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Key takeaways from Want to Be More Productive? Try Doing Less.

A step-by-step guide to pare down your to-do list. Open at source

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When you stop doing the things that make you feel busy but aren’t getting you results, then you end up with more than enough time for what matters.

Write down the tasks you do in that area on one side of a piece of paper, and on the other, list successes you’ve had in that area. Then, identify which tasks directly contributed to those successes.

On the left-hand side, list the tasks or activities you do in that area of your work or life.

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