Strap Yourself to a Time Bomb to Get More Done

If you were sitting on a time bomb, could you finish every task in the time allotted?

Chances are, you could, or it would mean death. This concept can be used to your advantage, and you won’t have to strap yourself to dynamite in order to use it.

If you want to get more done in less time, you have to really put the pressure on yourself and give yourself the incentive to hurry up and get it done. Most people don’t do this with their day to day tasks and that’s often a large part of the reason that they become too time consuming.  Read more... (618 words, 2 images, estimated 2:28 mins reading time)

Radical Action Plan: A Follow Up

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Last weekend was a very interesting one.  I got everything I wanted accomplished except for the goal “work 30 hours for work.”  I didn’t turn off the phone and my brother called to spend time with me.  We haven’t just “hung out” in months so I said sure as long as I get my goals done.  I spent most of the weekend just doing stuff with him, and I still got my goals accomplished.  I did them way faster than I even thought possible because I knew I wanted to go do stuff rather than take a long time on each goal.  Which really began to make it clear how quickly a person really can accomplish if the crunch is on.  Read more... (651 words, 1 image, estimated 2:36 mins reading time)