absentee and lower productivity rates, 32
accommodation, 104
achieving more by doing less, 19, 37
affirmation, 105–6
air traffic controllers, 183–84
“alone zone,” 164
American Psychological Association, 15
apps, 129–30
aptitude, 46
assembly line, 26
attack, 104
attention, as finite and valuable, 115, 228
Attention Deficit Disorder, 215
Attention Deficit Trait, 215
Automation Worksheet, 135
avoidance, 104–5
Back Stage, 166, 168–70, 171, 173, 178–79, 197
Basil the Great, 40
Bertolini, Mark, 70
Bezos, Jeff, 70
boundaries, 210–11
breakthrough moments, 72
Brin, Sergey, 81
Brown, Stuart, 79
Buffet, Warren, 81
Burkeman, Oliver, 11, 13, 16, 211
Burnett, Dean, 217
Bush, George W., 81
busyness, 16
Carter, Jimmy, 81
cell phones. See smartphone
Center for Creative Leadership, 15
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 74
circumstances, 61
clarifying one’s objectives, 225
Clayton, Russell, 75–76
clearing the decks, 224–25
Cloud, Henry, 77
clutter, 218–19
commitments, 96–99
elimination of, 108–10
to free time, 111
confusion, 193
connect, 195
connections, 77–79
contribution, 48
control, taking vs. surrendering, 196
coordination, 168–69
Costolo, Dick, 81
counterproductive productivity, 17–18
Covey, Stephen, 191
coworkers, 78
“cozy rut,” 99
creativity
and changing environment, 72
through disengagement, 37
freeing up, 117
and play, 79
Currey, Mason, 117
Daily Big 3, 196–202, 204, 220, 226
Daily Rituals Worksheet, 135
decluttering workspace, 218–19
deep work, 33, 52, 164, 197, 210, 215, 218
deferring, 190
delayed communication, 208–9
and mentoring, 153
process, 145–49
as smart and organizationally sound, 140
Delegation Hierarchy, 141–46
Desire Zone, 49, 51–53, 55–59, 97, 98, 101, 140, 144–45, 146, 199–201
developing potential, 61
Developmental Zone, 53–55
digital technology, 14–16
Dillard, Annie, 161
disappointing people, 107–8
discipline, 59–60
Disinterest Zone, 49–50, 55, 100, 116, 143–44, 146
disruptions, minimizing of, 221
Distraction Economy, 13–14, 185, 206, 227
Distraction Zone, 50–51, 55, 99, 100, 144, 146
doing nothing from time to time, 36–37
Doland, Erin, 218
downhill tasks, 213–15
drink, 73
Drudgery Zone, 48–49, 50, 55, 58, 100, 109, 116, 142–43, 144
Edison, Thomas, 71
efficiency, 27–30
Eisenhower, Dwight, 81
Eisenhower Priority Matrix, 191–94, 199
Eisner, Michael, 69
Eliminate, 21, 91–113, 168, 190
email, 13, 15–16, 29, 85, 120, 163, 179
filtering software, 130–31
signature feature, 124
templates, 123–24
energy drinks, 73
energy management, 78
energy producers and drains, 78
environment, taking charge of, 218
Ericsson, Anders, 54
evening ritual, 119
Evernote, 127
exercise, 74–77
exhaustion, 66–67
Fabritius, Friederike, 208, 220
family and friends, time with, 35–36, 41, 170
fear of missing out, 193
feedback, 149
Focus@Will, 217
Focus Defense Worksheet, 221
focus tactics, 215–20
food, 72
Ford, Henry and Edsel, 38
Ford Motors, 38–40
freedom, 41
Freedom (app), 215–16
Freedom Compass, 45, 55–58, 64, 96–97, 195, 226
freedom (productivity objective), 33–37
freedom to be present, 35–36
freedom to be spontaneous, 36
freedom to do nothing, 36–37
freedom to focus, 33–35
free time, commitment to, 111
frenetic schedules, 84
Fried, Jason, 164
friendships, time for, 79
Front Stage, 166, 167–68, 171, 173, 176, 178–79, 197
frustration tolerance, 219–20
gardening, 97
Gates, Bill, 81
Gazzaley, Adam, 213
Google Voice number, 210
Grant, Ulysses S., 81
guilt, 193
Hallowell, Edward, 215
Hansen, Morten T., 67
Hardy, Benjamin, 218
Hastings, Reed, 71
health, 228
Heinemeier, David, 164
Holland, Barbara, 71
Ideal Week, 119, 162, 172–81, 226
Ideal Week template, 182
I Love Lucy (TV program), 25–26
impairment, 70
Information Economy, 13
innovation, and changing environment, 72
instant communication, 207–11
instant-gratification culture, 84
Jobs, Steve, 111
Johnson, Paul, 81–82
Jones, Charlie “Tremendous”, 50
journaling, 220
karoshi (death by overwork), 32
Kennedy, John F., 71
King, Stephen, 223
knowledge workers, 28
Lewis, Penelope A., 70
liberating truths, 59–63
lifestyle objectives, 38
limiting beliefs, 59–63
“loss of separation,” 184
lunch, 72
MacArthur, Douglas, 71
McCartney, Paul, 99
McKeown, Greg, 183
macro-processing software, 131–32
margin, 33, 36, 52, 111, 157, 224, 225, 226
meals, and building relationships, 74
meetings, 197
MegaBatching, 162, 163–66, 172, 180–81
mental health, 83
mentoring, 153
Michel, Alexandra, 65–66
micro-breaks, 82–83
micromanagers, 149
Miller, Megan Hyatt, 54
mindset, 54
Minor, Dylan, 78
morning ritual, 119
Mortimer, Ian, 223
movement (exercise), 74–77, 195
music, 217
musicians, 46
Musk, Elon, 67–68
naps, 71
Nashville, 46
natural foods, 73
nature, 82–83
necessary routines, 147–48
Netflix, 71
Not-to-Do List, 93, 99–100, 113
Nozbe, 202
nutrition, 73
nutritional supplement protocol, 73
Off Stage, 166, 170, 173, 176, 195
OneNote, 127
Opipari, Ben, 75
outdoors, 82–83
overgrowth. See pruning
overlong hours, 65–67
Pang, Alex Soojun-Kim, 179
Pareto principle, 198
passion, 45–46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 58
physical activity, 74–77
physical and emotional distress, 66
Pieper, Josef, 32
Pink, Daniel H., 179
poker, 93
“positive no,” 104–6
Postrel, Virginia, 81
process automation, 125–26, 134
productivity
as getting the right things done, 37
as interpersonal, 77–79
old methods of, 224
as skill to be developed, 61
Productivity Assessment, 22, 225
productivity objectives, 27
productivity systems, 17–18
productivity vision, 40–42
Productivity Vision exercise, 42, 45
productivity zones, 48–55
proficiency, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 58
Project Vision Caster, 158
pruning, 97, 99, 111, 184, 225
rejuvenation, 170, 176, 177–78, 194–95
Rejuvenation Self-Assessment, 88
relationships, 228
restoration, 82
rituals, 117–21
Ronalds, Francis, 223–24
Rosen, Larry, 213
Rule of Fifty, 66
saying no, 92–99, 100–108, 111
scarcity mentality, 100
scheduling, 190
screencast utilities, 133
screens, turning off, 71
self (theme), 176–77
Seneca, 202, 203
setting one’s baseline, 225
Shirky, Clay, 212
Silverman, Rachel Emma, 14, 166
skill plus contribution, 46
Slack, 16, 86, 115, 120, 163, 173, 179, 207, 208, 209, 214
sleep-deprived, 70
smartphone, 15, 29, 32, 35, 85, 162
social audit, 78
social media, 84, 146, 163, 206, 213
spontaneity, 36
success, 30–33
Sullivan, Dan, 78
SweetProcess, 127
switching, 161–62
Task Filter Worksheet, 94, 113, 135, 158
Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 27–28
Taylorism, 28
technology automation, 129–33, 134
telegraph, 223
template automation, 121–25, 134
text-expansion software, 132–33
text messages, 210
theming, 176–78
“think time,” 166
Thomas Nelson Publishers, 43–45
Timashev, Ratmir, 200
control of, 60
as finite resource, 101–2
as zero-sum game, 95
time and energy, 67–68
time blocking, 103
time famine, 137–38
Tolkien, J. R. R., 71
“total work,” 32
trade-offs, 95–96
trial and error, 141
true north, 55, 57, 58, 96, 225
Twitter, 78
uphill tasks, 214–15
Ury, William, 104–6
vision. See productivity vision
Weekly Big 3, 187, 191, 192, 202, 204, 220, 226
Weekly Preview, 185–96, 202, 204, 226
Whitehead, Alfred North, 115
why, as value or principle, 92
workday shutdown ritual, 119–20, 163
workday startup ritual, 119–20, 163
working backwards, 66
work obligations, 35
workout, 75
worry creep, 85
zero-sum game, 93–95