Well, this article will let the cat out of the bag. It\u2019s time to let you in on the secrets of some of the most successful entrepreneurs of today.<\/p>\n
Without much further ado, here are the productivity hacks from the top entrepreneurs of today\u2019s modern world:<\/p>\n
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Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong><\/h1>\n![\"Mark](\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mark-zuckerberg-300x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThis guy needs no introduction – unless you\u2019ve been hiding under the rock and never used Facebook.<\/p>\n
But in case you have, Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook. (For more information, watch the movie The Social Network<\/a>.)<\/p>\nAside from his belief of not wasting time deciding which clothes to wear (hence the omnipresent gray t-shirt), Mark believes that the key to maximum productivity is – wait for it – momentum.<\/p>\n
He borrows that famous tagline – just do it. Getting started fires up productivity because merely kicking something off will eventually spur momentum.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress,” he says.<\/p>\n
What follows is grit, which is key in any business success. Soldier on despite the parts that are not too exciting, because building a company can have one too many curveballs.<\/p>\n
Mark is also a big fan of goal-setting. He\u2019s known for setting crazy targets every year, like coding his own AI house butler named Jarvis, reading a book every fortnight, and learning Mandarin. Keeping to goals like these takes a lot of laser focus and discipline.<\/p>\n
So if you want to create your own version of Zuck, learn to recalibrate your reality and push your comfort zone<\/a>! Remember, you\u2019re not alone – there are tools and apps to help you with it!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Neil Patel<\/strong><\/h1>\n![\"Neil](\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/word-image-1.png\")
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Neil Patel<\/a> is a New York Times bestselling author. He\u2019s recognized as one of the biggest experts on digital marketing and SEO. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations.<\/p>\nNeil believes in breaking down big tasks into smaller ones.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn most cases, with a lot of these tasks or goals you need to accomplish, it\u2019s not stuff you can achieve in a day. If you look among businesses and entrepreneurs, and even people working a 9 to 5 for someone else, the goals and objectives you\u2019re given usually can\u2019t be done in a day. What I do is break those things down into daily tidbits<\/a> that I need to do to get them done. That way I know I\u2019m progressing further,\u201d he explains in an interview with Startups.co<\/a>.<\/p>\nNeil\u2019s really on to something here. He\u2019s talking about this incredibly effective method called the Pomodoro technique<\/a>, which entails tapering off one giant task into smaller ones called \u201cpomodoros.\u201d The pomodoros<\/em> will be completed in intervals of 25 minutes, divided by 5-minute breaks in between.<\/p>\nWe\u2019re sure Neil\u2019s talking about the Pomodoro technique because he\u2019s also a big fan of breaktimes. In fact, he believes that workplace productivity can be achieved by insisting breaks among employees.<\/p>\n
If you want to live by this rule but constantly find yourself forgetting to take a break, don\u2019t fret. PRO TIP: use break reminders<\/a>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Tim Ferriss<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
![\"Tim](\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/word-image-6.jpeg\")
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Tim Ferriss <\/a>has been listed as one of Fast Company\u2018s \u201cMost Innovative Business People\u201d and one of Fortune\u2018s \u201c40 under 40.\u201d He is an early-stage technology investor\/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others) and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers.<\/p>\nAccording to his book \u201cTools of Titans,\u201d one of his key productivity tricks is this:<\/p>\n
\u201cWrite down the 3 to 5 things – and no more – that are making you the most anxious or uncomfortable. They\u2019re often things that have been punted from one day\u2019s to-do list to the next, to the next, to the next, and so on. Most important usually equals most uncomfortable, with some chance of rejection or conflict.<\/p>\n
Block out at 2 to 3 hours to focus on ONE of them for today. Let the rest of the urgent but less important stuff slide. It will still be there tomorrow. TO BE CLEAR: Block out at 2 to 3 HOURS to focus on ONE of them for today. This is ONE BLOCK OF TIME. Cobbling together 10 minutes here and there to add up to 120 minutes does not work. No phone calls or social media allowed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some serial entrepreneurs and startup junkies attest to this. University professor Bryan Guido Hassin refers to this block of time as \u201cairplane days,\u201d after noticing that some of his best works were done on a long-haul flight. On the plane, there are no distractions – no phone calls, no email, no social media.<\/p>\n
Sounds like an ordeal? Not really. It\u2019s so much easier with website blockers<\/a> because you don\u2019t have to rely on sheer willpower. If you feel like you\u2019re going to crack anytime soon, just turn OFF your online distractions and keep your website blockers ON!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Marie Forleo<\/strong><\/h1>\n![\"Marie](\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/word-image-7.jpeg\")
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Marie Forleo<\/a> is an online entrepreneur, writer, and philanthropist best known for her online training programs on MarieTV<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarie believes that you can be more productive by planning the day out the night before<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s so simple but hardly anybody does it,\u201d she explains. It only takes four minutes to think through what needs to be done for the next day. Estimate the amount of time you need to spend on each task.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThis guy needs no introduction – unless you\u2019ve been hiding under the rock and never used Facebook.<\/p>\n
But in case you have, Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook. (For more information, watch the movie The Social Network<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Aside from his belief of not wasting time deciding which clothes to wear (hence the omnipresent gray t-shirt), Mark believes that the key to maximum productivity is – wait for it – momentum.<\/p>\n He borrows that famous tagline – just do it. Getting started fires up productivity because merely kicking something off will eventually spur momentum.<\/p>\n \u201cI think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress,” he says.<\/p>\n What follows is grit, which is key in any business success. Soldier on despite the parts that are not too exciting, because building a company can have one too many curveballs.<\/p>\n Mark is also a big fan of goal-setting. He\u2019s known for setting crazy targets every year, like coding his own AI house butler named Jarvis, reading a book every fortnight, and learning Mandarin. Keeping to goals like these takes a lot of laser focus and discipline.<\/p>\n So if you want to create your own version of Zuck, learn to recalibrate your reality and push your comfort zone<\/a>! Remember, you\u2019re not alone – there are tools and apps to help you with it!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Neil Patel<\/a> is a New York Times bestselling author. He\u2019s recognized as one of the biggest experts on digital marketing and SEO. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations.<\/p>\n Neil believes in breaking down big tasks into smaller ones.<\/p>\n \u201cIn most cases, with a lot of these tasks or goals you need to accomplish, it\u2019s not stuff you can achieve in a day. If you look among businesses and entrepreneurs, and even people working a 9 to 5 for someone else, the goals and objectives you\u2019re given usually can\u2019t be done in a day. What I do is break those things down into daily tidbits<\/a> that I need to do to get them done. That way I know I\u2019m progressing further,\u201d he explains in an interview with Startups.co<\/a>.<\/p>\n Neil\u2019s really on to something here. He\u2019s talking about this incredibly effective method called the Pomodoro technique<\/a>, which entails tapering off one giant task into smaller ones called \u201cpomodoros.\u201d The pomodoros<\/em> will be completed in intervals of 25 minutes, divided by 5-minute breaks in between.<\/p>\n We\u2019re sure Neil\u2019s talking about the Pomodoro technique because he\u2019s also a big fan of breaktimes. In fact, he believes that workplace productivity can be achieved by insisting breaks among employees.<\/p>\n If you want to live by this rule but constantly find yourself forgetting to take a break, don\u2019t fret. PRO TIP: use break reminders<\/a>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tim Ferriss <\/a>has been listed as one of Fast Company\u2018s \u201cMost Innovative Business People\u201d and one of Fortune\u2018s \u201c40 under 40.\u201d He is an early-stage technology investor\/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others) and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers.<\/p>\n According to his book \u201cTools of Titans,\u201d one of his key productivity tricks is this:<\/p>\n \u201cWrite down the 3 to 5 things – and no more – that are making you the most anxious or uncomfortable. They\u2019re often things that have been punted from one day\u2019s to-do list to the next, to the next, to the next, and so on. Most important usually equals most uncomfortable, with some chance of rejection or conflict.<\/p>\n Block out at 2 to 3 hours to focus on ONE of them for today. Let the rest of the urgent but less important stuff slide. It will still be there tomorrow. TO BE CLEAR: Block out at 2 to 3 HOURS to focus on ONE of them for today. This is ONE BLOCK OF TIME. Cobbling together 10 minutes here and there to add up to 120 minutes does not work. No phone calls or social media allowed.\u201d<\/p>\n Some serial entrepreneurs and startup junkies attest to this. University professor Bryan Guido Hassin refers to this block of time as \u201cairplane days,\u201d after noticing that some of his best works were done on a long-haul flight. On the plane, there are no distractions – no phone calls, no email, no social media.<\/p>\n Sounds like an ordeal? Not really. It\u2019s so much easier with website blockers<\/a> because you don\u2019t have to rely on sheer willpower. If you feel like you\u2019re going to crack anytime soon, just turn OFF your online distractions and keep your website blockers ON!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marie Forleo<\/a> is an online entrepreneur, writer, and philanthropist best known for her online training programs on MarieTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n Marie believes that you can be more productive by planning the day out the night before<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s so simple but hardly anybody does it,\u201d she explains. It only takes four minutes to think through what needs to be done for the next day. Estimate the amount of time you need to spend on each task.<\/p>\nNeil Patel<\/strong><\/h1>\n
<\/p>\nTim Ferriss<\/strong><\/h1>\n
<\/p>\nMarie Forleo<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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