Productivity day 2013 towards zero inbox
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This document discusses achieving productivity and inbox zero. It begins by defining inbox zero as having zero unread emails in your inbox. It then discusses how to achieve inbox zero through prioritizing emails and taking action on them within 5 categories: do, defer, delegate, dump, or ignore. The document also discusses how the presenter achieved inbox zero by spending a weekend decluttering emails. It then discusses the differences between feeling busy, being busy, and being productive. The presenter advocates focusing on achieving goals each day rather than just filling time. The document closes by briefly mentioning how SharePoint can enable productivity if used as intended.
Productivity day 2013 towards zero inbox
- 1. Towards Inbox Zero: Being ultraproductive Jussi Roine, Chief SharePoint Architect Onsight Helsinki
- 3. Jussi Roine Architect, trusted advisor, mojito enthusiast Microsoft Certified Master: SharePoint 2010 Microsoft Certified Solutions Master: SharePoint Microsoft Certified Trainer Certified Scrum Master SharePoint User Group Finland Community Lead jussi@onsight.fi About.me/jussiroine
- 4. Training and solutions for Microsoft technologies http://onsight.fi Best talent in Finland for all Microsoft solutions http://names.fi
- 5. So, you might wonder why I’ve gathered you here today.. What’s Inbox Zero? Why should I care? Achieving Inbox Zero Feeling busy, being busy or being productive? Productivity tools of today #ProductivityDay
- 6. ”Lunch was bad” (actual feedback I’ve received) Ask me questions - or as Mr. Garrison from South Park would say: “remember there are no stupid questions, just stupid people”
- 8. The Problem Email overload is a real issue It’s not just email: It’s instant messaging, calendar invitations, alerts, notifications.. Part of the problem is the fear of missing out – and being available 24/7 Digital detox, Tech Sabbath and other cute names
- 9. http://inboxzero.com Invented by Merlin Mann Inbox Zero allows you to reclaim your email your attention your life
- 10. The idea Inbox Zero is a very simple concept 0 emails in your inbox That’s it. Thank you. (You may now go home)
- 11. How it works Some messages are more equal than others Your time is priceless – and very limited Lose the guilt – you are not the only one fighting with email overflow Stop checking on emails constantly Just do it.
- 12. How it works Based on 5 actions My personal approach is only 3: Do ( Archive) Defer (Do later) Delegate ( Archive) Time will solve -pile
- 13. But, wait.. No, it’s not that easy! Why not? What’s stopping you? Some common excuses: ”My Inbox is perfectly fine with 13985 emails..” ”I get so many emails that I’m too busy to sort them out” ”I need to be included in all email communications” ”I’m on so many distribution lists that I simply cannot control my Inbox”
- 14. It’s about prioritizing things On average Finnish people watch tv for 3 hours and 3 mins a day Source: Finnpanel (2012) That’s about 21 hours a week There’s 168 hours in a week, or about 115 hours a week for yourself In essence, people spend about 18% of their wake-up time watching TV... I’ll let that sink in :-)
- 16. My experience with Inbox Zero I’m fairly familiar with productivity techniques such as Gettings Things Done (GTD), the Pomodoro Technique and The Action Method I felt the problem wasn’t really about managing tasks, but about information overflow through email I embarked on my voyage towards Inbox Zero in January, 2013
- 17. Getting to Inbox Zero I’m super-efficient in decluttering my life Less stuff is actually more It took me one weekend to achieve Inbox Zero for all of my email inboxes (3) It wasn’t really that hard – just add persistence, some good Argentinian wine and a mojito, and music, and a mojito. Add mojitos when necessary. It’s a decision and once you get started, it’s actually fairly easy to stick to
- 18. Decluttering
- 19. Findings from Inbox Zero Don’t read emails during the weekend – it just effin sucks! Actually, don’t work during the weekends Switch email to manual sync on your mobile devices Close Outlook. Really, just ALT-F4 that attention wh.. seeker Email is important but I’ve switched to using plain-old phone calls and actually seeing people face to face. I know, I’m a trendsetter..
- 20. What now? It’s been about 5 months of Inbox Zero for me I’m happier than ever! I blogged about my experience in January http://bit.ly/V0Rtbm (in Finnish) I came up with 3 short rules for managing your time with email http://bit.ly/12YhkW2 Don’t assume, Don’t forward, Don’t argue I still haven’t ordered my Inbox Zero Nerd Badges (hint for a Christmas present for me!)
- 21. Feeling busy, being busy, or being productive?
- 22. The difference Feeling busy is easy – just ”do stuff” – it’s easy to fill a whole week by being reactive and meta-working Being busy often comes from external drivers Being productive is about deciding what’s important and doing that In essence, you’ll need to achieve things, and get stuff done. Daily.
- 23. My daily routine Every morning I write 3 things down I need to achieve during the day When I’ve accomplished those 3 things I can Leave work or Continue working on other stuff
- 25. My daily routine I try to be at the office before 8am and leave the office 4.30pm the latest – I aim for 100% load I don’t do breaks I resume working – if I feel like it – at ~8pm I used to work during the weekends but not anymore I don’t really care how many hours I do since essentially, I don’t want to be measured by hours, I want to be measured by what I can deliver I care how much stuff I get done
- 26. Grand Canyon.. with a helicopter
- 27. Working remotely
- 28. Working remotely
- 29. Rock climbing (laptop is in base camp)
- 30. In the hammock
- 32. Hey, where’s the SharePoint angle here? Damn, I thought you’d forget that by now! But I did promise.. SharePoint = Productivity, if you choose to use it like it was designed to be used Otherwise, SharePoint is a huge time waster
- 33. The essentials SharePoint 2013 revolves around social – Newsfeed, Yammer, Follow and Personal Site Start simple, grow from there Site Mailbox and Work Management are good but contained and somewhat complex to set up Less is more, keep it simple
- 34. So, what should I do? Try Inbox Zero – just skip one evening of television! Read – I can heartily recommend..
- 35. Thank you! And sorry ;-)