Do you regularly plan your day? – Ivy Lee’s Suggestion
Daily planning is an idea I got from the little book How to Open the Door to Your Future, The Official ICS Guide to Success in Life and Adam “Jack” Steer of Smooth Is Fast in his daily planner.
Today, we are going to look at the first one.
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The $25,000 “Secret” To Having A “Productive Day” Every Day
Back during America’s Industrial Revolution, the top executive running Andrew Carnegie’s steel mills was a man named Charles Schwab. Mr Schwab was always looking for ways to improve “productivity”—in the mills, as well as his own. A consultant named Ivy Lee offered Schwab an idea to improve his “productivity,” and told Schwab he could pay him whatever he thought it was worth, after trying it for a month. The idea he provided was incredibly simple: Each night, write down a list of the ten most important things you want to get done the next day in order of their importance. Then force yourself to get Number One done before moving on to Number Two. Check off each item as you finish it.
After trying this simple idea for a month, Schwab reportedly sent Lee a check for $25,000. Why not try it yourself for 30 days and see how valuable you think it is?
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Yes, we often think of our short-, medium- and long-term goals, but do we plan our daily activities?
The success of Ivy Lee’s “simple idea” which improved “Schwab’s “productivity” shows that we should.
Tomorrow I will bring you Adam’s idea.
For the moment tell me what you think about Ivy Lee’s suggestion. Do you think it can boost your overall productivity?
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Yes, I know it can boost productivity. I am more productive on the days that I follow this strategy! Thanks for sharing. It's a good reminder.
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I agree.
Thanks.