Wisdom and Insights from Robert Cooper

Schedule Five Minutes Today to Step Out of “The Blur.”

Schedule Five Minutes Today to Step Out of “The Blur.”

By: Robert Cooper

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Why does this matter? Especially with our long to-do lists and the constant feeling that we’re each so busy…

The hard-wired brain mistakes “being busy”–the feeling of non-stop effort–with making more progress on priorities. Unfortunately, that “progress” can be mostly an illusion. It”s easy to get lost in this cerebral and sensory swamp of automatic and mostly mindless “doing.”

Let’s interrupt this pattern. Glance at today’s schedule. Commit to completing one specific task or meeting today five minutes earlier than planned–and devote this time to creatively streamlining and the remainder of today and tomorrow so that you can make greater measured progress on your top priorities… Note: Devote the final minute of these five minutes to reviewing and re-committing to your “To Don’t List”–which can matter even more than your To-Do List.

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Wisdom and Insights from Robert Cooper

Robert Cooper

He’s been called “a national treasure” and “the ultimate business guru for the new millennium.” His books have sold more than four million copies.

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