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Cultivate observation
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Perform tasks faster
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Think with pencil in hand
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Periodically remind yourself to "Think Alertly"
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Do the job right the first time
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Reduce preoccupation time
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Locate energy losses
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Unblock natural drive by doing what you enjoy
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Establish a balanced exercise program
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Be highly selective in what you read
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Set up a systematic program for reading
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Double your speed of reading
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Read a book like a newspaper
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Do one thing at a time
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Always have a high priority job with you for when you
have unexpected free time
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Keep a writing pad accessible. Draw pictures/diagrams as
you explain a point to visitors
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Replace writing letters longhand with a dictating
machine
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Dictate letters into a machine instead of directly to a
secretary
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If possible, move your home closer to work, or work
closer to home, to reduce commuting time
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Instead of bringing two or three individuals in from
different parts of the country for a brief meeting, set
up a "conference call"
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When explaining an unfamiliar point, make comparisons
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Be aware of when you are tapering off from peak levels
of performance. At that point, shift to another vital
priority be on time to meetings, appointments and
scheduled events
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Reduce the overlong visitor stay
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Reduce the overlong telephone call
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Accumulate telephone calls and handle them at a time
when the chance of getting through is most likely
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If you have a secretary, use him/her to screen incoming
telephone calls and drop-in visitors
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When a visitor stay is too long, have a co-worker or
secretary interrupt you
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Establish an appropriate balance between vocational work
and management work
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Retire early and rise early
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Get the necessary sleep each night, but no more than is
necessary
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Be sensitive to the vital priorities of others around
you
