実際に必要なたった5つの時間管理術
Table of Contents Simplifying Productivity In An Overcomplicated World Like most things in our busy, distracted, and increasingly complex lives, we often make time management way more complicated than it needs to be. There are countless systems out there for running your life “better.” And probably as many time management techniques as there are things to spend your time on in the first place. However, getting a handle on your time isn’t (and shouldn’t be) some complex process. At FocusMe, we spend a great deal of energy on the various systems people use to conduct more productive lives. So we know all about the best productivity software programs on the […]
How Titans Manage Time: Mark Cuban and Macro-Management
Today, were going to be looking how titans spend their time on a macro scale. When we talk about time management and scheduling your activities, we usually think of it in the micro (i.e., your daily schedule). This is good and necessary, since you need to take advantage of the quantitative reality that you only have 24 hours in the day. But, as a person who’s never really been a good micro-manager of time (but have had some serious help from FocusMe), I asked myself how important it is to have control over the macro is just as important. Jumping to Another Ship of Focus On one hand, you have […]
How Titans Manage Time: Jim Rohn and Attracting Success
Today, I finally hit my breaking point with a friend. For nearly two months, we’ve spent hours discussing how he can better market himself and his product. But most of the time was spent discussing his fear of failure, his insecurities, and his lack of time to get his business rolling. I tried to help and spent a lot of time to motivate him. The problem with motivation sometimes is that it’s not concrete. It pumps you up…and that’s it. For those who are already pushing themselves and building their art or business will benefit from the short-term motivational boost, but people who haven’t started or who don’t have any […]
How Titans Manage Time – Richard Branson and Working Hard (But Also Playing Hard)
Working hard, Playing hard Richard Branson, multi-billionaire owner of Virgin Group, wrote the followed in his LinkedIn profile: “Too many people measure how successful they are by how much money they make or the people that they associate with. In my opinion, true success should be measured by how happy you are.” Bill Gates and Warren Buffet (who we’ve discussed on this blog before), apparently gave the same answer on the subject. We often hear this from people – that happiness is the goal, not money. While we do agree at first, it’s not strange to question the assertion a few moments later. “If being happy is the goal, then […]
How Titans Manage Time – Tim Ferriss and Funneling Your Days Efficiently
Next up on our titan pantheon is the writer and entrepreneur, Tim Ferriss, best known for his groundbreaking novel, The 4-Hour Work Week. We’ve covered the benefits of doing nothing from Warren Buffett, the productivity of a 100-hour work week from Elon Musk, and the reality that there is time to get shit done, as explained by the twistedly genius Gary Vaynerchuk. After so much horse-power work ethic, we’re going back to the notion of less work. https://youtu.be/pV2hLYqRnvY In the video, Tim explains that his 4-hour week work shouldn’t be taken too literally. You do have to work. But what he stresses is that you focus the time you do have […]
How Titans Manage Time: Gary Vaynerchuk and “Do You Live for Friday?”
Gary Vaynerchuk and “Do You Live for Friday?” Alright, my boy Gary, originally a wine entrepreneur, turned motivational speaker and life coach, laid it out real simple for you: there’s plenty of time to focus, increase productivity, and get shit done. But, you don’t focus on productivity. Instead, you focus on spending way too much time on your favourite websites and apps, especially on the weekend, because the weekend is great. And Monday – that sucks. Productivity is For Every Day Though, I’m curious – why do you hate Monday? And what pumped you up about Friday? Hanging out with friends, getting drunk, or maybe doing absolutely nothing? Whatever the […]
How Titans Manage Time: Elon Musk and The 100-Hour Work Week
In the following video, Elon Musk gives a harsh and quantitative lesson on the power of work ethic. You Have to Work. Period. The last article in this series focused on Warren Buffett’s advocacy for free time doing “nothing,” except for thinking and problem solving free of distraction. While this is true, I made it clear that not only should this time actually be dedicated to rigorous thinking and/or meditation, but that you do need to work hard. What does this mean, precisely? “If other people are putting in 40 hour work weeks and you’re putting in 100 hour work weeks. Even if you’re doing the same thing…you know you […]
How Titans Manage Time: Warren Buffett and Free Time
Warren Buffett is an investor. He is also worth over $70 billion and is the second richest man in the world. In regards to convincing you that he is worth learning from, I don’t surmise I need any more evidence than this (if I do, you better be the richest man in the world. And we both know you’re not). What’s his time management secret? Okay, he is successful. Cool. What now? We emulate. And to emulate, we must first understand. So, pay attention. The Fundamentals of Time Management If we melt success down to its most basic elements, what do we have? 1. Time 2. How X person […]
