# Reclaiming Your Workday: Strategies for Speed and Efficiency Course (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/reclaiming-your-workday>

## Overview

If you're like most of us, you simply don't have enough time in the day to do all of the things you need to do much less those that you want to do. This self-paced course teaches the most cutting-edge tips and tricks for productivity, automation, and efficiency so you can do more work in less time and have more time for the things that matter in life.

From fighting procrastination and setting SMART priorities to automating your email, your meetings, and even your bills, this course covers practical, high-leverage strategies you can start using immediately to take back control of your day.

## What you'll learn

- Fight procrastination and maintain a laser focus on tasks that matter.
- Develop systems to effectively prioritize your tasks and manage your workload.
- Optimize daily routines to support energy and focus.
- Add 1-3 hours to your day and gain control of your time.
- Harness proven theories of productivity and time management to squeeze more out of every day.
- Use cutting-edge hacks, tips, and tricks to improve computer productivity.
- Identify time-wasters and zap them before they drain the day away.
- Cut out the bad habits that cost hours in the day for no reason.
- Make more time for the things that matter most in life.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: Class Introduction & Why Speed Matters

- Class introduction: structure and how to succeed
- Why do things quicker
- Where most people spend (or waste) their time

#### Module 2: Preparation and Priorities

- The power of preparation
- Having clear priorities and goals -- and making them "SMART"
- Organizing priorities with the Priority Star Exercise
- Setting deadlines and making them real

#### Module 3: Working Smarter, Not Harder

- The Pareto Principle -- our secret to being effective
- The "bad" kind of multitasking, avoiding distractions, and meditation
- Batching similar tasks
- The "good" kind of multitasking and the wheel of life

#### Module 4: Rest, Recovery, and Reclaiming Small Moments

- Planning for structured rest periods
- Using small chunks of wasted time effectively

#### Module 5: Computer Productivity Hacks

- Just how much time are you wasting on your computer?
- Automating meeting scheduling
- Text expansion -- stop typing the same things over and over
- Speaking is faster than typing -- and clicking
- Using custom gestures to speed up common tasks
- Launchers -- act without doing

#### Module 6: Email and Web Automation

- Wasting less time reading and sorting through email
- Automating simple, repetitive tasks effectively across the web
- Watching lectures, videos, and podcasts faster

#### Module 7: Efficiency Beyond Work

- Getting fit in fewer hours
- Spending less time cooking
- Sleeping less and feeling better

#### Module 8: Automating Your Finances

- Monitoring your finances automatically
- Paying bills automatically

#### Module 9: Delegation and Decision Speed

- Some things just aren't worth your time
- Thoughts and tips on "outsourcing"
- Speeding up decisions
- Speeding up communication

#### Module 10: Working Styles and Course Wrap-Up

- Splitting time into "Maker" and "Manager" days
- What we've learned, conclusion, and congratulations

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $649