The countdown to New Year 2014 has begun and we are busy preparing for Christmas and welcoming the new year. Its also time to look back at the year gone by and hack some of the learning to better prepare and plan the time, productivity and life in order to help us do better, be more productive and live well in year 2014 and beyond. Here is my 14 hacks that I'd continue using in 2014 and beyond to master the time and productivity management. If it helps you be more productive and more better, it'll make me feel gifted!

1. 14 HACKS
TO BE
MORE
PRODUCTIV
E AND DO
WELL IN
2014
I learned to;
Selectively forget the past
Manage the present
And plan the future
Now, I wish to apply
These hacks to be MORE
DO WELL in 2014.
PRODUCTIVE and

2. WHAT I DID IN 2013
Activity
Per Day Per Week In 2013
Sleep
7
49
1960
Grooming, exercise, prayer
2
14
560
Meals, snacks
1
7
280
Travel time
2
14
560
Community, social functions
1
7
280
Socializing, recreation and guilty pleasure
2
14
560
Other personal stuff
1
7
280
Subtotal
16
112
4480
Total Time available
24
168
6720
Time left for work
8
56
2240
Year is counted as 300 days
Approx. 8 hours of time left for work.
Did I really work for 8 hours everyday?
Can I call them really productive?
NO, NOT REALLY!

3. WHAT CAUSED ME NOT GET
REALLY PRODUCTIVE FOR 8
HOURS THAT I GOT DAILY?

4. LESSON LEARNED
RECOGNITION IS THE FIRST
STEP TO RECOVERY

5. WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?
Activity
Meetings
Phone Calls
Online
Time Spent
1 hour average daily
45 minutes average daily
2 hours average daily
Paper work
30 minutes average daily
Personal Stuff
30 minutes average daily
Fiddling around
1 hour daily
After spending 5.45 hours on above.
Only 1.15 hours to do productive,
innovative and intelligent things!

6. LESSON LEARNED
“TIME IS THE SOLE CAPITAL OF PEOPLE
WHOSE ONLY FORTUNE IS THEIR
INTELLIGENCE.”
Honre De Balzac

7. Hack#1
FEAR AND FORTITUDE
FEAR
Inability to control things gets disorder
Lack of actions when things come apart
Lack of system to get things undone
FORTITUDE
Knowing what to do and don’t do
Knowing when to sail and when bow the
head to let the wind blow and go off
A system of discovery, plan, evaluation
and control

8. Hack#2
MASTERING OF THE MINDSET
Knowing What I want to use time for
Focus thought on use of time in relation to
my goals
Developing sense of realizing the time
required to do the things
Self questioning – what, how, why
Prioritizing important and more important

9. Hack#3
7 TASKS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
PEOPLE
Invented by Ivy Lee in 1925.
Use the task management apps that you like.
Do not keep more than seven tasks on any
given day.
New lists daily.
Make your choice – do the easiest first or the
important first.
It’s fine, if I am not able to get all tasks done.

10. Hack#4
7 HABITS FOR 7 THINGS
Knowing the vision and goal and breaking it in
milestones
Prioritizing first and then action plan.
Realizing what leads to be more valuable.
The continuance should be driven by outcome – if
you fail; fail fast and fail early.
If money is synonyms with time then where shall I
invest my time.
Commit so that you don’t have to look back again.
Knowing what will keep me going and keep doing it.

11. Hack#5
WHAT IS YOUR CHRONOTYPE
Are you a Lark or a owl?
Lark
Do I need alarm clock to wake up early to
catch an early morning flight?
No
When I have no commitment, what time
do I go to bed?
10:30 pm most of the time
What time do I start feeling like need for
sleep?
10:00pm
Larks do best work in dawn/pre-dawn.
Mid-larks do best work in the morning.
Mid-Owls do best work in the afternoon.
Owls do best work at night.

12. Hack#6
WHEN YOU GO LULL
What part of the day my energy level
crashes
Evening
What I do to recharge myself?
Read blogs, books, watch TV, listen to
music, nap, meditate, yoga, movie
Each one of us feel lull some or other time.
Use of wisdom and fortitude helps to
rebound.
Early the better.

13. Hack#7
ACCOUNTING MY ENERGY MAP
I’d maintain my time log sheet for one week
every quarter.
I’d spend 30 minutes on tasks that requires
intense level of focus and attention.
I’d spend 45 minutes on tasks that requires
mild level of focus and attention.
A commitment of 15 minutes of break between tasks or time
interval.

14. Hack#8
MANAGING ATTENTION
“Feature change” is fine for software industry, I
need to be attentive to my tasks.
When I am on tasks, I keep TV, telephone,
mobile, web browser away.
I maintain my desk and desktop neatly.
Turn off or throw out things that grab the
attention.
Work block is work block – not an excuse.

15. Hack#9
ONE STEP AT A TIME; MAKES A
MILE WALK
Every piece of puzzle that I solve gets me
closer to the answer.
Set my timer and try to finish the task within
the set time limit.
If I need to be slave let me be of the timer.
I need to take break whenever I need a
breather.
Especially whenever I switch from one task to another
one

16. Hack#10
MY IDEA BANK
I have note taking apps on every device.
All the noises, thoughts, signals, urls, blogs,
etc. that I like and feel useful, I put it in my
idea bank.
I visit my idea bank from time to time.
Withdraw whatever is useful and relevant.
Rest I keep there.

17. Hack#12
TIME ACCOUNTING
I link my earning with the productive time.
When I can’t increase billing, I can increase
productive time to enhance the earning.
Reviewing log sheet helps me eliminate
unproductivity and earn more.
Math: Total earning / number of hours worked

18. Hack#13
DELEGATE
What does not contribute to my earning, I’d
delegate?
I delegate to right people with detailed
briefing, expectation and timeline.
I believe, a well planned handover of
assignment to right warrior mostly brings
winning.

19. Hack#14
APPRECIATING THE SELF ON
PRODUCTIVE DAYS
I buy chocolate or things I love to pamper
myself on the days when I am productive.
I am more productive when I am driven by
my calendar.
Avoiding the things that are not in my
calendar.

20. REALITY CHECK
“Success is the progressive realisation of a
worthy ideal! It presumes you have a worthy
deal.”
Earl Nightingale:
Follow the plan and keep assessing the
outcome
If I can’t do it,
- Delegate
- Outsource
- Or simply won’t do it.

21. HACKED BY: ISHWAR
JHA
The time management hacks
on this slide is tested in my
life and business. To connect
please write to me:
Email: ishwarjha@gmail.com
www.appetals.com