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<h1 style="text-align: center;">productivity tips - Kathleen Davis</h1>
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<li>]&nbsp;Last year I used a kitchen timer to force myself to focus; I blocked the Internet and email so I couldn&rsquo;t get distracted; I set an auto-response on my email; I wrote <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3023732/the-most-impressive-to-do-list-of-2013" target="_self">a lot of to-do lists</a>. I even started <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3013856/how-to-be-a-success-at-everything/why-productive-people-get-up-insanely-early" target="_self">getting up earlier</a>.</li>
<li>] we&rsquo;ve asked some of the most super-productive people with whom we work to share how they manage to accomplish so much:</li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li><strong>[FOCUS] <a name="Focus_on_one_big_task_at_a_time_"></a>Focus on one big task at a time</strong></li>
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<li>David Rusenko, CEO weebly</li>
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<li><strong>[ORG PLANNING] <a name="Organize_Your_Day_Into_Time_Blocks_"></a>Organize Your Day Into Time Blocks&nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li><a class="profile" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/person/ekaterina-walter">Ekaterina Walter</a>, CMO at <a href="http://branderati.com/" target="_blank">Branderati</a>, and author of <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Zuck-Improbably-Zuckerberg/dp/007180949X" target="_blank">Think Like Zuck</a></em>,</li>
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<li><strong>[DO] Do things you dont want to do</strong></li>
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<li>Oliver Burkeman, author of <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Antidote-Happiness-Positive-Thinking/dp/1480527300" target="_blank">The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking</a></em></li>
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<li><strong>[DONT] dont get paralyzed by perfection</strong></li>
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<li>] <a href="http://fastcompany.com/user/art-markman" target="_self">Art Markman</a>&nbsp;- psychologist and author</li>
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<li><strong>[FOCUS] stay in the moment</strong></li>
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<li>&nbsp;Douglas Merrill founder of <a href="http://www.zestfinance.com/" target="_blank">ZestFinance</a> (formerly VP of Engineering at Google).</li>
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<li><strong>[SYS ] put your brain on autopilot for the small stuff</strong></li>
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<li>Prerna Gupta, chief product officer of social music app <a href="http://www.smule.com/" target="_blank">Smule</a> - has the same breakfast+lunch every day, doesnt have to think about it ,</li>
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<li><strong>[PLAN] write an old fashioned to do list</strong></li>
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<li>] Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School, and author of <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sidetracked-Decisions-Derailed-Stick-Plan/dp/1422142698" target="_blank">Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to the Plan</a></em>. focus, progress, priorities</li>
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<li><strong>[REVIEW] <a name="Get_an_Accountability_Partner"></a>Get an Accountability Partner</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/user/laura-vanderkam" target="_self">Laura Vanderkam</a>, frequent contributor and author <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Successful-People-Before-Breakfast-Mornings-ebook/dp/B007K3E2YK" target="_blank">What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast</a></em>.</li>
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<li><strong>[DONT] Dont check faceboook</strong></li>
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<li>] <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/user/drake-baer" target="_self">Drake Baer</a> spent most of 2013 writing about productivity, and when he needed a break he says the thing that kept him going wasn&rsquo;t checking social media or email. Instead, he says he goes for a walk, gets a snack to stave off hunger, or sneaks into a conference room for a brief bit of meditation.</li>
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<li><strong>[DO SYS] deal with it only once</strong></li>
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<li>] Leo Widrich cofounder of social media sharing app Buffer - Deal with something only once. Do it now. Then it&rsquo;s off your mind, and you can fully focus on the next matter.&rdquo; He says the &ldquo;deal with it only once&rdquo; policy works for three of the most nagging aspects of everyone&rsquo;s day: email, meetings, and requests for help. Answer all as soon as they come up and get them out of the way</li>
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<li><strong>[DO FOCUS] escape into single tasking</strong></li>
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<li>] <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/user/faisal-hoque" target="_self">Faisal Hoque </a>&nbsp;has mastered the art of doing one thing at a time. In fact he&rsquo;s so good at &ldquo;single-tasking,&rdquo; that he can lose himself mundane task like vacuuming and help ground his focus for his work. &ldquo;Being in the moment allows us to escape from adversity, conserve our inner energy, and be more consciously productive,&rdquo; he says.</li>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li>] <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3024252/11-expert-tips-to-help-you-be-more-productive-in-2014" target="_blank">http://www.fastcompany.com/3024252/11-expert-tips-to-help-you-be-more-productive-in-2014</a><a href="http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/09/become-the-most-productive-person-you-know/">/</a></li>
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<li><strong>] RELATED - compiled list</strong></li>
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