Episode 009 The 9 Habits to Stop Now

Summary

• Do not answer phone calls from unrecognized or unknown phone numbers
• Do not email first thing in the morning or last thing at night
• Do not agree to meetings or calls with no clear agenda or end time
• Do not let people ramble
• Do not check email constantly
• Do not over communicate with low profit, high maintenance customers
• Do not work more to fix overwhelm, prioritize instead
• Do not carry a cell phone 24/7
• Do not expect work to fill a void that non work relationships and activities should
• Tim Ferriss discusses the importance of focusing on what not to do in order to be productive.
• He suggests reviewing Parkinson's Law and The Four Hour Work Week to help with productivity.
• He advises to focus on the critical few tasks and to avoid emailing all weekend.
• He suggests creating a not to do list to help with decision making.
• He encourages listeners to reach out to him on Twitter with their own not to do list items.