Productivity: Habits, Focus, Methods

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Untethered Mind, Sunday Edition, 4-min read. — I hate feeling stuck. It's like treading water; there's nothing to hold on to. You just feel like letting go and succumbing to the dark, cold water beneath. But I've learned there's a lot we can do to relocate the spark that once flickered bright and alive.

Much like your favorite coffee blend, the MOCHA Method is a unique combination of ingredients designed to supercharge your productivity.

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To-do lists should not be managed as a shopping list. It’s great to have a place to dump all your tasks in, but how do you decide what to work on next?

Whether you are trying to decide which product feature to ship first, or what task to place at the top of your to-do list, it can sometimes be hard to decide on the right prioritization. That’s when a strategic approach can be helpful. The MoSCoW method is a simple, effective way to bring order to ... Read More

A look at the method of managing and evaluating your calendar based on your energy levels.

A psychologist and Harvard professor lets us in on the magic behind meaningful routines.

Plus, 10 tips to help you get started.

The fitness buff has some key pointers for feeling refreshed.

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We can’t really do more than one thing at a time, experts say. But these tactics can help.

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Here are a few to-do list ideas that have helped me turn my to-do list from a list of stuff to a powerful tool for organizing my life.

Laura Mae Martin dishes on how to beat procrastination, declutter your inbox, and more.

This week’s question is all about how I use the technology I have to be more productive and better manage my time. 

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#AD Supercharge your content with AI here: https://offers.hubspot.com/generative-ai-for-content-operations How to improve focus is one of the questions I get asked most about. Whether you're a student, creator, professional or entrepreneur, being able to focus is extremely helpful. This video is the first in a 3 part series about focus, where we're covering the 5 main mistakes that people make. Let me know what you find useful in the comments! Enjoy x 🔗 LINKS: Sign up to my free 7 day focus crash course here: https://go.aliabdaal.com/focusvid1 Nir Eyal's book Indistractable: https://geni.us/j4Mbn I'm launching a productivity community, join the waitlist here: https://waitlist.productivity.club/?utm_campaign=Productivity%20Lab%20Waitlist&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Long&utm_content=Why%20You%27re%20Always%20Distracted%20%28Focus%20Series%201%29 Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity: https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/focusvid1 If you've read the book, share your thoughts here: https://aliabdaal.com/fgp-rating/ By the way, you can watch this video in a few other languages by changing the audio settings xx 🍿 WATCH NEXT: How to Stop Wasting Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgBF3N3MhYw How to Make 2024 Your Best Year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_DOG_mXz5w How to Be Effortlessly Disciplined - 5 Mindsets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz59q8wHECk I Read 107 Productivity Books. Here's What Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poc4ctbnDYA 📈 If you want to start or grow a YouTube channel: https://go.aliabdaal.com/exp 💌 Free Weekly Productivity Insights: https://www.aliabdaal.com/sunday MY FAVOURITE TOOLS & GEAR ⏰ Rize - How I track my time and stay productive - https://rize.io/aliabdaal 📩 Superhuman - My favourite email app - https://go.aliabdaal.com/superhuman ✍️ Shortform - My favourite place for book summaries - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform 📚 Readwise - How I remember everything I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise 🎵 Epidemic Sound - Music & SFX in my videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound ⚙️ Notion - How I manage my life and business - https://go.aliabdaal.com/notion 💰Trading212 - How I invest my money - https://www.trading212.com/promocodes/ALI MY OTHER SOCIALS: 🎙 My podcast Deep Dive - https://www.youtube.com/c/DeepDivewithAliAbdaal/ 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 📱 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aliabdaal 👨‍💻 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🎥 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aliabdaal/ WHO AM I? If we haven’t yet before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love. PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜 ⌚️Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:21 - Mistake 1 - Not Having a Plan 5:13 - Mistake 2 - Ignoring How You Feel 9:14 - Mistake 3 - You’re Switching Between Too Many Tasks 11:42 - Mistake 4 - You’re Not Taking Breaks 14:26 - Mistake 5 - You’re Not Hitting the Golden Trio

Measure your productivity, and track your deep work and context-switches. Discover what gets you in productive flow and what breaks it. Learn how to become more productive.

I'm an Italian Master's graduate in Data Science and Digital Marketing, currently working for a project and staying in Italy. Managing time and staying focused is always a problem. This channel is a help for me and everyone who wants to join me to study/work.

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