The timer is sacred Procrastination is a beast. But it can be defeated. Train your willpower so you can work solidly for a fixed period and actually finish things.
Ditch the old metaphors, fix your emails It’s a mailroom not an inbox – conquer your emails by categorising them into smaller, manageable lists
Block your time, testudo your calendar Stop wandering in circles – navigate daily work by mapping out your time
Size up your One Big Thing Employ the 1-3-5 or One Big Thing task method to get all those things done today, without exploding
Not right now. But maybe later. A criteria for deciding whether to pick up that last-minute request – or not