A Simple Framework To 10X Your Goals And Focus On What’s Most Important

Productivity advice is a joke.

Most tips force you to cram as much junk into your day as possible, causing a severe case of busyness, but never really getting anything done; a concept the book, Four Thousand Weeks, Time Management For Mortals digs into.

Your most important priorities always get pushed back because task after task, they have you imprisoned in mediocre execution.

Most tasks are meaningless, and once you accomplish one, more seems to pile onto the list, causing a perpetual doom of never getting anything done.

Face it; you’re never going to accomplish everything you want to, so you must make the hard choice to focus on what’s most important to you.

In Dan Sullivan’s book, Who Not How Benjamin Hardy teaches the reader about the impact filter.

I’ve started to use it for everything, even tasks, to help me focus on what matters the most.

Here’s the structure:

The Impact Filter

What is the project/goal? Name it. Easy enough.

Purpose: What do you want to accomplish? Why is it important? How will it help you progress towards your vision and mission?