From the course: Productivity Tips: Finding Your Productive Mindset

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Build a not-to-do list

Build a not-to-do list

From the course: Productivity Tips: Finding Your Productive Mindset

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Build a not-to-do list

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- [Instructor] You've likely heard of the To-Do List, which is incidentally on my time management courses I encourage people not to have. I do encourage you to have instead of the To-Do list, is the Not-To-Do list. This is the list of things that you know will get you into trouble, in a productivity sense. The leaders I coach and speak to who are most productive have learned to say no far more often than they say yes, this is a principle of success. You want to avoid entangling yourself in doing things that are low to no value. I believe it's a helpful exercise for someone to go through to discover what should be on their Not-To-Do list. If you need a starting point for your personal Not-To-Do list, here are a few suggestions. Do not attempt to multitask, it makes things take longer, you'll make more mistakes, you'll increase your stress levels and you'll damage relationships. Do not agree to meet with…

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