Effortless effort
I recently finished a book called Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most by Greg McKeown. While finding the time to read the book did take some effort, taking time to synthesize and use the concepts is taking even more effort!
I tried a low-tech method in response to the question, “How might I make this easier on myself?”, posed by the author. This involved using a lined post-it note to jot down key concepts, and it doubled as my bookmark. It’s not pretty, but you can see in the pictures that I was able to summarize the salient parts of the book on the sticky notes. Afterwards, it took less than a minute to take pictures of those notes and drop them into an Evernote note, for easy reference whenever needed.
I’m currently testing out the “Automate” lever that’s on the sticky note by creating mini cheat sheets for recurring tasks. Not that I couldn’t remember the steps, but by having this cheat sheet on, you guessed it, a sticky note, it frees my mind up to be ready to make more important decisions and remember more critical information the rest of the day.
What is your system to document and apply what you learn from books, podcasts, or classes? I find it challenging at times to move from consumption of the material to the eventual positive impact it can have if put in place.
Warmly,
Bijal
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Bijal Choksi, MA, CHPC, ACC