Jared Siegel uses the rocks, pebbles, sand, and water in a jar story as a motif to discuss effective time management in this solo episode of Success That Lasts.

Here are a few highlights:

• We often mistake being busy with being important. However, when we’re busy but not effective, it creates stress.
• The foundations for effective time management are laid when you identify your priorities - your “big rocks.” 
• “You waste years by not wasting hours,” Jared quotes. He talks about the dichotomy of being highly effective while also freeing your mind to think in “white space.”
• ‘Chunking’ refers to the activity of hyperfocusing on one task, in which you achieve a state of flow. ‘Flow’ is when you’re so focused on the task at hand that time seems to disappear.
• Jared shares insights about the ‘attention economy.’
• Time is a creative thing; saying “I don’t have time,” is really saying “I don’t want to.”

Resources

Resources

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt

Cortana by Microsoft

Video: How to reduce distractions in outlook

Podcast Episodes:

The Neuroscience of Mindfulness with David Miller

Managing Your Time Wisely with Paul Schlumpberger