How to do less and get more done: Arne Sigurd Rognan Nielsen at TEDxTrondheim

[@Zonkotron]

Not sure why the dislikes. The most productive man i know in person does a lot of this. Never quite understood it myself - now i do. Very useful.

[@lorenrenee1]

I love this. We’ve implemented this in both our business and home life. We enable our employees, customers, and partners to do likewise. Life is precious and far too short.

[@arnesnielsen]

Oh, that's so great! What has been the outcome of your new and more structured way of organizing your tasks and time?

[@dianadiaz4089]

I agree. I feel like it is nonsense to nag at my partner at home if its not that big of a deal in importance as well as if I note something is not done in a certain way at work

[@Imawiggle]

@@dianadiaz4089 nonsense is a good word.. It’s not even about being right or done right it’s about the experience with that person how did you make them feel ???! ❤❤️❤️

[@dominikklaus4605]

One of my favorite TED talks so far to be honest. While I find many talks a bit vague and "on the surface", this one gave me some clear practical advice.

[@rickaugustphd8534]

Thanks Arne. Great video and NO, you didn't waste 18 minutes of my life. In fact, you motivated me to prioritize and do only those activities that are important. Thanks Cheers Rick

[@tiebackcomics6902]

Dividing a day into 8 hrs wk, 8 hrs relax, 8 hrs sleep is a nice goal, but it is not an realistic goal for many people. my job requires me to work 8 hrs, then after work I have errands, cleaning, laundry, cooking, plus I need to study for certification exams. And I'm single, with no kids. People in families will only have more going on. Oh idealism....

[@willstanger7309]

Tieback Comics, why not relax during those errands, laundry, or cooking?

[@mominaimran9133]

accurate, but you can manage this formula according to yourself... nobody’s going to know everything about you afterall😃 best of luck

[@xxdrleek10]

Exactly. Privileged, elitist, smug bs. Probably hires others to clean, etc.

[@lorenrenee1]

I think the point is that you can outsource different chores that you don’t enjoy. You can shop online, and drop laundry off for fluff/fold, factoring in your time it’s even cheaper.

[@MarleneHen]

That was my immediate thought, but in principle, I agree with the speaker as a whole. I order groceries for a family of 8, and even with 10 saved documents with menus and associated grocery lists, it still takes me 2 hours to prepare the order and 1 hour to put away the groceries. I listen to music while I make the order, but it is NOT the same as fully relaxing. As long as my kids are awake, I am on duty, no matter how much I get done in the 5 hours that they're gone on weekdays. I don't think that 8/8/8 is realistic for most people. For me, it's 16/2/6.

[@singha6]

urgency is about deadlines, importance is about value, so go for value- great advice!

[@edwinsantoast7914]

wow! i know now whats my problem. my excistence is like a jigzaw puzzle and you just solve 50% of it and the rest i have to act on my own. THANK YOU for organizing me. really appreciated it. respect to you sir! wow!

[@arnesnielsen]

Glad if I was to any help! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me!

[@jbeegs27]

During this talk I had flashbacks to 3 hour meetings at work where 20 engineers would sit in a room and argue about the grammar and wording for ONE design requirement. I need to show this video at work!

[@NoPainNoGain200]

Jeff Beegle me too! ♋️♋️♋️♋️♋️💕

[@celimendez7620]

Well, just tell the engineers to get a linguist involved and voilá. They'll be faster at finding the misinterpretations that may arise with bad wording, and will use all their skills to come up with sth easier to digest.

[@manasavuibaubatiwale3593]

Ahhh yes, interpreting standards are a mess when engineers stubbornly believe that they're right

[@xXTumblinXx]

As many below have pointed out, most, if not all of life is work, now if we can just choose enjoyable work, or make it all as enjoyable as possible. It helps to make life as simple, organized and uncluttered as possible. It helps to work and play with people who have a pleasant attitude and to try to have that too. It helps to make things challenging enough so they're not boring (and to enjoy that challenge) but not so challenging that they're stressful or unhealthy, and to find ways to destress or delegate or get help when necessary and possible.

[@jonathankennedy8639]

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[@nelliharshita469]

It literally felt like my grandfather commanding me to do things immediately.Also,I have this strange new respect for time.Never spent time thinking about time before.Thank you for helping me become lazy XD💖

[@Serenedove]

I learned do not do unimportant tasks until you have done your important tasks. And important tasks are about values.

[@claudiachen2203]

Thanks Arne for your amazing presentation and sharing your thoughts. I find your presentation very useful and valuable.

[@Bischlarbo69]

The irony is i waste hours a day on this very website.

[@GreatJobTy]

Bischlarbo69 learning isn't a waste, it's an investment. Learn the difference between good and bad debt. Hope you've been good!

[@leeleeturn]

Bischlarbo69 That shit avatar don't say much for your self esteem.

[@NoPainNoGain200]

Bischlarbo69 how funny! Get in the vortex 😘😘😘

[@NoPainNoGain200]

Bischlarbo69 everytime I see your comment I smile! Thx

[@justme7585]

Bischlarbo69 - LOL. Me too.

[@justme7585]

Thank you so much! "Come on.." "That is not a plan, that's a dream," LOL. So true!

[@AlphaNox]

Great collection of practical life advice!

[@arnesnielsen]

Thank You!

[@acer4237]

Great talk!

[@AshtonColemanMiamiBeach]

Thank you, Arne - so needed!!

[@arnesnielsen]

Hi Ashton, hope it gave you some useful ideas. Good luck!

[@kiwi8476]

Focusing on what your good at doesn’t always mean happiness. I think happiness should be the goal. Not “success”.

[@arnesnielsen]

To me happiness is success. I totally agree with you! :-)

[@rnews7119]

"reserve time for things that were not planned"

[@scrumptiousjdp]

8 hours to relax?? Who has that? You forgot commuting, chores, cooking, yard work, kids needs, homework, shopping, errands...

[@scrumptiousjdp]

...exercise, shower, hygiene...

[@arnesnielsen]

Sorry for late response Julie. Why not make some of the things you list here part of relaxation? Cooking to me is great for relax. I only shop once a week and do all errands when I do the shopping. Half past of fridays is a good time for the weekly shopping and errands.

[@bliss9745]

And not to forget that the more successful you become the more you can afford a housekeeper or a gardener or someone to just come to the house once a month and catch up on chores. This is what I did and it helps out a woman who lives in the neighborhood who appreciates this job as it gets her out of her house and gives her extra income every month. For me the benefit is that I get to spend more time working at my hobby which is now my business and income too and I love it. I earn more than enough in this extra time at work to be able to pay other people to do some of my chores. Sometimes there are better ways to organize your time. This is what I have learnt on my journey.

[@g.anthonis49]

On this I agree with Mr Nielsen. Cooking, exercise, spending time with my kids, yard work (I call it gardening), fixing things are things I do to relax so don't see as work or chores but as fun.

[@pezzberezin4974]

besides for kids all of those things are pretty relaxing tbh.

[@twelvesmylimit]

What a character. Very informative. Takk. Veldig bra.

[@arnesnielsen]

Tank You, Bunchy.. :-)

[@bliss9745]

Very good talk. Helped a lot. Thank you :)

[@arnesnielsen]

:-)

[@archer1964]

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[@picklepirate]

I disagree with the picking up the phone part instead of email because that’s interrupting people’s focus time and forces them to task switch

[@NoPainNoGain200]

Amazing work!

[@arnesnielsen]

Thank You :-)

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

Great suggestions but I felt bad for whoever was controlling the slides lol. He was starting to get on my nerves by the end with how he was talking and gesturing to the slide person lol. Probably just a cultural/language thing lol

[@arnesnielsen]

I am sorry their remote was not working. It was as annoying for me too. I agree - it looks crazy in the video...

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

I was certain that it wasn’t your fault lol. Great content though. I learned and enjoyed it very much. I would love to see another video by you in the future. Can you suggest or direct me to more information on this topic? I still have much to learn. Thank you Jon

[@dianadiaz4089]

Not that bad certainly something happened. it was funny. Loved the talk very good tips

[@DrHagerAltonsi]

Thanks

[@ronaldagamaescobedo3980]

Amazing

[@baytronic7267]

But only focusing on what I´m good at would hold me in my comfort zone. The grow process kinda stops, only get better in what I´m already good at, but what if I´m bad talking to girls? From his perspective I should never approach a girl I like because I´m bad at it, I would never meet my Love, never marry her and never have kids.

[@arnesnielsen]

Right, Nathan! As I would have said it myself... :-)

[@milliebutterfly]

@@arnesnielsen I love reading your replies to people. You have a new fan.

[@arnesnielsen]

Chrishon Sims Thank You, Chrishon :-)

[@arnesnielsen]

BayTronic Becoming even better at what you are already good at will make you very confident and secure. That is what girls like! Good luck! 😀👍

[@quocatngo9226]

Does anyone give me the full script for the lesson? Thank you in advance

[@ArtJourneyUK]

Emails leave an accountability trail that phone calls do not.

[@arnesnielsen]

Yes, but it takes more time. Why not log your calls? I use my CRM system for calling out and make small notes there when I am talking. Perfect control and good track...

[@ArtJourneyUK]

Arne Sigurd Rognan Nielsen logging your calls doesn’t prove you passed something to someone else or asked for something to be done by a deadline. If there is no trail, there is no audit log. If I pass a request onto a team member, its always in writing. They can easily forget after they put the phone down or say I never told them. Email is written evidence.

[@TheMasterpulha]

really nice talk!

[@arnesnielsen]

Thank You :-)

[@kevinbett]

Slack > Email

[@Lindsweightloss]

Time is free but scarce...

[@notch156]

C'mon!

[@AsteriETERNAL]

Sage advice!

[@buddhistpriest1357]

I take it that this guy has never had a management position.

[@arnesnielsen]

Sorry, but that is wrong. I have filled many management positions during the years. These days I am a CEO and owner of the consulting company Brainworker AS with engagements both nationally and internationally.

[@saminemredjomoenawi8636]

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[@anandramanathan9416]

Great!

[@julia.no.X]

A jedi in a pink shirt.

[@arnesnielsen]

A jedi? Wow, I really liked that. Would be great! Thank You:-)

[@NoPainNoGain200]

I am a hundred percent er! He is a million dollars 🤗🤗🤗😄Ibm...Hal...Kubrick 💕💕💕💕I want him in my movie painting those Nippon dolls♋️♋️♋️8 plus 8 plus 8 how can I enhance this how can I up the game? There is no time shortage ✅call don't email you hear their voice! ❤️❤️❤️

[@arnesnielsen]

:-)

[@jacobcook1913]

How about you save us all a little time and specify that your ideas are specific to a company context before we get 11 mins in to your presentation.

[@arnesnielsen]

My ideas and experiences are not company specific. I have had a lot of different jobs in my life within different industries. My presentation is based on my personal experiences through a lifetime. By the way - this video is now quite old and my presentation/talk has been upgraded many times since then - and there is also a half day workshop. If any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I do this full time now and left IBM some years ago.

[@maddysydney]

Really a TED talk for this? Huh

[@marbiedownen8077]

How did this become a TED talk material? I learned about The Time management grid in the late 90s!.

[@oscar_jgr]

c'mon!

[@ginajo4875]

After 1 hour of talking is bull 💩🤣🤣

[@rohitsorate3308]

Such a waste of time Ted talk

[@tywebb7744]

This was pointless, this seems to obly apply to the older generation. I dont have 8 hours to relax. I make money online. I have to use email, i use my calendar. I found this to be very generic, obvious advice we all know

[@arnesnielsen]

Ty, I agree with you. There is nothing new in what I say in the video. It is all known stuff yo anybody. But why does so many people not do what they already know? My talk is just a reminder and a kick in the "you know where".. :-) But, if you do not have 8 hours to relax, then you have a wrong focus. It is a bout priority, nothing else...

[@mrNashmann]

He has added nothing just telling us what we already know he believes mkinsey The biggest dotards in the land of dotards. Ted if you need fillers please ask the taxi drivers that drop off your presenters to tell us some real stories The ivey Lee method is BEST Right down 5 tasks from importance and repeat them every day while adding new ones

[@mominaimran9133]

kid nash you’re pretty much right over those taxi drivers... i loved that

[@JuanHernandez-mw3cv]

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[@uncertainlyluke6719]

wtf is this guy

[@shelahna]

Maybe if someone else spoke for you, I would've understood a few words.

[@mumpygumboo8554]

Poor sod....

[@arnesnielsen]

Thank You :-)