These chapters discuss how we can keep ourselves energized throughout our highlights and other tasks. He has written two books, Sprint and Make Time, and coaches teams on design strategy and time management. Ideally, look at projects or activities that are not urgent, because these are the ones you’re the most likely to defer indefinitely, e.

John studied journalism at the University of Wisconsin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the UW School of Human Ecology, where he’s now an advisor to the Dean and faculty. As creators of Google Ventures' renowned "design sprint," Jake and John have helped hundreds of teams solve important problems by changing how they work.Unless you’ve been hiding in an underground bunker for the past decade, you’re most likely already familiar with these. There's nothing really groundbreaking here, but I still found it helpful: the key ideas are to choose one Highlight for each day, use various techniques to increase your focus (often by reducing distractions) and increase your energy, and refine your process continuously by reflecting on what works and what doesn't. I'm looking forward to putting into practice what i've learnt and revisiting the book and hoping for a much more productive 2023. To change your default settings, you need tactics and a strategy to create barriers between you and your time wasters.

When you’re in Laser mode, your attention is focused on the present like a laser beam shining on a target. I get the impression that the target audience is some kind of hyper adult toddler who hasn't read a book in years. In this powerful book, Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky explain how small changes in the design of our days can give us more time for the people and activities that energize and fulfill us. Tā kā mana dzīve ir krietni atšķirīga no Googlistu, ne viss ir piemērojams manai mazajai mietpilsonīša ikdienai.

These were inspired by design sprint principles (an innovation approach invented by Jake), the authors’ personal experiments and feedback from readers who tried the approach. I usually prefer to go to the source, which here would be Duhigg's Habit books, the Deep Work book, and Rapt.