Goals | Not Doing List

Unlearning 🎓

Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught. It’s something we all strive to spend more...

Focus = Not Doing

Focus. How many times a week do you hear someone say this word? It could be you, your colleagues, your customers, and your boss. "Focus...

Your "Yes" Story

You earn the right to say no, when your boss and other leaders trust that you are saying yes to the right things and spending time on...

Solve Harder Problems

There is an Elon Musk quote that I can't stop thinking about and it is at the center of what Not Doing List is all about. Check it out....

Saying "No" to Your Boss

After you make a Not Doing List, fear will quickly set in. Fear that you can't actually skip, dodge, delete, or not do the things on your...

Productive Days Don’t Happen by Accident

74% of people report leaving the office without having done the important things. Think about your average weekday morning. How does it...

Playing Tetris With Your Calendar = 22%+ More Productivity

To help win back more of your #168hours for important work in 2021, try these tricks heading into the new year: Stack meetings...

6 Questions to Zero-Base Your 2021 Calendar

Before you shut down and sign off for the year, take some time to zero-base your 2021 calendar. What does zero-basing mean? Let me...

Flip Your Competitive Paranoia

Former Intel CEO Andrew Grove famously liked to remind his employees: “Only the paranoid survive. Paranoia, when properly deployed, can...