1. 80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle)
➡️ Focus on the 20% of tasks that produce 80% of the results.
2. Eisenhower Matrix
➡️ Prioritize tasks based on urgent vs. important.
- Do (urgent + important)
- Decide (important but not urgent)
- Delegate (urgent but not important)
- Delete (neither)
3. ABCDE Method (Brian Tracy)
➡️ Rank tasks by priority:
- A = Must do
- B = Should do
- C = Nice to do
- D = Delegate
- E = Eliminate
4. Time Blocking
➡️ Schedule your day into blocks of time where you focus on one task only.
5. Pomodoro Technique
➡️ Work for 25 minutes, take a 5-minute break. After 4 rounds, take a longer break.
Great for focus and avoiding burnout.
6. 2-Minute Rule
➡️ If a task takes less than 2 minutes, do it right now.
7. One Thing Rule
➡️ Ask: “What’s the ONE thing I can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary?”
From the book The One Thing.
8. MIT Rule (Most Important Task)
➡️ Start your day by doing the most important task first, not the easiest.
9. Rule of 3
➡️ Limit your daily goals to 3 key tasks. Helps avoid overload and stay focused.
10. Don’t Break the Chain (Jerry Seinfeld Rule)
➡️ Work on your habit/task every day, and track it visually (like crossing off on a calendar).
Seeing a long chain of completed days motivates you to keep going.
11. Parkinson’s Law
➡️ “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.”
Set shorter deadlines to work more efficiently.
12. Eat That Frog
➡️ Do your hardest or most important task first thing in the morning.
13. The Ivy Lee Method
➡️ At the end of each day, list your top 6 tasks for tomorrow, ranked by importance.
Start with #1 and work your way down.
14. No Zero Days Rule
➡️ Never let a day go by without doing something (no matter how small) for your goals.
15. 5-Minute Rule
➡️ If you’re procrastinating, tell yourself to just work on the task for 5 minutes.
Often, once you start, you’ll keep going.
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