Howdy,

You want to get more done. Feel more in control. Enjoy some mental piece.

What’s the secret?

It’s not about having better habits…It’s all about having better systems.

Or to quote, James Clear:

Today, we’ve got…

1. 5 unorthodox systems you should use to get sh*t done.

2. How to make your OOO message a line your coworkers won’t cross.

3. The greatest invention since pizza delivery.

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5 unorthodox systems you should use to get sh*t done.

1. Act fast.

When a new task arises: act, ignore, or delegate.

If it takes <5 minutes, deal with it right away.

No dilly-dallying.

2. Do your highest impact task first.

The night before, identify your most crucial task.

Tackle it first in the morning. This creates momentum and makes all the smaller stuff seem easy.

How?

3. Avoid meetings.

Here’s a golden rule:

It’s easy for Mark Cuban to say this now given that he’s pretty far removed from working a normal job.

For us mere mortals, meetings are necessary.

The key is making sure there’s always a clear objective all parties agree on.

Always ask yourself:

4. Make hard things easy.

Stop trusting your future self.

Instead, focus on removing friction from things you want to do.

Want to run in the morning?

5. Theme days of the week.

Don’t scatter tasks. Group them together so you minimize switching costs.

• Monday: Strategy.

• Tuesday: Client Calls.

• Wednesday: Team Training

How to make your OOO message a line your coworkers won’t cross.

An insight from Brandon Smith.

Telling your coworkers you're going on vacation is one thing.

Them actually respecting it is another.

Here’s how to draw a line they won’t cross:

You probably view your OOO message as an afterthought. One last thing standing in the way of you and Disneyland.

So, you hastily throw up one of these:

That’s the problem.

It’s easy for someone to sidestep. You want to make someone feel bad for bothering you.

The key?

Be more specific. Like this…

Now someone has to decide that whatever they need (a) requires you and (b) is more important than an annual family trip.

A few other tips to preserve your peace on PTO…

• Don’t respond to emails.

• Don’t answer calls (they will never be “quick” ).

• Let everyone you work with know repeatedly that you’ll be unavailable.

The greatest invention since pizza delivery.

Where has this been all my life?

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See ya next week!