…I create a template, checklist, or both.
This is my productivity rule.
And it has saved tons of time on the things I do regularly.
Why it matters:
It takes 2 to 25 minutes to transition from task to task depending on who we believe. How many tasks – emails, calls, texts – did you do today? Do the conservative math. That is a lot of time.
Yeah, so?
So. What if you had a template for the next task you had to do? You wouldn’t need to start from scratch. Just grab the template and dig in. Here’s a simple example of an announcement I send my class each week:
One or two sentences about the one big thing we’re covering this week.
What happened: One or two sentences about last week and…
- Three
- Key
- Takeaways
What’s next: One or two sentences about this week and…
- Three
- Learning
- Objectives
Worth watching: One or two sentences about the live session tonight and…
- Reasons
- To
- Watch
If you need help: I give them my contact information.
And I do that in less than 201 words.
Maybe yours doesn’t look exactly like that. Or maybe you need 219 words. But it will save you time.