I am not a disciplined, ruthless executor but I do know a couple things: 1.) Stop reading productivity porn. If you must pick a productivity approach, pick som

I am not a disciplined, ruthless executor but I do know a couple things: 1.) Stop reading productivity porn. If you must pick a productivity approach, pick something low friction that doesn't have you jumping through meaningless hoops. (Some hoops are good, like the one in #2). 2.) Do daily/weekly reviews. Even monthly, if that's all you can manage. Every week, developer your situation report: what do you have on your plate, what's coming up that you must concern yourself with? Can anything be delegated? My review process involves processing "inboxes" at my home/work desks. But it also occurs during my morning runs where I plot and plan my next steps and how I will get through difficult situations. You probably don't need to read more productivity books, you just need to use the knowledge you already know to develop a sort of standard operating procedure. If you _are_ going to consume productivity porn, make small iterations to your current SOPs, don't make large sweeping changes. That only serves to undermine the whole point.