# Looking for an Effective...  ## Metadata - Author: [[@kimfern18 on Twitter]] - Full Title: Looking for an Effective... - Category: #tweets - URL: https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877468254224387 ## Highlights - Looking for an effective productivity book? Recommending: Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky I’ve been applying the techniques I read in Make Time. I started January 13, 2022, by having an everyday to-do list on sticky notes Thread 🧵  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877468254224387)) - + a must-to-do list (see the link for the meaning) and I could say it is very effective since I feel satisfaction on what I do every day which I could say that I am being productive. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877470733078529)) - **TACTICS that I used from the book:** 1. Write it down - sticky notes 2. Groundhog 3. Might to-do-list 4. Design your day 5. Distraction-free-Iphone 1. Remove icons of FB, Twitter and Instagram from the home screen  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877475002859523)) - 6. Mute Notification 1. Mute notifications coming from FB, Twitter and Instagram 7. Wear Wristwatch 8. Skip morning check-in 9. Shut the door 10. Invent Deadline ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877477573967872)) - 11. Excercise every day (morning walk for 15 minutes) 12. Skip morning coffee (coffee at 3pm) 13. Nap (10-20 minutes) 14. Reflecting every day Reference: https://t.co/5HesdZyDW9 ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877479499145217)) - I have made a summary of the book. You can access it here: https://t.co/Koz7r9m6zq ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877481562738693)) - - Stop reaching to the modern world and start actively making time for people and activities that MATTER to you - You set your own defaults by making new habits and mindset. HOW MAKE TIME WORKS? 1. Choose single highlight to prioritize in your DAY.  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877485450891268)) - 2. Employ specific TACTICS to stay LASER focus. 3. You’ll need to build ENERGY so you can stay in control of your time and attention. 4. REFLECT on the day with few simple notes 1. HIGHLIGHT - Everyday, choose a single activity to prioritize and protect your calendar. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877487522856960)) - - You don’t necessarily HAVE to do but WANT to do. 2. LASER - Show how to adjust your technology so you can have a LASER mode. - like: logging out of socmed or scheduling time to check email. 3. REFLECT - Before going to bed, you’ll take a few notes about your day. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877489372557313)) - - Decide which *TACTICS you want to continue and which one you want to refine or drop. *TACTICS - are the ones that fits into your day. Something not to be force yourself to do, or things you want to do. Detailed review: https://t.co/Koz7r9m6zq ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/kimfern18/status/1506877491159334912))