It is hard to find useful productivity ideas that we haven’t seen before. I persevere as I’m an efficiency nut who likes to compress time. And I’m always in pursuit of new productive ways to fast-track strategy execution.
I like Sam Altman’s tips on X/Twitter (his tag is @Sama, summarized by Ben Lang). They are tried and tested, and a great reminder in case you’re already aware of them.
I thought I’d share the 3 tips that I find are amongst the best ways to accelerate my productivity on strategic projects. They will also help your work generally
3 tips to turbocharging your productivity on strategic projects
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- Work on the right things. @Sama says this is the most important factor. I encourage members of The Turbochargers Hub to keep prioritizing. Make the 80/20 rule work for you. 20% of your work will have 80% of the impact.
- Use to do lists to prioritize and stay focused. Find the easiest way to capture your own lists. I use Notes on my Apple Mac which is just so quick to use, and it syncs immediately to my desktop. I use it for all my projects. I use it to write these newsletter articles. I use it for my shopping list. I can do this when lying in bed, on the train, so easy and fast. Find the easiest way to capture your own notes, which might be an app you’re already using everyday (eg Evernote, OneNote, Asana, Monday, Trello).
- Learn keyboard shortcuts. I set them up on my Mac and they work on my iPhone. Again, find the app that works for you. Some of favourite shortcuts is “;hb”. When I type this it inserts “Happy birthday. Have a great day. 🎈🎈🎈🎁🎁🎉🎉🎉🎉🌸🌸🌸”. My other favourite is “;em”. When I type this it inserts “My email is lisa@theturbochargers.com”
What words do you type multiple times a day that will speed things up with a shortcut?
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Quote of the week
“Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg Ex COO at Facebook/Meta
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About Lisa Carlin
Lisa Carlin is a Strategy Execution Specialist. She works with business leaders to plan and execute their strategies in tough environments. Her clients love having her expertise and guidance to navigate their workplace culture and use AI to achieve success.
Lisa created The Turbochargers Hub, so leaders can master the art of strategic influence and generate momentum for organizational change.
Lisa is author of the globally acclaimed newsletter, Turbocharge Weekly, read by 8,000 business leaders.
Lisa’s career includes roles at McKinsey and Accenture, then running her own business since 1999. Over this time she has delivered over 50 implementations with a 96% success rate.