Early in the morning, when you're browsing your to-do list, (preferably before checking e-mail), find at least one important pending issue and make a brave decision. That will start up the General - you'll need him wide awake and ready for service if you want a productive day!

Take the number of important decisions as a productivity measure. Whenever you feel lost, and underproductive, make a decision (no need to execute it right away).

Some people don't like deciding early in the morning. That's fine. Just choose a reasonable time to start it up, and prepare in advance how you'll Robot yourself purposefully before that. Like choosing what to wear in the previous day, set up a good instruction list for arriving in the office. Just don't stroll around looking for stuff to do just feeding from what's in front of you.

If you happen to fall into that trap, sound the alarm and resume mission calling the General to help. Never set the Robot loose for too long...

Make sure to introduce some proactive decision power into each day!


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