- "Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking." - Albert Einstein (pg. 86)
Never thought of that before, but it's true. Sometimes it's just time to get up and do.
- "Focus on what digerati Kathy Sierra calls "just-in-time" information instead of "just-in-case information." (pg. 92)
There are some things that I like keeping up with because I like stretching my mind and keeping abreast of that topic, but I'm glad I decided to cut down on the number of home pages my browser opens up to each day, and that I "Hid" a ton of people and activity from my FB Feed!
- "Meetings should only be held to make decisions about a pre-defined situation, not to define the problem." (pg. 102)
- "The cost- and time-effective solution, therefore, is to wait until you have a larger order, an approach called 'batching.'" (pg. 106)
This doesn't just apply to things like orders, in my mind. This also applies to little "errands" and other time-wasters. It would be a more effective use of my time if I would "batch" my homework, the housework, and errands instead of using my typical "scattershot" method: Work on some homework, do my laundry, go get groceries, all in the same day, when it would've been more effective to say, "Monday is homework day, Tuesday is housework day, Wednesday is errands day," etc. I'm going to see how well this works.....
- Use Evernote to keep track of all important papers, pictures, etc. Definitely going to scan in some things to get rid of this paper clutter! (pg. 114)
- "Brickwork" is one of the outsourcing companies mentioned in the book, as is "Your Man in India." (pg. 122)
- "Remember--unless something is well-defined and important, no one should do it. Eliminate before you delegate." (pg. 130)
- I think I want a VA :). AskSunday has a free 1-week trial......this might need to happen....
- I love the flowchart on pg. 144!
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