Do these first, as they will free up a huge amount of time for other things - and they dwarf alot of the so called time savers (which you can do, but for less payoff!).
Check off which you could improve on:
___ Fully established systems (Makes life easy)
___ A set to dos management system
___ A set way to capture data
___ An organization system
___ Plan and prioritize everything - Day, Week, Quarter, Year, 5 years, life
___ Do only the most effective things, forget the rest:
___ 80/20 principle - eliminating 40+% of one's activities
___ Don't invent what is already invented (use examples, consultants, mentors,
coaches)
___ Find and copy the successful
___ Reviews and feedback, where correction is systematically set up
___ Key life direction decisions - Measure twice, cut once
___ Career - Matching aptitudes and talents, getting behind the scenes experience
of it, use criteria list
___ Energy management
___ Commitment and system to keep it smooth, rest, exercise, nutrition
___ Learn earlier, better (i.e. asap!)
___ Use examples, models, successful people
___ Don't make the mistake in the first place or solve it quickly
___ Learn the thinking skills
___ Learn the problem solving skills (Use the systems)
___ Learn the decision making skills