"Scott Hanselman: Scaling Yourself"

My notes:

"Every system is designed to make us feel bad" (3:30)
Many productive things are just showing up (8:00)
"The less you do, the more of it you can do" (10:00)
- => Saying no is a very powerfull tool
Effective: Goal oriented "doing the right things"
Efficient: Process oriented "doing things right"
"Psychic Weight" of television shows I wanna see
Rule of 3: Write down three outcomes
- …for the day
- …for the week
- …for the year
Monday Vision - Friday Reflection
Homework:
- Identify your data streams
- Sort by Signal vs. Noise
- Which packets can be dropped?
Scotts E-Mail proces (36:00 ff)
- Inbox
- Inbox CC
- Inbox external
"You teach people how they treat you"
Double your keystrokes
- Write a blog post and send a link instead email reply
Find a trusted source for stuff and put it there (43:00)
Schedule Work Sprints (Pomodoro Technique) (44:00)
"Remind yourself that everything that is important will find its way to you" (46:00)
"Don't set up 'guilt systems'" (e.g. Pile of books you want to read)
- Instead: pile of books you actually read
Recomendation: Rescue Time
Recomendation: 43 Folders for physical things