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I really love autofocus for this: http://markforster.squarespace.com/autofocus-system/ http://markforster.squarespace.com/autofocus-system/ It gives you the permission to "just" work on something for five minutes. I like to look at it like this: time management systems and practices, at the personal level, are stacking lego blocks. You find the pieces that work for you and combine them - there's no one true system. Calendar stacking solves one particular problem - that problem may not be yours. But the largest tip is having a "don't-do" or "someday/maybe" list. These are things that look productive but you have to actively say no to, so that you can say "yes" to what matters. It's not about habits or similar - it's about great ideas and things that might make sense later but you just have no time for it. So you write it in (and maybe some details) so that you can just release it. It's a lego block. Another lego block is the "3 things." Ruthlessly prioritize to the most important things. Have a very low priority queue for a day. But ultimately, the key is that even the time gurus know that they are writing for a subset of all people. There is no one true method.