shake gives you energy and alertness all
morning, boosting your metabolism so you’ll actually burn more
calories than if you skip breakfast. And as fast as your dash into a
donut shop is, making a shake is faster than parking, walking in,
waiting in line, waiting for your coffee, and walking back out.
5. Never watch live TV. Why? Because of the commercials. Just
DVR every show you want to watch so you can skip through the
commercials. Unless it’s a real-time sporting event or the
Bachelor is giving his final rose, do you really need to watch a TV
show the moment it’s broadcast?
6. Don’t watch TV at all! David Meerman Scott is a marketing &
sales strategist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of 10
books including The New Rules of Marketing & PR and
Newsjacking. In an interview for this book he told me:
According to Nielsen, the average American spends 158 hours each
month watching television! That's 1,896 hours per year. Damn. That
would be enough time to write an awesome book or start a company. You
want a six-pack? Exercise instead of watch TV. Eliminate television and
you gain nearly two thousand hours a year. Imagine what YOU could do!
7. Use your drive time wisely. Think about how many hours a year
you spend driving in the car. Commute times, driving to clients,
long trips to your parents’ house. Even if you just drive 30
minutes each way to work, that is over 200 hours a year, or almost
10 days of time. We often reflexively just think of this as dead
time on our calendar and crank up our favorite music and tune out
the world. Instead, think of phone calls you need to make—
whether work related or to friends and family members. Consider
listening to podcasts (which can cover the daily news) or “how to”
programs or even learning a foreign language. Of course you can
use podcast apps like Stitcher (
www.Stitcher.com
) to easily find
great programs and listen to them at 2x the speed to save even
more time!
8. Never call people without setting an appointment ahead of