“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

I’m going to write my summary now with what I would like to accomplish because I know that otherwise I will forget, I’m going to try to get the majority of my late work in School of Rock done.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

Classes:

School of Rock

Algebra 2: I’m quitting this class next session

Chemistry A: Start it etc

World History A: Start edgenuity class

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

I’m starting with trying to catch up with School of Rock, because the next session at Avanti starts on the 16th.

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

1. Set a timer for your first task
   1. Decide how long you think it will take before you start
2. Start working
3. Repeat this process for 45 minutes for as many tasks as you can complete, then take a 15-minute break
   • Get up and get a drink of water
   • Get up and go for a walk
   • Every 20 minute blink your eyes 20 times while looking at least 20 feet away
     • This is good for your eyes

Start steps 1 through 3 again, repeat for your school day

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

David Allen says to

• Store ideas externally to stay focused on the work at hand.
• Clarify the intended outcome of each project.
• Review ideas frequently to determine the next best action.
• Decrease stress by appropriately managing your commitments.

These things can help you stay more organized and less stressed.

• Then, go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
• Write a few sentence reflection
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Literally, read the article and go for another walk 🙂

“I coach C-suite executives and rising stars from the earliest startups to Fortune 100 companies. My passion is to help ambitious leaders achieve their full human potential.”  – Read more about Katia…

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

What I learned is that it is important to pay attention to when you feel like you have the most energy in the day, and that tracking it to show a pattern can help you to know when you will be the most productive. Also it is important to keep your emotions in check to that you can use your mental energy to its fullest ability.