In his book Two Awesome Hours Josh Davis draws from his experience in neuroscience and writes on how to be effective with our work instead of solely focusing on efficiency. He explains how to use biology to work for us instead of against us. It’s science and stuff.
One of the biggest themes of his book is to learn to take advantage of what he calls “decision points”. These are the moments when we snap out of our workflow before tackling another item on our to-do list. The usual way is to jump to the next task straight away but he argues that we should savour these moments and decide what’s important instead of what’s urgent – a principle used by Stephen R Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
It might even mean letting our minds wander for a short time before coming back to the present. (more…)
Category: Habit Change
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Seize The Decision Points to Improve Eating Habits