Towards Personal Productivity

By Takis Athanassiou

The book "Towards Personal Productivity" is a comprehensive resource which will help you to focus on the important things and do what's matters. 

The book focuses on the 3 main areas you need to address (and master) in order to become more productive. Namely the:

• Concepts. The concepts related to productivity are many but they have one thing in common. They start to produce results only when you invest in the time, effort and energy. This is the first step you should master!
• Approaches. The various approaches you can use to enhance your productivity are many but what you need is the one you can use without problem in your everyday life and work. The book suggests the best ones and provides comprehensive resources to allow the reader to select the best! Selecting and implementing the right to your approaches in your life and work is the second step towards productivity and effectiveness. 
• Systems & Tools. There are many tools and systems can help you in your work and enhance your productivity. Here are suggested just a few can help you change your habits and become more effective. This is the 3rd step you need to implement and based on the concepts and approaches you have selected as more appropriate to your life, to use the right for you, system & tools.

In conclusion, this book is an essential compilation of all the assets need to a modern entrepreneur to manage his/her life and business in an effective and efficient way.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Takis Athanassiou
• Release date: Nov 19, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386934257

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Towards Personal Productivity

Approaches and Tools for Enhanced Personal Productivity

A Book by

Takis Athanassiou

Towards Personal Productivity: Approaches and Tools for Enhanced Personal Productivity

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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Francis Of Assisi

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

Peter Drucker

Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own.

Bruce Lee

Fall seven times, Stand up eight.

Japanese Proverb

Acknowledgements

This book would never been realized if not for the arduous work of many people some of which I never have met with.

First of all I own dedication and deep gratitude goes to authors and bloggers around the world trying to expand the limits of personal productivity and translate the advanced of science in tangible actionable lessons for all of us to follow!

Among them you will find thinkers and productivity experts from various fields like Tony Robbins, David Allen, Robin Sharma, Stephen R. Covey, Michael Hyatt, Seth Godin, Chris Brogan, Jason Womack, Tim Ferriss, Chris Ducker, Derek Sivers, Natalie Sisson, Mike Vardy, Joel Comm, Noah Kagan, Sebastian Marshall, Ivan Mazour, Paul Graham, Bill Zipp, Chris Guillebeau, Natasha Vorompiova, Chris LoCurto, Lolly Daskal, Liz Strauss, Ari Meisel, S. Anthony Iannarino, Marie Forleo, Jason Shen, Laura Stack, Omar Zenhom & Nicole Baldinu,  Julie Morgenstern, James Clear, Timo Kiander, Scott Oldford, Marc and Angel Chernoff, Leo Babauta, Sam Thomas Davies, Jonathan Milligan, Craig Jarrow, to mention only a few!

This book does not addressed to high achievers or to busy entrepreneurs want a light guide or a comprehensive how-to about personal productivity.

It includes them, of course. But this book mainly focus on developing a solid foundation and a mindset to everyone wants to achieve his/her goals more effectively!

This books focused on you and on how to achieve what matters most to you!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Forward

Prologue

Introduction

Part 1: Mental Models And Concepts Of Productivity

Time Management In A New Era

What is Time Management?

What Management Have To Do With This?

What We Manage?

Time Management And Personal Accountability

From Time Management To The Priorities Management

When Time Management Is Effective?

What Is Time Management?

What Are The Aspects Of Time Management?

How Can You Do Effective Time Management?

The 5W+1H of Productivity

What Is The 5W+1H Productivity Formula About?

The 5W+1H Productivity Formula

The 5W+1H Productivity Formula: A Case Study

Case Summary

Objectives

5W+1H Productivity Formula Implementation

Conclusion

2 Quadrants To Lead Your Decisions

What's Your Next Move?

Four Stages of Competence Model (Quadrant) - A Decision Tool

Covey’s Time Management Matrix (Quadrant) - Take Better Decisions

Coupling the Quadrants

SMART Goals + Productivity

When a Goal is Not A Day Dreaming

When a Goal is S.M.A.R.T. – Set SMART Goals

Increase Productivity: The Ultimate Business & Personal Approach

The Productivity Content And Context

8 Strategies To Increase Productivity

1. Focus on Creativity & Innovation

2. Focus On Tasks At Hand & Remove Destructions

3. Declutter Your Working Environment To Increase Productivity

4. Limited Meeting and Unnecessary Commutes

5. Planning Ahead

6. Review Often Your Tasks

7. Mind Your Associates

8. Use Technology To Your Own Benefit

Part 2: Approaches In Productivity And Effectiveness

Make a Difference

The Secret Of Focus

An Endless Flow Of Information & Stimuli

The Problem With Information Overload!

How To Manage Information Overload!

The Secret Of Focus

Focus: How To Do It Better & More Effectively

Focus – What A Strange Notion!

Can you Focus Better!

A System For Intentional Focus & Productivity

Kendo, Flow & Productivity

A Framework of Thought

A Talk About Productivity

12 Ways To Reboot Your Life

Free Space For Your Thoughts

Free Space? Why?

Free Space. For what?

3 Elements For Personal Development And Success

Personal Development Commitments

Cultivate Good Habits

Habits For An Efficient And Productive Day

How To Manage Your Time

A Legitimate Time Management Question: Time for What?

How To Manage Your Time? Time Management At Its Best!

What Is Time Management Or Time Gained And Regained?

A Preparation Drill For Your Next Meeting

Why Do We Do Business Meetings?

A Preparation Drill For Your Next Business Meeting

How to Survive a Boredom Meeting

There Are Meaningless Meetings?

5 Ways to Survive a Boredom Meeting

Part 3: Systems & Tools

Do you like Analog Systems?

Paper-Based Productivity Systems of Use

Bullet Journal (Paper-Based Productivity System)

The Case For An Effective Note-Taking Practice

The Search for a Ubiquitous Note-taking System

The Art of Effective Note-Taking

Effective Note-Taking? Take a Peek at What Is Out There

What’s Next

Best Productivity Tip, Ever!!!

The 2 Minutes Rule

Developing 2 Minutes Productivity Habits

How I Use the 2 Minutes Productivity Rule

3 Productivity Tips To Make Your Day

How To Use The Productivity Tips!

3 Productivity Tips To Make Your Day

Do You Keep a Secret?

Hard Work Is The Answer?

What Was The Question?

A Secret Recipe

The Secret Weapon

Collaboration Tools For Small Business

Why Collaboration Tools?

What Collaboration Tools I Use

How You Can Use Collaboration Tools

15 Applications and Tools To Increase Your Productivity

Why The Applications And Tools Approach?

How Do I Choose?

Favorite Applications And Tools

Conclusion | Final Thoughts!

Resources

Further Reading

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