The third step is to "Energize," or find ways to increase your energy and focus, such as through exercise and breaks. To other people, some of your joyful Highlights may look like wastes of time: sitting at home reading a book, meeting a friend to play Frisbee in the park, even doing a crossword puzzle. Not to us. You only waste time if you’re not intentional about how you spend it. How to fit fasting into normal life: eat an early dinner, then skip breakfast and have a big lunch as your next meal Choose a daily highlight * Be the boss of your phone * Stay out of social media infinity pools * Slow your inbox * Make TV a 'sometimes treat' * Exercise every day (but don't be a hero) * Eat without screens * Go off grid * Spend time with your tribe * Make your bedroom a bed room

Can I get my company or business to pay for this? We are not accountants, but many students have been reimbursed by their companies or claimed it as a training expense for their business. Satisfaction. “Which Highlight will bring me the most satisfaction?” Focus on what you want to get doneIn this summary, you will learn how to get rid of distractions, stay focused on your task, and optimize the energy you consume throughout the day.

Starting when you eat dinner or a few hours before your ideal bedtime, turn down the lights in your home. Instead, use dim table or side lamps Use the "Time Timer". This tactic allows you to observe that time is passing and you need to focus on what you are doing; According to the book "Make Time", the Highlight of the day should take from an hour to an hour and a half to be done. Choose the Highlight If you can increase your energy every day, you’ll turn moments that might otherwise be lost to mental and physical fatigue into usable time for your Highlights. The authors (Jake and JZ) are product designers and self-proclaimed geeks who helped to build services like YouTube, Gmail, and Google Hangouts. Realizing how busy and distracted they were, they started to experiment with ways to make time for themselves, and to improve their focus and energy levels. Through their experiments, Jake finally found the time to start writing (something he’d wanted to do since young), while JZ finally started to live his dream of taking long sailing trips with his wife. How to Make TimeFinish the proposal for a new work project you’re excited about and share it with a few trusted colleagues. This short how-to book will equip you with the tools you need to abandon the self-sabotaging activities you do online. Quit the nasty habits that keep you falsely busy and prevent you from hopping inside the Infinity pools that exist solely to fragment your attention. Out of all the advice in our book Make Time, there’s one tactic that has the power to transform how you spend your days. Thousands of readers have told us how choosing a daily Highlight gives them a much-needed sense of clarity and purpose.