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I’ve written a lot of articles about productivity over the last two years.\u00c2\u00a0 Since I set the goal of making myself more productive several years ago, I’ve read dozens of books and thousands of articles on the topic.\u00c2\u00a0 If you’re trying to become more productive, it can be a bit daunting to get started.\u00c2\u00a0 Just on this website, I’d estimate there are about 300 articles aimed at tackling the idea through one perspective or another.<\/p>\n

Because of this vast spread of ideas, I’ve written an ebook that combines the most important ideas into one source.\u00c2\u00a0 The Little Book of Productivity<\/em> is exactly that, an ebook containing ninety-nine ideas designed to make you more productive.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of the ideas will be familiar to readers who have read every article I’ve written.\u00c2\u00a0 Others are completely new, ideas I haven’t had a chance to write into an article.<\/p>\n

I don’t usually write lists of tips.\u00c2\u00a0 Although I love reading a good list of tips, that isn’t my style of writing.\u00c2\u00a0 As a result, each idea in The Little Book of Productivity,<\/em> is exactly that: an idea.\u00c2\u00a0 A mini-article exploring a useful principle of productivity.<\/p>\n

The ebook is split into seven chapters, and I’m giving the first one, “Beating Procrastination”, away for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The full book has all seven chapters and ninety-nine ideas to make you more productive.\u00c2\u00a0 You can get the ebook here<\/a>, for $9.95.\u00c2\u00a0 As always, I’ve put a 120-day return policy for the book, so there is no risk in giving the ideas a try.<\/p>\n

Here’s a taste of the full book, with just one idea from the preview chapter<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Schedule Calibration<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s play a trust exercise. You\u2019re going to stand up and then fall backwards. Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll catch you.<\/p>\n

What? You fell backwards and hit the floor. That must have hurt. It\u2019s not really my fault, see I wrote this months before you\u2019re reading it. And we aren\u2019t even in the same location.<\/p>\n

It would be understandable if you didn\u2019t trust me after my little prank. It would be hard to rely on me in the future if you can\u2019t trust me. While it\u2019s easy to understand why a lack of trust damages a relationship, it can be harder to see how a lack of trust keeps you procrastinating.<\/p>\n

When you don\u2019t trust your to-do list, it\u2019s easy to procrastinate. When you finish everything on your list, and proceed to add more, that\u2019s violating trust. Before you started working, you had motivated yourself by saying you would be finished when the list was over. Adding more tasks breaks that trust, so you can\u2019t motivate yourself again.<\/p>\n

Schedule calibration is when you have full trust in your to-do list. When it says you have a lot of work to do, you get all of it done. When it says you are finished, you stop. By keeping that trust, you avoid bad habits of both overwork and laziness.<\/p>\n

Download Free Chapter — “Beating Procrastination”<\/a><\/p>\n

Get the Full EBook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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