24 Rules To Help You Get Shit Done (According To A Tech Millionaire)

Brett Adcock, founder of electric aircraft company Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) and hiring marketplace Vettery, knows a thing or two about productivity.

Wasting no time, the serial entrepreneur kicked off his career at the ripe age of 16, building operations with a specific focus on software and the internet. More recently, however, the scope has narrowed to advanced hardware.

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Last year, Archer Aviation was listed on the New York Stock Exchange at a total valuation of US$2.7 billion (AU$4 billion). Coupled with the all-cash acquisition of Vettery by The Adecco Group for a reported sum of US$110 million (AU$164 million), at the time of this writing, Brett Adcock has an estimated net worth of over US$300 million (AU$448 million).

Recently, the man himself offered an entire cluster of sage advice for those of you looking to get the job done via Twitter. Here’s how you can improve productivity as per Brett Adcock.

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24 Rules To Supercharge Your Productivity (According To Brett Adcock)

1. Time blocking your calendar is 10X more impactful than a to-do list.
2. Beat procrastination by taking progressively larger actions immediately.
3. Use email as your secret weapon: email > meetings.
4. If a task requires less than two minutes, do it right away.
5. Take several short walks throughout the day.
6. Kill multitasking from your habits – only one focus at a time.
7. Plan your week on Sunday and you’ll never stress on Monday morning again.
8. Batch contexts and don’t deviate outside until the project is complete.
9. Identify the exact projects you’ll tackle and at what times before you start working
10. Work fast – speed is the denominator.
11. 80% of your results come from 20% of your work – optimise accordingly.
12. Ruthlessly prioritise or de-prioritise every project.
13. Eliminate distractions and clean off your workspace.
14. Turn off 99% of notifications during the day.
15. Never let yourself go two days in a row without doing your good habits.
16. Automate low-impact, high-touch tasks.
17. Begin your day with your highest-impact tasks.
18. End each night by writing three impactful tasks for tomorrow.
19. Build a feedback loop with yourself to gauge and self-critique performance.
20. Schedule non-crucial messages to be sent at later times.
21. Use the Eisenhower matrix to make decisions.
22. Set overly-aggressive timelines and push to meet them (you’ll surprise yourself).
23. Conduct a 30-minute weekly performance review with yourself.
24. Write daily gratitudes to keep your energy high.