Table of Contents
Introduction: My Own Personal Chaos
Process isn't a talent – it's taught
Someone capable of achieving something
PART ONE: The Unproductive Mind
1: Organizational Incompetence
Delayed gratification is developmental
Texts that ignore the psychological issues
Distractibility, impulsiveness and risk-taking
Asperger's syndrome – more than just low empathy
3: Procrastination, Clutter and Self-sabotage
Self-belief: the missing ingredient
Clutter – the not so benign symptom
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Plan-beliefs replace self-beliefs
Seven key steps for goal-setting
Desire – the starting point of all achievement
Point One: Love your workstation
Point Two: Invest in the right equipment
Point Three: Buy lots of stationery
Point Four: Gather/capture everything
Point Seven: Write a checklist
Point Eight: SWOT that strategy
Self-addiction and its consequences
Avoiding ‘rule of thumb’ thinking
Tackling the randomness of email
The task, the ask and the timing
Money is our slave not our master
The fruits of dealing with conflict
Work and families can be allies
Juggling productivity with our significant other
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People
4. Obsessing about others' impact on us
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