Focus Your Day: Three Tasks for Sanity and Success - Episode Hero Image

Focus Your Day: Three Tasks for Sanity and Success

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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.

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