Take Back Your Time

Tacettin İKİZ · April 01, 2025, 12:00:23 AM

Take Back Your Time
12 Techniques to Master Your Minutes by Amy Gibson

1. Timeboxing	• Divide day into blocks of time • Assign tasks to each block • Focus only on that task during the block Example: 8am–11am: Deep Work 11am–11:30am: Quick Tasks 11:30am–12:30pm: Break 12:30pm–2pm: High-Priority Tasks 2pm–4pm: Collaboration Time
2. Pomodoro Technique	• Decide on a task • Set a 25-minute timer • Work until the timer rings • Take a 5-minute break (Repeat)
3. 2-Minute Rule	• If a task takes less than 2 minutes, do it immediately.
4. Kanban Board	• Visualize tasks using columns like: To-Do \| Working On \| Completed • Helps track progress at a glance
5. 1-3-5 Rule	• When planning your day, pick: 1 Big Task 3 Medium Tasks 5 Small Tasks
6. Eat the Frog	• Do your hardest or most important task first thing in the day.
7. Flowtime Technique	• Work until you lose focus (no timer) • Track how long you stay focused • Take short breaks (5–10 mins) • Use the data to improve future sessions
8. 80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle)	• 80% of results come from 20% of effort • Focus on the most impactful 20% • Reduce or eliminate the trivial 80%
9. Getting Things Done (GTD)	• 5 Steps: Capture → Clarify → Organize → Reflect → Engage • Clear your mind by externalizing tasks
10. Warren Buffett's 25/5 Rule	• List your top 25 goals • Circle the top 5 • Focus only on those • Avoid the remaining 20 at all costs
11. Eisenhower Matrix	• Prioritize by urgency and importance: Urgent + Important = DO Not Urgent + Important = SCHEDULE Urgent + Not Important = DELEGATE Not Urgent + Not Important = DELETE
12. Task Batching	• Group similar tasks together • Schedule them into sessions • Work on them in blocks, not one by one

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Take Back Your Time

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