Great tips. I use quite a lot of them already. The 2 minute rule you already mention before and I do use this one. A tip of myself that I find very helpfull (working at an agency): - Make folders in your outlook. I for example have a folder in my e-mail for each client I currently work or have worked with. This enables me to keep my inbox rather empty and when i'm done answering a questions I drop the e-mail in the e-mail folder for which client it belongs too. In case the same client want to do another project with us its very easy to go over the conversations we had before via e-mail. Also, I have folders for example of internal projects to improve our serivice or thought leadership. Got a folder for semi-important mails and important mails too that are hard to categories. I also got a folder for important e-mails from my manager or the directors. Another tip is: - Give your meetings or activities in your outlook agenda a colour. This helps you keep oversight, for example last week I had 4 client meetings which are green and internal meetings are orange. Regular work like writing a report I give no colour. Those things do help me to keep oversight.
Proper planning is essential! You can only accomplish so much in the little time you have given the millions of things going on in your life. Pay attention to what matters most!
I love the earplugs... literally pretty sure I have the same pair in my desk drawer. Blocking out the world and time-blocking/prioritization have been life-savers for me. Also regarding eating, I've been intermittent fasting (nothing extreme, but making sure I spend about 12 hours per day not-eating) for the past 8 months or so and then eating sensibly and healthily alongside of that. And scheduling a bike ride 3-4 days a week for exercise. My productivity levels and mood skyrocketed despite the extra time away from the keyboard. Keep up the great content! Great to hear the affirmation that these things are good/healthy.
Thanks for your tips on how to control social media. It's time consuming to collect meaningful and value-adding contents. I'm curious about the algorithms behind.