Matthew Pough 🚢

SME explaining complex problems simply for 20+ years. I show knowledge-workers and creators how to get a much better outcome for the same work.

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

What if you acted like a business - even if you're an employee?

#Ship30for30

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Along the way I've:
• met a lot of interesting people
• learned a lot about myself and my systems as I strove not to miss a day's posting (and, bar for a few technical blips, succeeded)
• explored a lot of new thoughts
• received some great feedback
Thanks for your support.

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

This will be my last post for a while as I switch priorities.
It's been an interesting ride. Here's what I have achieved in the last 18 months:
• 8 writing Challenges on Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), Learning, Burnout, Time Management, Systems, Values,

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Decision-making and Prioritisation (with 8 weeks of long threads each, that's a lot!)
• More than 100 Atomic Essays
• More than 60 simple hacks and things I wish I knew before
• More than 100 other posts

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

• Systems - https://t.co/8sIbrbWv06
• Values - https://t.co/9yXhNKrua4
• Decision-making - https://t.co/wUboUjcBij
• Prioritisation - https://t.co/g486SiOtdi

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Need better focus?
We all do.
And there's a good reason for that.
The process for #Prioritisation (or even #prioritization) you've been shown is contradictory - and at times flat out wrong.
Here's why:👇

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

I'm taking a break so here's a summary of the 8 Challenges for you:
• Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) - https://t.co/mb4DQL3FDH
• Learning - https://t.co/4AijRh3ZdH
• Burnout - https://t.co/kUXj2MoDRD
• Time Management - https://t.co/CfLNdyiNHN

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Need better #TimeManagement?

We all do.

And there's a good reason for that:

What you've been told to do is contradictory - and at times flat out wrong.

Here's why:👇

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Things I wish I knew before:
Creating📈#effectiveness.
It also 📈 the perception of effectiveness (which is just as important)
So the earlier you start creating…

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Not sure why you're meeting?
Elise from @lucidmeetings has a great way of forcing everyone to get clear on the purpose:
Ban the word 'meeting'.
It's to brainstorm or decide or discuss or…

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Want to improve your clarity or creativity?
Try writing for an audience.
Here's why that will help you:👇

(clarity and creativity 📈#effectiveness)

#Ship30for30

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

TL;DR #Prioritisation
• Think via negativa
• Understand the myths and why the tips don't work for you
• Upgrade your system
• Use three core strategies: separate importance from urgency, ignore urgency, get a better handle on importance

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Need better focus?
We all do.
And there's a good reason for that.
The process for #Prioritisation (or even #prioritization) you've been shown is contradictory - and at times flat out wrong.
Here's why:👇

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

That's a wrap!
If this resonated with you, I invite you to:
1. Consider Epitoma - your personal email guide.
https://t.co/gnQNmtmiU6
2. Click back to the start of the thread and leave a comment.

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Simple hack for more #effective meeting outcomes that requires no study:
Look for #effective outcomes, not productivity.
An effective meeting is often:
• least words per minute
• single topic
• least amount of essential people
That's the opposite of most meetings.

[Matthew Pough 🚢 @ModusEffectivus]

Things I wish I knew before:
We're all part of many teams.
And the team only succeeds when the team is #effective.
So if I'm pulling for everyone else, or I'm not contributing at all:
the team can't succeed.
Which means I'm not #effective.