Unlock the power of "Time Boxing"

As I start to build out the program and expand, I want to start making a weekly newsletter that addresses all the new tools and strategies that I find. When I was a math teacher, I had a 5-minute section of class called Motivation Monday that motivated my students to learn math- which is an insanely hard thing to do! As I try to meet your needs as an accountability coach I am constantly researching and finding new ideas to share that I hope to motivate you meet all of your goals and continue to make progress in your life.

Today I want to share a podcast with a Habit and Procrastination expert. American behavioral design expert, Nir Eyal...

Eyal encourages us to become "indistractable"-which is a made-up word. He states that research shows that 90% of our distractions are derived from internal vs. external forces. Often times we blame our phone, tv or other outside reasons for being distracted when it is our internal state.

This strategy could help you with everything in your life and is something that a college student could utilize all the way to a CEO like Jeff Bezos (which I think he uses.)

"Time Boxing"

The biggest waste of time Eyal states is thinking you are being productive on work, but in reality, you are just spinning your wheels and procrastinating on your priorities. We all have a 'to-do list' and we will pick the easy tasks first and work towards the harder tasks thinking we don't have the time or the willpower to do the harder things. Instead, we need to prioritize our list with the most urgent tasks first and set a time increment i.e. one hour-90 minutes and plug away at that task. When the time is up move to the next time increment or "time box."

The benefit of this allows you to successfully achieve your "time goals" every day. If you continue to operate with a to-do list as always you end the day with the list partially done and the feeling of defeat. With a time goal all you need to do is work on eliminating distractions and plugging forward.

The order is important. When making your "time boxes" he states to make time for taking care of yourself first. If you don't fill your glass, you can't fill others'. Next, he states that you should make time boxes for relationships. These are the people that matter most to you. Don't make them "residual beneficiaries" of your time leftovers. Last you time box in your work starting with the most urgent matters 1st and giving them a set time limit. You will never finish a to-do list because the "to-dos" always keep piling up, but as Eyal says this is the best way to produce meaningful work and progress every day.

If you are bored and want to watch a hour and 41-minute podcast here is the link and where I got the information...

No.1 Habit & Procrastination Expert: We've Got ADHD Wrong! Break Any Habit & Never Be Distracted!

Otherwise have a good and indistractable week!

Regards,

Brian Anguiz

Universal Progress accountability service

Bachelor's of Science in Physical Education

University of Arizona