Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt is a great system to help you focus on working on the right things. First, you’ll stop and define what productivity means to you by formulating, evaluating, and reformulating. Then, you’ll cut the nonessentials by eliminating, automating, and delegating. Finally, you’ll act on by consolidating, designating, and activating.
Executive Summary
In a world where information is freely available, focus becomes one of the most valuable commodities in the workplace.
Productivity is not about getting more things done; it’s about getting the right things done.
The Free to Focus productivity system follows 3 simple steps (with three actions each):
Stop. Unless you first know why you’re working, you can’t properly evaluate how you’re working.
Formulate: how to clarify why you want to be more productive
Evaluate: how to find your highest-leverage activities
Reformulate: how to use rest to boost your productivity
Cut. Here you’ll discover that what you don’t do is just as important to your productivity as what you do. Actions:
Eliminate: how to cut the nonessentials
Automate: how to subtract yourself from the equation
Delegate: how to properly delegate work
Act. You’ll learn how to accomplish your high-leverage tasks in less time and with less stress.
Consolidate: how to be more efficient by batching tasks
Designate: how to prioritize tasks
Activate: how to manage interruptions and eliminate distractions