Skip Morning Meetings to Start a More Efficient Day!
Get the most important activities done before leaving home to achieve more in life.
Two years ago, I wrote a post saying that all you need is a 20-hour work week. The main idea was to divide my days into blocks of time where I focus on particular activities. This way making sure I do not miss any important parts, such as spending time with my wife or reading a book. Meanwhile enabling me to limit the time spent on meetings, so actual work could also get done.
Looking back, it was one of the best decisions I made for myself at that time. Of course, there are times when the daily schedule has not worked for me — for example, when I was travelling a lot. Also, it can be hard for other team members to adjust to all this at first. And it is completely okay to make one-time exceptions to the rules every now and then. But for the better part of everything, I have been able to get my life under my control thanks to this decision.
However, I have learned it the hard way that changing anything in my morning routine ruins the rest of the day. Or even if it does not actually ruin anything, then it does lead to less productivity through the day.
As one can see, I do not meditate or do any particular breathing exercises to get myself going. Yet I do read and write in the mornings — when everyone else is still asleep. And in those rare occasions when I do have to skip these activities, I will be somewhat restless throughout the day. Not that I cannot focus on other things in the morning but I usually cannot get myself to do the first things later. Thus ending to skip ’em and not be happy about it in the evening.
Talking to other people with various types of goals and plans has led me to the understanding that I am not alone. In fact, it seems that for most people, who are not night owls, enjoy (or in some cases need to) get the important stuff done first. Because later life kicks in and people start bombarding us with all sorts of wishes and needs. Until we find ourselves in the evening with no energy or will to do the things we wanted to get done in the first place.
Therefore, I have made it a rule for myself to decline most breakfast meetings. Instead, using my lunch time to meet people, after the important stuff is done. And then using the evenings to do more work, learn some skills and of course enjoy the family time. And I really suggest you do the same!
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