Best Professional Development Podcasts - 3 Episodes Per Week

Published on 10 Jan 2012. One of my favorite productivity reads of 2011 was 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done by Peter Bregman. Mr. Bregman assembled his book from his highly popular Harvard Business Review blog, and he endeavors to give insights and highly practical tips for just what the title states...and he delivers. In this episode, a summary of his concept of the 18-minute day, a powerful concept anyone can use for a more highly-productive and fulfilled life.Five minutes at the beginning and ending of the day, plus one minute of every 8-hour workday equates to his 18 Minute Ritual. 1) At the beginning of the day, decide what you'll do today and calendar it.2) Check in every hour with yourself. As Peter notes, "manage your day hour by hour. Don't let the hours manage you."3) The end of day ritual. 1. How did the day go? What success did I experience? What challenges did I endure?2. What did I learn today? About myself? About others? What do I plan to do differ