This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from Focus: Your Key to More Productivity at Work (ISBN: 9780137002566) by Jurgen Wolff. Available in print and digital formats.

Overcome your negative patterns for using time--and start using your limited time far more effectively.

People have patterns for how they use their time. For instance, some always begin with the task they think will be easiest, others with the most difficult. People often repeat these patterns even when the outcomes aren’t positive, and we tend to be aware of others’ patterns, but not our own. Here are the most common dysfunctional patterns....