Information consumes attention.

I was reading a book on productivity called

Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind

when I stumbled on the quote that I put on the image. Information today has become more of a problem than a solution for the productive man (or woman).

The sheer volume of it is enough to send you of tracks when working on a project or a goal. That is why I think 2 things are really important when striving for exceptional productivity and time management.

1. Having a daily routine that works in your favor. Build in your days routines and rituals that are about creation and not just reaction to information. That way, if you stick to it, you will limit the time spend on useless browsing and target your energy and focus to the things that will help you the most.
2. Learn to search. I see this problem almost daily. People do not know how to search for information properly and they get lost in the volume of general data coming their way. Take the time to train in retrieving information and you will be more productive and focused!

Don't let information hold you back from action taking and results!

Have an awesome day!

Give time to yourself to gather energy

For a long time I could not understand my energy cycles. Whenever I felt I was low on energy (usually a week in seven weeks period) I thought I could fight through it, which always resulted in taking another week to recover.

Now I understand that this is my energy cycle, I embrace it and lay a bit lower that week. This gives me room to do what is necessary, not over extend my self, and be really productive the other weeks!

Lately I am trying to do the same for my daily routine. Lay of the notifications, or the phone for some period of the day, sleep a little more (I used to get up at 5:30, now its 6:15 and I go a bit earlier in bed) and

DO MORE CREATIVE THAN REACTIVE WORK!

What about you? What are any tricks you can share about your daily routine?

Sometimes my brain is my worst enemy...

Todays quote is from a book I highly recommend called "Breaking the Habit of being yourself" by Dr Joe Dispenza. In it's first pages there is this quote that resonated with me and made realize that sometimes (most of the times) I am my own worst enemy...

Morning Marketing Quote!

Every morning posting a motivational or sales and productivity quote! 

The best way to start your morning is to read something uplifting. Stop reading the news or negative stuff! Have a morning ritual to gain power, lift your spirits and make your day about CREATION! 

Another reason I love the Steemit Platform. It pushes me to create meaningful content.

It is also a great opportunity for me to write in English (which I love) and strive to better at it!

Age and CrossFit....

Finished 1st in class today and being the oldest (42) in it this came in mind....