1. Allocate A Limited Chunk Of Time For Perusing Info On The Web

It’s time to end the wasting of hours upon hours of your valuable time mindlessly on stuff that really requires no more than 30 minutes each day.

What I’m referring to is everything on the Internet that you do to consume information - reading messages and emails, checking Twitter, digg and Facebook, reading the news, blogs - everything!

Give yourself half an hour to an hour every day to do nothing but savor it, take care of it, or however you choose to look at it. But once you’ve used up your time, then you can’t go back to it at all until later in the day or evening, once you’ve accomplished a number of other jobs.

Keep these things in their place and quit letting them control your life!

Give up checking this stuff every 15 minutes. Not only is that a momentum-killer, but chances are, the rest of the world isn’t going to sit at a standstill waiting for your next Facebook update.

2. Take Control Of Your Inbox

Managing your email is a massive topic, to the extent that a whole book could be written on this subject (there have been, many of them), but it is likely that these would be the most important points:

Immediately answer any email that can be replied to quickly. Quickly means less than a couple minutes.

Don’t make your replies any longer than they need be. Keep only to the salient points, and don’t get too chatty (although you must be sincere, of course). As much as you don’t like writing lengthy emails, the person receiving one probably likes reading them a lot less.

Delete any emails you haven’t responded to after a month. Holding on to them does nothing but make you feel guilty every time you open your inbox. Guilt is an action-killer, so get rid of the old emails and get rid of the guilt!

3. Work As Disconnected As Possible

Yes, this means, close your instant messaging program, and close your office door (use a Do Not Disturb sign if necessary), and turn off your phone (you can do it, I know you can).

You have got to get momentum on your side, because once you get that ‘flow’ going, you’re able to take action much more quickly, with much better results.

When working, make sure you eliminate all distractions!

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