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Both forces—the Busy Bandwagon and the Infinity Pools—are powerful because they’ve become our defaults.
Being more productive didn’t mean I was doing the most important work; it only meant I was reacting to other people’s priorities faster.
The first step is choosing a single highlight to prioritize in your day. Next, you’ll employ specific tactics to stay laser-focused on that highlight—we’ll offer a menu of tricks to beat distraction in an always-connected world. Throughout the day, you’ll build energy so you can stay in control of your time and attention. Finally, you’ll reflect on the day with a few simple notes.
Every day, you’ll choose a single activity to prioritize and protect in your calendar.
Doing more doesn’t help you create time for what matters; it just makes you feel even more frazzled and busy.
Choosing your daily Highlight starts with asking yourself a question: What do I want to be the highlight of my day?
The second Highlight strategy is to think about satisfaction: At the end of the day, which Highlight will bring me the most satisfaction?
The third strategy focuses on joy: When I reflect on today, what will bring me the most joy?
A good rule of thumb is to choose a Highlight that takes sixty to ninety minutes.
Bundle up the small tasks and use batch processing to get them all done in one Highlight session. In other words, make a batch of small things your big thing.
Once you’ve identified something that’s important to you, focusing on it day after day will help it take root in your life, grow, and flourish.
Treat these blocks like important meetings, and when people try to double-book you, remember Graham’s simple and effective comeback: “I’ve already got plans.”
When you don’t have a plan, you have to decide constantly what to do next, and you might get distracted thinking about all the things you should or could do.