One of the scarcest resources we have is time.

Everybody shares the same frustrations when it comes to managing their time: there never seems to be enough of it.

While everybody has the same number of hours in every day, why is it that some people seem to achieve so much more than others?

The answer is how they spend their time - defending it from distractions.

The biggest difference between highly productive people and the procrastinators is that highly productive people view time differently. They prioritize and they make time whenever and wherever they can.

You can easily accomplish just as much if you’re really honest with yourself about how you actually spend your time. High-performing, productive people prioritize their tasks, focus on getting them done, and don’t procrastinate with time-sucking activities.

That means putting it on your schedule and sticking to the routine.

For example, the comedian Mike Birbiglia has a great method for his writing routine he talked about when he was on the Tim Ferriss Show podcast.

He simply sets a meeting with himself at 7:30 in the morning at a coffee shop where he goes to write. Although he is only meeting himself, it’s the psychology of setting a meeting that you can’t miss that makes this habit so effective. Even if he has a million things to do that day, he can’t miss this meeting with himself.

He's essentially primed himself to be productive. He's made it a habit and you can do the same thing for your own creative work.

If you want to make create more mixes, all you need to do is set a regular meeting with yourself that you cannot miss and all you do is work on your mixes.

It doesn't have to be at 7:30 am...

It doesn't have to be at a coffee shop.

It just had to be a real thing you commit to and make into a habit.

Even if it's just an hour you'll be amazed at how much work you can get done once you sneak your productivity past the procrastination part of your brain by making it a habit you can't miss.

These simple but powerful rules to become more productive is why I wrote my newest eBook, Better Mixes in Less Time.

It's a short guidebook that shows you how to find the time you need to improve your skills and become a better mixing engineer.

If you pre-order the book today you can get it at 25% off.

But hurry, the book comes out tomorrow at which point I'm raising the price so click here to grab your copy.

I hope it helps you find the time you need to crank out more mixes.

Björgvin