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Today I was asked: "How do you have time to read so many books?" So, here it is.
I think time management is mostly about saying "no." What you don't do is more important than what you do.
I don't do meet and greets, presentation meetings, etc. They take a long time and are usually very ineffective. I say no ruthlessly, to the point of being rude. I send you this article. It may be rude, but it saves me time.
I like brevity. Free up time for other things. If something can be summarized, it should be done.
Most of my meetings are 15 minutes or less, even in person. Again, I tell you that I only have 15 minutes at the beginning.
I do not participate in meetings if I am not needed. I don't just listen. I ask for a summary that I can read in 30 seconds.
I don't chat, neither at work nor in private, neither on the Internet nor in real life. I always ask, "What do you want me to do?" If there is nothing to do, I end or ignore the conversation. I don't chat for fun.
I leave chat groups where I no longer need to talk, both at work and in person. It's one less thing I have to click on. One less notification, one less popup.
I don't socialize much either. I'm not a "hub", I don't keep in touch with many people. I have a very small network. I make sure there are a few “hubs” (“super connectors”) in my network. I trust them to reach people when I need to.
I go out with a small number of Ecuador Mobile Number List friends, but probably a lot less than most people.
I do not go shopping. I hate them. I buy most things online, in bulk. 10 of the same pants, shirts, socks, etc. Most of the time one of the top 5 articles in the search results or whatever the AI recommends so you don't have to think.
I don't cook (talent problem). I order 1 of the first 3 things I see on the menu. I don't spend more than 10 seconds ordering. I prefer fast foods to "French dinners." Sorry France, it's not a question of taste, but of time. I always ask French cooks to serve "all the dishes" at once, and I try to ignore the offended looks they give.
I don't organize my room, my desk, or my suitcase. Everything is always messy.
I don't read the news unless someone sends me a link. Even then, I scan it in 10 seconds. I am a fast reader.
I don't watch sports, unless there is a sponsor, like CR7 or Argentina in the World Cup, which in reality I only saw the last game on television. But what a game! I already know what I have to give up to save time.
I don't watch TV. I used to watch a lot of movies, but nowadays I find most of them boring. Maybe I'm getting too old.
I don't do TikTok, video feeds, etc. For my back problems, I follow some "osteopaths/chiropractors/exercisers" on Instagram to motivate me to do a few simple exercises each day.
I spend quite a bit of time on Twitter and write a few blogs.
I do not listen to music. I also hate loud music in restaurants or gathering places. I always ask them to lower it. I like quiet places.
Basically, I'm a very very boring guy.
I listen to books. I listen to books while I shower, brush my teeth, and of course when I go to the bathroom. I listen to books in the car, in airports, etc. Every day I listen to books for an hour or so before going to bed (with this alone I already have 1 book a week). However, most of it is on airplanes. If I feel like it, I try to write a blog post or something. When I'm tired, I just listen to books. I can read 2 to 3 books on a long flight. And I fly a lot. 600 flight hours last year.
I listen at 2.5x speed most of the time (you get used to it after a while). Most books last about 4 hours on average.
How do I choose the books? Some are recommendations from friends. Others are AI recommendations based on books I like.
Of the books I don't like, I stop listening to them as soon as I get that feeling. I don't finish most of the books I buy.
Of the books that I like, I listen to them several times and I also buy the Kindle version to read them.
Time is the most limited resource. And knowledge is the most powerful multiplier. Don't change the weather for anything.
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