The Top 10 — Basic Advice to be more effective in 2024

Over the years I have gathered up more advice on productivity than I can shake a stick at. Though shaking a stick at advice is rarely a productive response! So, I thought I’d start off 2024 by giving you a top 10. The Top 10 — Basic advice to be more effective in 2024. Being productive isn’t really that difficult. What IS difficult is following through on what we KNOW is good advice. So, if you want to be more effective and more productive in 2024, the ten things below would be a great place to start.

The first two items on this list are probably the most important. The last one is my favourite.

1. Figure out what is most important.

Being ‘productive’ or just being busy can mean that you get a lot of stuff done. Being effective means that what you get done actually matters. I do not mean that everything you do ‘moves the needle in your industry’. Nor do I mean that everything is a big impact task. It can mean that, but not ONLY that. What I mean is that it is something that serves the people around you, that benefits them. Something that moves you forward towards your goals. Habits that maintain and serve things that are significant in your life. If you do not give time to figuring out what matters, then you will give your time, energy and focus to things that do not.

2. Write. It. Down.

If you don’t write it down then you will not remember it. If you do not write it down then you…