How To Multiply Your Time | Rory Vaden | TEDxDouglasville

i've multiplied my time by watching this video at 1.5 speed

Summary: How we choose to spend our time is as much logical as emotional One dimensional thinking solution: Efficiency — do your to-do list faster Two dimensional thinking solution: Prioritization — (on the axes of importance and urgency) Three dimensional: “Significance” — Urgency how soon does it matter; importance — how much does it matter; significance — how long does it matter You multiply your time by giving yourself the emotional permission to spend time on things today that will give you more time tomorrow The significance calculation changes everything Focus Funnel: Eliminate, automate, delegate, — me (now=concentrate/ later=procrastinate on purpose)

“There is no such thing as time management, since time continues on whether you like it or not. There is only SELF management.”

"You multiply your time by giving yourself the emotional permission to spend time on things TODAY that will give you more time TOMORROW." Rory Vaden With your story it's true that everything could be delegated

I'm disappointed he didnt say "thank you for your time" in the end.

This video was great, and the story about his own life was incredible. Only thing missing from this construct is the dimension of sequence. Doing things in the right order will naturally allow you to finish them in less time. You can look up the Tetris Effect which speaks to the groove your mind gets into. There should also be a lot more talk in this field about switching to complementary activities which allow you to rest and regenerate your attention and energy. After a long period of reading and note-taking, it may be more productive to spend some time making calls and speaking to people to regenerate our eyes and get charged up with energy, then retire to the peaceful solitude of reading again. Trying to power through hours of the same activity will yield diminishing marginal returns. We all have to establish a rhythm that will allow us to stay productive for long periods of time without fatigue, similar to how the standard song structure of intro-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-outro can keep our attention without tiring us out. If we scheduled our days similarly, we would get a lot more done while feeling a lot less depleted, because we would be riding our natural waves of momentum.

My applause for the lady in blue top at 18:14 who knows to respect others. I also think that it needs courage to stand up alone for the things we liked ...👍👍

Automation is to your time as compound interest is to your money - 10:52

Time can neither be created nor destroyed. But it can be spent wisely

I've come to realize that accomplishing all your work, all your things ahead of time won't give you more time, because you'll always have new things to have to do with that "spare time". So yes, procrastinate, take a break, have some rest on purpose. We'll be happier when we choose the right things to spend our time on. Work can wait.

"Time management isn't real because time goes on no matter what" Thanks buddy

The absolute eloquence of this talk is breath taking

The best thing I learnt from this is that when I get the urge to procrastinate I should ask myself "what can I do today so that I'll have more time tomorrow?" This should definitely be one of the mottos of life for a procrastinator!

The story about his mum and dad is certainly beautiful : )

My first TEDx Talk that put me on tears... Great sharing, the last words quoted from Bible was truly significant for me as I am a Christian. Never thought that the word "multiply" could be used on time.

The story about his dad broke my heart and fixed it again.

What a great presenter he is

This guy pretty much described what I learned to do the hard way. EDIT: 8 years later I'm still following this strategy and I still refer people to this video, it has been absolutely a game changer for me and to people around me who understood it.

I can't stop myself from watching this ted talk over and over. This is one of the most helpful ted talk for me. Greatly thankful to this man for this wonderful advice.

'What can I do today that would make tomorrow better' wow...what a wonderful way to think differently about time. I always was fed up by tasks and stressed that time seems to flow so fast but this talk helped me a lot!