Sequence matters

It is easy to fool yourself by saying, “I will go to the gym. I’m just gonna watch one more episode of my favorite tv-show”. Most people will, in that situation, most often not go to the gym. However, if you instead have the self-discipline to tell...

Don’t call people, unless you don’t care about them

Calling someone means that you are interrupting whatever the person you are calling is doing. So don’t do it unless it is an emergency. You have no idea what that person you are trying to interrupt is doing right now. If anyone you want to reach is in the zone,...

Breaking down tasks = Focusing

I often myself in situations when I don’t know what I’m doing really. I might have tried to accomplish the same task for 3hrs, and it should take 20min. It is not that I’m not trying, but my focus is just not there. One thing I’ve noticed is...

Why you need 2 computers

Almost 100% of my work is done through a computer—communication, writing, programming, management, etc. However, I try to separate my everyday work and other parts of my life. During the day I mostly work on my consulting business, and when I go home I try to do some...

The ToDo app that makes you unproductive

I’ve used a couple of different ToDo-apps in my life so far, and some have been better than others. However, I think most of the teams behind these apps use the “wrong” KPI:s. I’m not sure precisely what KPI they use, but they are for sure not...