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By Evan Schaeffer

PRODUCTIVITY PORN . . . That's what Marc Andreessen calls "techniques, tactics, and tricks for maximizing personal productivity." In a long post, he explains some of his favorite tips (some of which I'm paraphrasing)--

• Don't keep a schedule;
• Keep three and only three lists: a Todo List, a Watch List, and a Later List;
• Each night before you go to bed, prepare a 3x5 index card with a short list of 3 to 5 things that you will do the next day;
• Use procrastination to your advantage;
• Be incompetent on purpose when you don't want to be asked again;
• Email only twice a day;
• Don't answer the phone;
• Wear an iPod at work (people are less likely to bother you);
• Say no unless you really want to say yes;
• Do something you love.

There are lots of links in the full post. Waste some time and read them! (Link from Litigation and Trial.)

Full post as published by Notes from the (Legal) Underground on November 11, 2009 (boomark / email).