Chapter 4 - get more done in less time

every great man has become great every successful man has succeeded in proportion as he can find his powers to particular channel .the mark of superior thinker in his or her ability to accurately predict the consequences of doing not doing something the potential consequences of any task for activity are the key determinants of how important it ask really is t u and tear come this way of evaluating the significance of a task is how you determine what you next frog really is doctor adward banfield of Harvard University after more than 50 years officers concluded that a long time to spective is the most accurate single predictor of a word social and economic mobility in America a long time at prospective turns out to be a more important than family background education plays intelligence connections or white Chelsea or any other single factor in determining your success in life and at work your attitude towards time your time horizon has an enormous impact on your behaviour of your choices people with carrot long term view of their life and care overseeing to make much bad decision about get time and activities and the people who give a little time to talk to the fee teacher long-term thinking improves short-term decision making successful people have a great teacher orientation they take 5 10 and 20 years out into the future the analyser Chinese and behaviours in the present to make sure that what they are doing today is consistent with the long-term feature that they desire make bad decision what time in your work having a clear idea of what is really important to you in a long-term makes it much easier for you to make variety season about your priorities in short term by definition something that is it has long term first potential consequences something that is an important has few or no long-term potential consequences before starting on anything you should always ask yourself what are the potential consequences of 2 going on not doing this stuff future internet influences and opened it my presence action the clear you are about your future intentions the greater influence that clarity will have own what you do in the human with clear long term vision you are much more capable of evaluating an activity in the presentation that it is consistent with when you truly want to another successful people are those who are willing to delay great great if occasion and make sacrifices in the short-term so that they can enjoy for grade rewards in the long-term unsuccessful people on the other hand thing more about short term pleasure short term pleasure and immediate gratification while giving live thought to long-term Denis waitley losers tries to escape from the fears and drugs with activities that are tension relieving winners are motivated by their desire squad security guard goal achieving for example community worker liya reading regularly in your feel taking quotes in Spain to your skills and focusing on high value tower in your work don't want to have a normal 47 tax on your future on the other hand coming into work at the last movement reading the newspaper drinking coffee and socializing with your cover Kashmir team fun and enjoyment in the short term by innovatively let's to lack of promotion underachievement and frustration in the long if a task for activity has large potential positive the sequences make it top priority and get started on it immediately is something can have large potential negative consequences if it's not done quickly and there that become fat top priority have said whatever your problem is resolved to girlfriend dance for studying motivation requires motives the greater the potential positive impact that an external behaviour of yours can have in your life will see define it clearly more motivated you will be to overcome procrastination and get it done quicklybanfield of harvard university of more than 58% you did that say long time perspective is a most accurate single predictor of upward social and economic mobility in america long time is prospective turns out to be a whore important than family background education this intelligence connection survival gionee others single fasting this morning yourself supplies and as well your attitude towards time your type horizon has any notice effect on your behaviour of your choice to people like maybe modelthe more accurate your answers are to the three question the easier it will be for your set priorities to overcome true castor nation and get started on that activity the most valuable use of your time three question on a regular basis to keep yourself focused completing your most important task on schedule the first question is what are my highest value activities put another way what are the biggest frog that you have to eat to make the greatest contribution to your organisation your family your life in general this is one of the most important question you can never ask and answer what are the highest value activities posting this rule for yourself then ask your boss ask your co-workers and subordinate ask your friends and family like foxing the length of a camera you must be crystal clear about highest valley activities before you begin verb second question you can ask what can I and only I do that if I done well will make a real difference this question come from the late Peter drucker the management Guru it is one of the most important of all question for achieving personal effectiveness what can you and only you do that if done well can make a real difference this is something that only you can do if you don't give it won't be done by someone else but if you do it and you do it well it can really make a difference to your life and your career what is particularly every hour of every day you can ask yourself this question and come up with specific answer your job is to be clear about the asteroid that to start and work on this task before anything else third question you can ask is what is the most valuable use of my time right now in the other words what is the biggest frog of this moment this is the core question of the time management answer the question correctly is a key to overcoming procrastination becoming a highly productive person if you wish time before a behind short term pleasures that are like the hanging out with friends and just cow workers around you your job will never will said that is why it will never make you a better person if you always complain yourself instead what is the word that you good at and people also want you to do that and this can make a difference your job is to ask this question that why are you wasting time overshot pleasures if you think big you will see that what are you doing now and you can see the future and you can share your current actions do first things first and second thing not a doll as this thing that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that medalist the more accurate is that