- Having a task list for the day. Doing whatever it takes to finish that task list before sleeping (max 6 tasks) - https://jamesclear.com/ivy-lee
- Following the sequence of tasks. Not following becomes convenient leading to procrastination. Listing tasks in priority and keep closing them
- Doing all meetings together so I get time to work on my task list. eg. Six 30min meetings in 3 hours >>> meetings spread out during the day. Also means none of my meetings can go beyond 30 mins as I have another one coming. This has resulted in faster decision making/delegation
- All interviews limited to 30mins. Knowing if a candidate is someone with whom I want to spend more time with and schedule a slot after that for longer
- I am more productive during the day so I do meetings in the evening
- Having a standing desk. I am very aggressive when standing in meetings (I have a makeshift standing desk at home which I make using Bounce on a table - https://www.furlenco.com/package-groups/bounce-brown-34
- Keeping video on as default for every meeting ensures focus (even if no one else has it on). Video on has other benefits too -
A simple request that optimized our internal video calls. I sent the below mail to everyone in our company -
— Bhavin Turakhia (@bhavintu) July 14, 2020
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Sub: Personal Request to Keep your Video on
We have all witnessed an unprecedented time in our life due to Covid ...
- Keeping a no meetings day in the week to read, think and work on projects I want to focus on. I have no meeting Thursdays
- Having a study room which is not my bedroom. I don’t visit my bedroom during the whole day