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Lesson 9 • Workforce

Productivity: Personal Systems that Stick

Job searching and work both require systems. We’ll create a lightweight system you can run weekly.

Estimated time: 10 minutes Practical Job-ready

Key concepts

Use a weekly review: priorities, calendar, next actions.
Batch similar tasks to reduce friction.
Measure progress by completed actions, not hours.

Practice Exercise

Create a weekly routine: 3 priorities, 10 tasks, and 2 maintenance habits. Write it in a checklist you can reuse.

Template (copy/paste)

ROLE: You are my productivity assistant.
TASK: Build a weekly personal operating system.
OUTPUT: Weekly checklist + daily 20-minute plan.
CONSTRAINTS: Keep it simple and sustainable.

Ethics & accuracy: do not paste sensitive personal info (SSN, full DOB, account numbers). Verify facts before sending applications.

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