725: How to Master Your Attention, To-Do List and Inbox with Maura Thomas

Productivity expert Maura Thomas reveals strategies for increasing your productivity and truly making an impact.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to regain control of your work day  2) The wrong places you’re putting your task list  3) How to really get to inbox zero  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep725 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT MAURA —  Maura Thomas is an award-winning productivity and time management speaker, author of two books, founder of Regain Your Time, and nationally recognized expert delivering her unique message that the key to productivity and effectiveness is attention management. She is a TEDx Speaker, a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and was invited by one of the largest publishers in the world to literally “write the book” on productivity (Personal Productivity Secrets was her first book.) Her work has appeared in hundreds of national media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Inc. and The Huffington Post, to name a few.  • Book: From To-Do to Done: How to Go from Busy to Productive by Mastering Your To-Do List (A Revolutionary Time Management Book to Take Control of Your Busy ... Professionally) (Empowered Productivity, 2)  • Book: The Happy Inbox: How to Have a Stress-Free Relationship with Your Email and Overcome Your Communication Clutter (Empowered Productivity, 3)  • Website: MauraThomas.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • App: Twist  • Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD  • Past episode: 496: How to Break The Habit of Distraction with Maura Nevel Thomas  • Past episode: 572: How Morning Practices Like Savoring and Investing in Calm Boost Productivity with Chris Bailey  • Book: Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman  • Book: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg  • Software: Bulc Club  • Software: Prattle  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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