A presentation about productivity, time management and self organization. Main contents from the website www.lifehacking.org, see also final sheet for links.

1. Benno Groosman
www.groosman.info
Do more in less time
www.groosman.info
Twitter: @Benno_Groosman
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2. DEFINE YOUR GOALS

3. DEFINE YOUR GOALS
THE GARDEN OF SUCCES
▶ The law of weeds: what are you planting exactly?
▶ A half-grown garden: you are going to have to prep
the soil, get your hands dirty, etc. Put results
before comfort!
▶ Don’t keep digging up your seeds: when you plant a
flower, you believe and trust that it will grow. You
don’t dig it up every day.
▶ Every flower is different: you cannot separate who
you are from the success you achieve and you need
to give yourself permission to do it ‘your way’.

4. DEFINE YOUR GOALS
…AND ACCOMPLISH THEM (1)
1. Utilize the SMART Goal Approach
2. Write your goals down and display them!
3. Break big goals into smaller ones!
4. Make an action plan and follow it!

5. DEFINE YOUR GOALS
…AND ACCOMPLISH THEM (2)
5. Do your goals as early in the day as possible!
6. Tell others your goals to keep you accountable!
7. Make sure your goals excite you!
8. Use positive language in your goals!
Read the source http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-set-goals-10-steps-stay-focused.html
and see that I skipped the last two of the original 10.

6. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS

7. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
DAY TO DAY (1)
▶ Delegation doesn’t equal laziness
▶ Share the load with your team
▶ Share the load with freelancers
▶ Lists are your best friend, paper or:
▶ http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist
▶ http://www.do.com
▶ http://www.rememberthemilk.com/
▶ Try and keep using the one you prefer

8. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
DAY TO DAY (2)
▶ Manage your emails, don’t let them manage you
▶ Organise your mail with folders
▶ Flag things that can wait: use this technique
with important emails rather than urgent ones,
because there is a distinction between
‘important’ and ‘urgent’
▶ Process your emails in 20 – 40 minute bursts
around 2 – 3 times per day, and keep your email
client closed the rest of the time

9. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS

10. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
CREATE TIME TO DO MORE
1. Know what you want and do everything possible at
any moment to get there.
2. Make a clear plan and start working consciously.
3. Learn smart working techniques (next sheet).
4. Avoid multitasking.
5. Analyze your working day and remove all that is
not helping you (outsource, eliminate, etc.).

11. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
SMART TECHNIQUES
▶ Plan your own time: many people let others dictate
their schedule; find out your own productive times
and do what you do best during those hours.
▶ Interruptions: make sure you don’t just outline your
day with the things you can plan, also schedule
time for interruptions.

12. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
SMART TECHNIQUES
▶ Educate people: be the change, live the change,
and change will occur!
▶ Meetings: don’t take part if it is not really needed
to be there, or change the agenda in such a way
that your sections are at the beginning.

13. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
PLAN YOUR DISTRACTIONS
And see http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/recognising-distractions-and-how-prevent-them.html
to prevent all type of distractions.

14. PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
TOP 8
▶ Focus on your top 3 daily priorities.
▶ Stop checking your email.
▶ Set limits for everything.
▶ Apply the 80/20 rule.
▶ Stop multitasking.
▶ Attend fewer meetings.
▶ Start an information diet.
▶ Create thinking time.

15. ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE

16. ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE
SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE
▶ Give up material items: having so many items not
only clogs up space in your home, it creates more
distractions for you.
▶ Minimize responsibilities: you’ll need to clear out
the responsibilities that are causing your life to be
complicated.
▶ Sleep: sacrifice is necessary sometimes, but when
it comes to sleep, never sacrifice what’s needed.
▶ Organize your life: cleaning that desk can get rid of
many distractions.

18. WHAT’S NEXT?
DO, APPLY, TRY, IMPROVE, KEEP DOING

19. Benno Groosman
www.groosman.info
www.groosman.info
Twitter: @Benno_Groosman
Pinterest: bennogroosman

20. SOURCES
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/4-things-that-hold-you-back-from-success.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/5-ways-simplify-your-life-right-now.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/actionable-productivity-tips-streamline-your-working-day-
and-lower-stress.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/saving-2-hours-per-work-day-easy.html
http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/stop-working-long-hours-10-simple-ways-to-maximize-your-
productivity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pickthebrain%2FLYVv+%
28PickTheBrain%29
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-get-more-done-day-7-ideas-that-really-work.html
http://www.hrdaily.com.au/nl06_news_selected.php?selkey=2625
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-set-goals-10-steps-stay-focused.html
And the sources named in the sheets. I modified some content.
All pictures are taken from www.lifehack.org.