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Alexander Bant
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Unlearning 🎓
Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught. It’s something we all strive to spend more...
Alexander Bant
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Focus = Not Doing
Focus. How many times a week do you hear someone say this word? It could be you, your colleagues, your customers, and your boss. "Focus...
Alexander Bant
Feb 21, 20212 min read
Your "Yes" Story
You earn the right to say no, when your boss and other leaders trust that you are saying yes to the right things and spending time on...
Alexander Bant
Feb 16, 20211 min read
Solve Harder Problems
There is an Elon Musk quote that I can't stop thinking about and it is at the center of what Not Doing List is all about. Check it out....
Alexander Bant
Jan 5, 20213 min read
Saying "No" to Your Boss
After you make a Not Doing List, fear will quickly set in. Fear that you can't actually skip, dodge, delete, or not do the things on your...
Alexander Bant
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Productive Days Don’t Happen by Accident
74% of people report leaving the office without having done the important things. Think about your average weekday morning. How does it...
Alexander Bant
Dec 22, 20201 min read
Playing Tetris With Your Calendar = 22%+ More Productivity
To help win back more of your #168hours for important work in 2021, try these tricks heading into the new year: Stack meetings...
Alexander Bant
Dec 22, 20202 min read
6 Questions to Zero-Base Your 2021 Calendar
Before you shut down and sign off for the year, take some time to zero-base your 2021 calendar. What does zero-basing mean? Let me...
Alexander Bant
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Flip Your Competitive Paranoia
Former Intel CEO Andrew Grove famously liked to remind his employees: “Only the paranoid survive. Paranoia, when properly deployed, can...
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