https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/11370-the-ceo-of-airbnb-starts-each-morning-with-a-simple-but-effective-twist-on-the-standard-to-do-list
- Make a list of everything you want to accomplish that day. Be as exhaustive as possible. Group a few similar tasks together. Repeat the grouping and refining process until you have just a few big tasks.
- “If you have a list of 20 things to do, you end up realizing, ‘I don’t need to do 20 things,'”
https://medium.com/time-dorks/start-with-a-full-calendar-8da582cc4890
- From 7–11 a.m. each day, Graham had scheduled time with himself. It was labeled “Do not schedule / Morning routine” to work for a couple hours before my meetings begin.
https://www.fastcompany.com/40443893/productivity-secrets-from-jeff-bezos-mark-zuckerberg-susan-wojcicki-and-more
CEO of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos:
- “Make the decision when you have about 70% of the information you wish you had.”
- Use the phrase “disagree and commit”: ‘Look, I know we disagree on this but will you gamble with me on it? Disagree and commit?’
- “Sometimes teams have different objectives and fundamentally different views,” he writes. “They are not aligned. No amount of discussion, no number of meetings will resolve that deep misalignment. Without escalation, the default dispute resolution mechanism for this scenario is exhaustion.”
CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey
- Being disciplined and practiced
- “On Monday, at both companies, I focus on management and running the company,” he said in the interview. “Tuesday is focused on product. Wednesday is focused on marketing and communications and growth. Thursday is focused on developers and partnerships. Friday is focused on the company and the culture and recruiting. Saturday I take off, I hike. And Sunday is reflection, feedback, strategy, and getting ready for the rest of the week.”
Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of the digital financial platform Ellevest
- I balance time that I spend with others with blocks of time during which I can think.
Keller Williams Realty founder Gary Keller
- blocks out the first four hours to work on his most important task
Michael Pryor, former CEO and head of product for the project management software platform Trello
- close virtual doors by turning off Slack and email
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki
- Unplugging not only helps facilitate family time; it helps Wojcicki be more creative and productive.
- “If you are working 24/7, you’re not going to have any interesting ideas.”
Elliot Weissbluth, CEO of the financial services company HighTower
- “Email is unidirectional—anyone, at any time, can just go to your inbox without permission, invitation or consideration,”
- Don’t bother filing. A good search tool can scan your folders and find whatever it is you need instantly.
- “Whatever messages are left become a to-do list of the items that actually need your care and attention. Keep this list short, between two and five items, or what you can actually hope to achieve on any given day. Get those items done and you’ve just reached Inbox Zero.”
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
- Checking off easy things creates a snowball effect that helps you gain momentum. That forward motion helps build energy and stamina for the larger, harder things.