Daniel Pink shares five productivity techniques in 57 seconds. Writing down goals increases attainment by 42 percent. Warren Buffett's 5/25 rule: list 25 goals, focus on five, ignore the rest. The Pomodoro Technique uses 25-minute work blocks with five-minute breaks. Walking at three miles per hour boosts creativity.
Give me 57 seconds and I'll give you 5 science-based techniques to increase your productivity. Number 1, write it down. A study from Dominican University of California found you're 42% more likely to hit your goals if you write them down. Number 2, Buffett's 5/25 rule. List your top 25 goals, focus on the top 5, and avoid the other 20. They're distractions. Number 3, the Eisenhower Matrix. If it's urgent and important, do it now. If it's important and not urgent, schedule it. If it's urgent and not important, delegate it. If it's neither, get rid of it. Number 4, the Pomodoro Technique. Set a timer for 25 minutes, work straight through, focus, no distractions, nothing else, then take a 5-minute break. Do this for 4 rounds and you'll be shocked at how much you get done. And number 5, take a walk. Motion is magic. One writer says that walking is thinking at 3 miles per hour.
