Productivity & Focus Basics
A calm, low-tech system for getting the right things done.
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What you'll learn
- Capturing tasks in one trusted list and turning them into next actions
- Time blocking your day with buffers and a protected deep block
- Controlling phone, notification and browser distractions
- Running a daily shutdown and a 30-minute weekly review
Lessons
- Capture Everything: Get Tasks Out of Your HeadSet up one trusted capture list, empty your head in ten minutes, and turn vague worries into clear next actions.7 min
- Time Blocking: Give Every Task a Time SlotPlan your day in calendar blocks, size tasks realistically, protect a deep work block and recover when plans break.8 min
- Distraction Control: Phone, Tabs and SpaceCut distractions with a phone plan, notification triage, a tidy browser and desk, and if-then rules for urges.8 min
- The Weekly Review and Daily ShutdownA 30-minute weekly review and a 5-minute daily shutdown that keep your lists, calendar and focus on track.8 min
- Final quiz and certificate12 multiple-choice questions. Pass with 70% or more to unlock your printable certificate.10 min
About this course
Free beginner course on getting organised and staying focused: capture lists, time blocking, distraction control and a weekly review. Quiz and certificate.
It's free and self-paced, with no sign-up. Your progress is saved only in this browser. The certificate is a certificate of completion from E-it's, not an accredited qualification.