{"id":497,"date":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.125.46.169\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2022-08-31T09:24:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T09:24:26","slug":"choice-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franklincoveyecuador.com\/en\/the-5-choices\/choice-4","title":{"rendered":"choice-4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-cta-hero \">\n\t<div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"linked\">Courses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/the-5-choices\/\" alt=\"The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity\u00ae\">The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Choice 4: Rule Your Technology, Don\u2019t Let it Rule You<span>&reg;<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/the-5-choices\/choice-3\/\"><span class=\"cta-arrow reverse\"><\/span> Choice 3<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/the-5-choices\/choice-5\/\">Choice 5 <span class=\"cta-arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-image\">\n\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/franklincoveyecuador.com\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/franklincoveyecuador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MRK22109713_Hero_435-x-430_v1.0.0-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image-main lazy\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-intro-text headings-left\">\n        <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n        <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>Make your technology work for you, not against you.\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>In the first three Choices, you have a clear view of the extraordinary things you want to accomplish.\u00a0 But you still face a serious hazard from incoming disruptions \u2013 real challenges to managing your attention.\u00a0 You need a simple process to keep from getting derailed by technology.<\/p>\n<p>Choice 4 operates on the principle of <em>alignment<\/em>.\u00a0 Whatever technology we use should work together in sync to help us achieve our Q2 priorities.\u00a0 Technology can become a trusted partner to manage information when set up intentionally, rather than a channel for unplanned interruptions and distractions.<\/p>\n<h3>Every piece of information that comes to us (especially through email) fits into one of four categories (the \u201cCore Four\u201d):<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Appointments: Things you need to do at specific times.<\/li>\n<li>Tasks: Things you need to do that are not yet scheduled.<\/li>\n<li>Contacts: Information about people you interact with.<\/li>\n<li>Notes\/Documents: Other information you want to keep track of that does not fall into one of the other categories.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-image-with-text\">\n    <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb has-background\">\n                    <div class=\"it-text\">\n                <h2>The 3 Master Moves<\/h2>\n                <h3>We can apply three \u201cmaster moves\u201d to automate our responses to each incoming piece of information:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Win Without Fighting<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Turn It Into What It Is<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Link to Locate<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"it-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" \n                    src=\"https:\/\/franklincoveyecuador.com\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                    data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincoveyecuador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MRK22109713_Block_783x448_v1.0.0-700x401.png\"\n                    alt=\"\"\n                    class=\"bw-to-color lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-intro-text headings-left\">\n        <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n        <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>Apply the 3 Master Moves\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <h3>Master Move 1: Win Without Fighting<\/h3>\n<p>The goal is to confidently automate as many decisions as possible so that your brain does not have to use up energy on the mundane or unnecessary. Master the rules or filter functions of your email program to redirect and handle messages before they ever hit your inbox.<\/p>\n<h3>Master Move 2: Turn It Into What It Is<\/h3>\n<p>Eliminate any additional Q3 and Q4 activities from your inbox that rules and filters did not handle, then effectively manage the Q1s and Q2s. Since every email fits into one or more of the core 4, you can immediately Turn It Into What It Is and get it out of your inbox<\/p>\n<h3>Master Move 3: Link to Locate<\/h3>\n<p>Eliminate the need to find all the resources you need for important meetings and appointments by having them all in one place at your fingertips.\u00a0 It involves seeing how all of these resources interrelate, then connect them with the appointment so they\u2019re available instantly when you need them.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-pull-quote\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quote\" src=\"https:\/\/franklincoveyecuador.com\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/quote.png\" alt=\"Quote PNG\">\n    <div class=\"quote-inner\">\n        <h2>Know what matters most and then create a set of boundaries so that every day, you will do what matters most to you. 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