Focus Your Day: Three Tasks for Sanity and Success
Resources
Resources & Recommendations
Books
- "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien - Referenced for the quote by Bilbo Baggins about feeling like butter scraped over too much bread, illustrating the feeling of being spread too thin.
People Mentioned
- Ivy Lee - A productivity consultant who advised Charles Schwab on a method for executives to prioritize their tasks, which involved writing down six tasks daily and completing them in order of importance.
- Charles Schwab - An American businessman who hired Ivy Lee to improve the productivity of his executives, leading to the development of the "six tasks" prioritization method.
Organizations & Institutions
- Full Focus - The organization behind the podcast, which designs the "Full Focus Planner" and advocates for productivity methods like the Daily Big Three.
- LinkedIn - Referenced as the source of a survey finding that only 11% of workers finish their to-do list each day.
- iDoneThis - A company whose analysis showed that 41% of to-dos are never completed.
Websites & Online Resources
- focusonthispodcast.com - The website where listeners can subscribe to the podcast.