Marcus Hiles is an entrepreneur who firmly believes in educating
himself daily. Many people say that they would love to read more books
or study more. They claim that they are not doing so because they have
no time and no opportunity. Yet many of those people spend up to several
hours commuting to work by car or train, where they can listen to
audiobooks and study. You can find time if you want to. It is just a
matter of structuring your days.
First, you should free yourself
from constant interruptions via phone and email. Science research shows
that it takes a human brain twenty minutes to get back to where it was
once it’s interrupted. This means that a one-minute phone call in
reality takes twenty-one minutes of your time. Out of twenty-one
minutes, one minute is spent on the phone call and twenty minutes is the
time your brain need to go back and productively focus again on what
you were doing before the phone call. Don’t check your email or answer
your phone right away unless it’s an emergency. Start responding to
voice messages and emails at your convenience. This way you will be able
to get more done and will have more time left for educating yourself.
Second, start linking everything you do to your goals. When thinking about your self-education, think about how it will help you progress faster and easier towards your goals. Many people don’t read books or attend seminars simply because they do not have enough reasons to do so. Successful business people, such as Marcus Hiles, are not like that. This is one of the secrets to personal productivity: having more important reasons to be more productive.
First, you should free yourself
from constant interruptions via phone and email. Science research shows
that it takes a human brain twenty minutes to get back to where it was
once it’s interrupted. This means that a one-minute phone call in
reality takes twenty-one minutes of your time. Out of twenty-one
minutes, one minute is spent on the phone call and twenty minutes is the
time your brain need to go back and productively focus again on what
you were doing before the phone call. Don’t check your email or answer
your phone right away unless it’s an emergency. Start responding to
voice messages and emails at your convenience. This way you will be able
to get more done and will have more time left for educating yourself.Second, start linking everything you do to your goals. When thinking about your self-education, think about how it will help you progress faster and easier towards your goals. Many people don’t read books or attend seminars simply because they do not have enough reasons to do so. Successful business people, such as Marcus Hiles, are not like that. This is one of the secrets to personal productivity: having more important reasons to be more productive.
