The Best Productivity Hacks of All Time

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Ali Abdaal
Published at : 27 Oct 2021
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In this video I'll be ranking all the productivity techniques using the standard tier list system.

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Shoutout to @Matt D'Avella for the 2-day rule :)

00:00 Intro
00:54 Pomodoro Technique
01:38 Delegating
03:43 The two minute rule
04:26 The two day rule
05:32 Time blocking
06:26 The five minute rule
07:16 Systems
08:08 Daily highlight
08:49 Batching
09:15 Color coding
09:32 To-do lists
10:13 Consuming content at 2x speed
12:26 Deadlines
13:20 Eisenhower Matrix
13:52 Goals
14:31 Enjoying the journey

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