Source https://zenhabits.net/powerfully-effective/
By Leo Babauta
A lot of people I talk to are unhappy with their ability to get stuff done in their lives. They feel they’re wasting a lot of time, never really getting anything important done.
What I like to play with is the idea of having a “powerfully effective day.”
It’s a big topic, probably worthy of a whole book, but in this post I’m going to lay down some of the key principles and tactics.
If you can follow these — imperfectly, and with practice — you’ll transform how effective you are in your life. These principles and tactics are simple and powerful, but they require your wholehearted devotion to them.
Let’s dive in.
Principle 1: Align Your Targets
You can’t be effective if you’re working on unimportant stuff. You have to work on the stuff that matters. But how do you know what matters?
The tactic is to pick 1-3 tasks a day that align…