<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Procrastination is a common problem, but you don’t need motivation to beat it.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The book offers quick tricks to get started on tasks, even when you don't feel like it.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Want to know the secret? <a href="https://anupchouhan.gumroad.com/l/The1-PageSuccessFramework">The 1-Page Success Framework</a> helps you eliminate procrastination with a 5-second psychological trick that makes it impossible to delay.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don’t miss out on the simple system that works every time! Act now and get more done in less time.</li></ul>

Psychological Tricks to Overcome Procrastination

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Establish daily and weekly routines that prioritize what’s most important to you.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Routines help you stay focused and reduce decision fatigue.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The more you follow routines, the easier it becomes to stay on track.</li></ul>

Create Routines That Support Your Goals

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The key to success is not working harder but working smarter.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Make Time encourages you to simplify your approach to time management.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Focus on building simple systems that keep you on track and help you achieve more with less effort.</li></ul>

The Power of Simple Systems

Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Choose one “highlight” each day—the most important task to complete.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">This gives you clarity on what to focus on, making the day feel successful.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The highlight should be something that moves you forward, not just busy work.</li></ul>

Focus on One Highlight Each Day

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">At the end of each week, reflect on how well you spent your time.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Ask yourself if you focused on what truly mattered and made progress toward your goals.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Regular reflection helps you stay aligned with your long-term priorities.</li></ul>

Reflect on Your Time Use

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Put your phone on "Do Not Disturb" to reduce interruptions.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Set boundaries for checking emails or social media to avoid constant distractions.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Create a physical space free from distractions to stay focused.</li></ul>

Eliminate Distractions

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<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Saying no is a powerful way to protect your time.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Be selective about what you agree to so you can focus on your “highlight.”</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Learn how to set boundaries with others to avoid over-committing.</li></ul>

Say No to More Things

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">We're constantly distracted by social media, emails, and busy schedules.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Traditional time management methods don’t work in today's fast-paced world.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Make Time offers a solution to cut through distractions and focus on what truly matters.</li></ul>

The Modern Struggle with Time

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Prioritize sleep, exercise, and healthy eating to maintain energy throughout the day.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">A healthy body supports a sharp, focused mind, making it easier to stay on task.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">When you take care of your physical well-being, productivity improves naturally.</li></ul>

Energize Your Body to Boost Your Mind

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Set aside specific time blocks during the day to focus on high-priority tasks.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Treat these blocks like appointments that you can't miss.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">During these blocks, commit fully to the task at hand, no multitasking.</li></ul>

Use Time Blocks for Deep Work

The 5-second rule is a simple tool you can use to beat procrastination, hesitation, and doubt.

Struggling with Distractions? Here's the Simple Solution!

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint comes “a unique and engaging read about a proven habit framework [that] readers can apply to each day” (Insider, Best Books to Form New Habits). “If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit Nobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, "The best way to spend this time is by cramming it full of meetings!" or got to work in the morning and thought, Today I'll spend hours on Facebook! Yet that's exactly what we do. Why? In a world where information refreshes endlessly and the workday feels like a race to react to other people's priorities faster, frazzled and distracted has become our default position. But what if the exhaustion of constant busyness wasn't mandatory? What if you could step off the hamster wheel and start taking control of your time and attention? That's what this book is about. As creators of Google Ventures' renowned "design sprint," Jake and John have helped hundreds of teams solve important problems by changing how they work. Building on the success of these sprints and their experience designing ubiquitous tech products from Gmail to YouTube, they spent years experimenting with their own habits and routines, looking for ways to help people optimize their energy, focus, and time. Now they've packaged the most effective tactics into a four-step daily framework that anyone can use to systematically design their days. Make Time is not a one-size-fits-all formula. Instead, it offers a customizable menu of bite-size tips and strategies that can be tailored to individual habits and lifestyles. Make Time isn't about productivity, or checking off more to-dos. Nor does it propose unrealistic solutions like throwing out your smartphone or swearing off social media. Making time isn't about radically overhauling your lifestyle; it's about making small shifts in your environment to liberate yourself from constant busyness and distraction. A must-read for anyone who has ever thought, If only there were more hours in the day..., Make Time will help you stop passively reacting to the demands of the modern world and start intentionally making time for the things that matter.

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Jake Knapp created the Design Sprint at Google, where he also helped build Gmail, cofounded Google Meet, and was a design partner at GV. He has since coached hundreds of teams on product strategy at places like Miro, Slack, Nike, LEGO, IDEO, the Wall Street Journal, and the Harvard Business School. Today, Jake is a cofounder at Character, where he helps startups find product-market fit with Design Sprints.


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John Zeratsky is a design partner at GV and the co-author of Sprint. Before joining GV, he was a design lead at YouTube and an early employee of FeedBurner, which Google acquired in 2007. John has written about design and productivity for Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Wired, and Time. Originally from rural Wisconsin, John now lives in San Francisco with his wife.

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