2022 Reading List - Book 1

Happy New Year!! ??

Each year I set myself a goal to read 50 books. (Thank goodness for audiobooks so I can commute and learn!)

The first book I’ve read in 2022 is 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse. This book has been around for a while (it was published in 2015) but it was a great book to kick off the new year and get some suggestions for levelling up your productivity.

Below are the fifteen secrets. I have also prepared a more comprehensive book summary, so if you’d like a copy just message me with your email address and I’ll send it through. ??

Secret #1 – Time is your most valuable and scarcest resource.

Secret #2 – Identify your Most Important Task (MIT) and work on it each day before doing anything else.

Secret #3 – Work from your calendar, not a to-do list.

Secret #4 – Procrastination can be overcome when you figure out how to beat your future self, who cannot be trusted to do the right thing.

Secret #5 – Accept the fact that there will always be more to do and more that can be done.

Secret #6 – Always carry a notebook.

Secret #7 – Email is a great way for other people to put their priorities into your life; control your inbox.

Secret #8 – Schedule and attend meetings as a last resort, when all other forms of communication won’t work.

Secret #9 – Say no to everything that doesn’t support your immediate goals.

Secret #10 – Eighty percent of outcomes are generated by twenty percent of activities.

Secret #11 – Focus your time only on things that utilize your unique strengths and passions.

Secret #12 – Batch your work with recurring themes for different days of the week.

Secret #13 – If a task can be completed in less than five minutes, do it immediately.

Secret #14 – Invest the first 60 minutes of each day in rituals that strengthen your mind, body and spirit.

Secret #15 – Productivity is about energy and focus, not time.

If you have any other book suggestions, let me know in the comments.

All the best,

?Angela