Difference between revisions of "Lesson:How to Get Things Done!/ExerciseL1"

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Listening Exercise

All the things that you need to get done are

all over. In your email inbox, on

pieces of paper or in your

. You often forget to do things. You get

by big tasks and overall your mind feels

. If you want to be a ninja at

things done, you need a system. Here are some

first

everything you have to do in one place, this is a big brain

where you can write down any

that comes to mind. Whenever you think of something you have to do, don't store it in your prefrontal

, write it down. We call this your inbox. Next, put

from your inbox into a place you know you'll look at, at the right time. This might be your calendar, a shopping list or in a

folder. Speaking of projects, if a task can't be done without a series of

, then, you need to turn that task into a project by

every individual step

to complete that project. Start

these simple things and you'll find that your mind is

and you're

tasks one at a time.

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-All the things that you need to get done are { stored _6 } all over. In your email inbox, on { random _6 } pieces of paper or in your { brain _5 }. You often forget to do things. You get { overwhelmed _11 } by big tasks and overall your mind feels { cluttered _9 }. If you want to be a ninja at { getting _7 } things done, you need a system. Here are some { tips _4 }: first { collect _7 } everything you have to do in one place, this is a big brain { dump _4 } where you can write down any { task _4 } that comes to mind. Whenever you think of something you have to do, don't store it in your prefrontal { cortex _6 }, write it down. We call this your inbox. Next, put { things _6 } from your inbox into a place you know you'll look at, at the right time. This might be your calendar, a shopping list or in a { promp _5 } folder. Speaking of projects, if a task can't be done without a series of { steps _5 }, then, you need to turn that task into a project by { brainstorming _13 } every individual step { required _8 } to complete that project. Start { practicing _10 } these simple things and you'll find that your mind is { clear _5 } and you're { knocking out _12 } tasks one at a time.
+All the things that you need to get done are { stored _6 } all over. In your email inbox, on { random _6 } pieces of paper or in your { brain _5 }. You often forget to do things. You get { overwhelmed _11 } by big tasks and overall your mind feels { cluttered _9 }. If you want to be a ninja at { getting _7 } things done, you need a system. Here are some { tips _4 }: first { collect _7 } everything you have to do in one place, this is a big brain { dump _4 } where you can write down any { task _4 } that comes to mind. Whenever you think of something you have to do, don't store it in your prefrontal { cortex _6 }, write it down. We call this your inbox. Next, put { things _6 } from your inbox into a place you know you'll look at, at the right time. This might be your calendar, a shopping list or in a { projects _8 } folder. Speaking of projects, if a task can't be done without a series of { steps _5 }, then, you need to turn that task into a project by { brainstorming _13 } every individual step { required _8 } to complete that project. Start { practicing _10 } these simple things and you'll find that your mind is { clear _5 } and you're { knocking out _12 } tasks one at a time.
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