What is the 80/20 rule in this skill?

It uses the Pareto Principle to help you identify the 20% of your tasks that produce 80% of your results, ensuring you focus your best energy on high-impact work rather than trivial busywork.

How does energy-based scheduling work?

It involves matching the intensity of your tasks to your natural energy cycles throughout the day—scheduling deep work during your peak hours and administrative or meeting tasks during your energy troughs.

What is a deep work block?

A deep work block is a 90-120 minute period of uninterrupted focus on a single cognitively demanding task, designed to maximize flow state and output quality while eliminating distractions like Slack or email.

How does timeboxing help with procrastination?

By setting a fixed, limited time period for a task, timeboxing leverages Parkinson's Law to force decisions and prevent tasks from expanding indefinitely due to perfectionism or avoidance.

Focus, Timeboxing & 80/20 Productivity

Name: Focus, Timeboxing & 80/20 Productivity
Author: lyndonkl

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Productivity & Workflow

Optimizes time and attention by applying the 80/20 rule, deep work blocks, and structured timeboxing to maximize high-impact output.

About

This skill empowers users to overcome procrastination and context-switching by implementing proven productivity frameworks within their workflow. It guides the identification of high-impact tasks using Pareto analysis, structures work into distraction-free focus blocks, and aligns activity with personal energy levels. By utilizing techniques like Parkinson's Law and task batching, it transforms overwhelming schedules into manageable, high-output systems, making it an essential tool for developers and professionals tackling complex, cognitively demanding projects.

Key Features

Task batching techniques to minimize context-switching overhead
Energy-based scheduling to match task intensity with peak performance
Structured deep work and focus block design templates
80/20 Pareto analysis to prioritize high-impact 'vital few' tasks
Weekly and daily timeboxing workflows to combat Parkinson's Law
8 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Eliminating constant interruptions by batching administrative tasks and emails into specific timeframes
Scheduling distraction-free windows for complex coding, architectural design, or creative tasks
Managing overwhelming backlogs by focusing on the 20% of tasks that drive 80% of value

About

Key Features

Task batching techniques to minimize context-switching overhead
Energy-based scheduling to match task intensity with peak performance
Structured deep work and focus block design templates
80/20 Pareto analysis to prioritize high-impact 'vital few' tasks
Weekly and daily timeboxing workflows to combat Parkinson's Law
8 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Eliminating constant interruptions by batching administrative tasks and emails into specific timeframes
Scheduling distraction-free windows for complex coding, architectural design, or creative tasks
Managing overwhelming backlogs by focusing on the 20% of tasks that drive 80% of value