Wake Up and Live is all about being productive and achieving everything we want in life. One chapter (naturally) is about discipline, where she talks about her idea of using a 2-hour schedule to get more done.
At first this may seem too easy to be useful. But while it is easy, it also works like a charm.
The idea is simple. Decide what you're going to do for the next 2 hours and do it. This doesn't mean doing only one thing. It means being productive for 2 hours.
So for instance, your morning 2 hours might be-
6.00 to 6.30 am-shower, dress, bed made.
6.30 to 7.10 am Breakfast and Dishes
7.10 to 7.30 am Emails
7.30 to 8.00 am Set timer and write.
The crucial thing isn't what you do during those 2 hours, but that you stick to each individual task for the designated time, no matter what. She advocates short, unbreakable daily appointments with yourself rather than massive time blocks.
It's the dedication to discipline that's important, and to maintain those time blocks as non-negotiable. So if you plan to check emails for 20 minutes then clean the bathroom for 20 minutes, stop checking emails after 20 minutes and go clean the bathroom. This will help you learn to stick to a schedule no matter how small it is. You'll also discover how long it takes you to complete each task while instilling discipline to get more done.
Before I tried the 2-hour schedule I had no idea how undisciplined I was and how easily I was distracted by unimportant things.
I use the same 2-hour schedule for my writing using a timer for scheduled breaks every 25 minutes. And it's amazing how much I can write in just 2 hours when I work this way. Knowing that I only have 25 minutes to write in each block stops me from being distracted because I don't have time, and so I have to keep going whether I feel like it or not.
The 2-hour schedule is something that you have to try for yourself to see how powerful it is.
By Dorothea Brande
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