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- Author: Anu
- Full Title: 3 Hours or Nothing
- Category:#articles
- Document Tags: Time Management
- Summary: The author reflects on the importance of time management and making intentional choices about how to spend time. They emphasize the need for dedicating significant, uninterrupted time to meaningful tasks and setting boundaries to prioritize personal goals over external demands. By following the “3 hours or nothing” rule, the author aims to increase focus, productivity, and fulfillment in their activities.
- URL: https://www.workingtheorys.com/p/3-hours?utm_source=christophberger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-01-05-unfamiliar
Highlights
- 3 hours or nothing.
This is for the things that always present themselves as “quick.” A quick question about something, a quick phone call, a quick coffee. They’re always billed as 30 minutes or less — never more. But I’ve realized no matter how short the on-the-line or face-to-face parts are (and usually they’re not), these always take more time and energy. There’s tangible or mental preparation. And they linger as distractions.
Rule #1: don’t agree to anything “quick” unless you’re willing to spend 3+ hours on it.
When you follow the 3 hours or nothing rule, your priorities get clear, you procrastinate less, you’re more focused and more productive, and time management becomes a lot easier. You say “no” a LOT more. And the “yes” becomes a lot more emphatic. You find yourself less stressed, less overthinking about the past and less anxious about the future. (View Highlight)
- Note: Интересная мысль, но не совсем согласен. Даже из примера: ну вряд ли телефонный звонок или вопрос в чате действительно займут три часа! Да, на некоторые непонятные задачи действительно стоит закладывать побольше времени. Но нельзя все небольшие дела оценивать минимум в три часа.
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