Productivity Soars Just by Deciding Where to 'Place' Your Focus: 'God-Tier Time Management'

I would like to introduce Shion Kabasawa's 'God-Tier Time Management'.

Why you 'work hard but never finish'

You work all day, yet by evening you feel like 'I didn't really get much done today.' In many cases, this is not a problem of the amount of effort, but of the 'order' in which you use your concentration.

Time management is a game of designing 'where to place your focus'

The essence of time management is not working long hours. It is finding the time of day when your concentration is highest and intentionally placing 'tasks that require brainpower' there. Concentration is a finite resource, and if you place it in the wrong spot, it will dry up in an instant.

The pitfall many people fall into

Starting the morning by replying to emails or doing administrative tasks, consuming your precious time when your mind is sharp. Then, pushing the work that truly requires brainpower to the evening when you are exhausted. There is no way productivity can increase this way.

The cause is ignoring the 'total amount of concentration'

A person's concentration is not constant throughout the day. It is said that 30 minutes in the morning is equivalent to two hours at night. Nevertheless, we tend to process tasks in the 'order they come to mind.' Not being conscious of the order itself is creating the biggest loss.

Sorting tasks into 'Concentration/Non-Concentration'

First, divide your current work into 'concentration tasks' that require brainpower and 'non-concentration tasks' that do not. Move concentration tasks to your golden time in the morning, and move non-concentration tasks like emails and phone calls to the afternoon or later. Furthermore, write down any errands that come to mind immediately on paper to clear them from your head. If you keep unfinished errands in your mind, distracting thoughts will erode your concentration.

The changes I have experienced

I myself have clearly increased my productivity by continuing this sorting method. I focus during times when I should be focusing, and I dedicate times when my brain just won't work to administrative tasks. With just this switch, the amount of progress made in the same working hours is completely different.

The first step for tomorrow

First, I want you to find one time of day when you can concentrate the best. Then, intentionally bring tasks that require thinking to that time. With just this, your productivity should increase surprisingly.