The Productivity Handbook
Management · Nº 05
The Productivity Handbook
Time, Focus, and Priorities for the Owner Who's Always Putting Out Fires
Busy all week. So why is the task that matters still on next week's list?
24 tools, a time log spreadsheet, and one auto repair shop worked through from start to finish, so you can see where your hours go and decide what gets them.
You get 24 tools to measure where your time goes, pick one priority a week, say no without burning bridges, protect focus blocks, and build habits you can keep. Plus a spreadsheet with 7 working tabs, filled in with the example.
A book explains the method. This handbook puts it to work: the tool, a worked example, and a spreadsheet with your numbers.
One-time payment of $29.00. The order form shows the final amount, with any taxes for your country, before you pay.
Digital delivery: PDF handbook, spreadsheet and access on the Consylion platform.
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You open the shop before anyone else and lock up after everyone leaves. In between, your phone buzzes every few minutes, someone on your team needs "just a second," and a customer wants a price right now. You say yes, because it's faster. Friday comes. You were busy every hour of the week. And the one job that would actually move the business sits right where it was on Monday.
THE SPREADSHEET
Time log spreadsheet
Use the completed example as a reference and enter your business data in the marked fields. Check the instructions and the calculations before you make a decision.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Three situations this handbook solves
Friday afternoon, door closed
Phone in the drawer, 30 minutes on the clock. You empty the inbox, pick next week's one priority, and put it in your best blocks before anyone else can claim them.
Someone wants it today
A customer, a supplier, or someone on your team needs you right now. Instead of a reflex yes, you use a ready-made script: what you're protecting, a short no, and a concrete alternative.
The job you keep putting off
It's been on the list for months. You figure out why you're stalling, split it into 25-minute cycles, and put the first one in tomorrow's first hour, before you open a single message.
INSIDE
What you'll find in each tool
Five parts, in the order you'll use them. First, five days of logging to see where your hours really go. Then one priority a week and the scripts to say no to the rest. Then the week itself: a single inbox, a 30-minute Friday plan, and time blocks. Then focus and procrastination. Finally, energy, habits, and a monthly review. Every tool has a step by step and an example.
WHAT YOU GET
Everything included in your purchase
- The Productivity Handbook in PDF: 24 tools, each with a step by step, a worked example, and a Put it into practice exercise
- The time log spreadsheet in Excel and Google Sheets, with 7 working tabs, filled in with the example shop
- The Template kit: 13 ready-made texts, including the Friday planning agenda, scripts for saying no, and a WhatsApp auto-reply
- 2 worksheets to fill in (one-day time log and monthly review) and a 30-day plan, one week per stage
- Access to your handbook on the Consylion platform
Full table of contents
The 24 tools, in the order you'll use them
Part 1 · Part 1 · Where your time goes
- 01The 5-day time logWrite it down in 30-minute blocks and see where your hours really go
- 02Urgent × important matrixDecide what to do, schedule, delegate, or cut
- 03The owner's time thievesCount the interruptions, group them by source, and stop each one with a rule
- 04The 80/20 ruleFind the few services, customers, or tasks that weigh the most
Part 2 · Part 2 · Priority
- 05The priority of the weekOne task that makes the others easier, with blocks reserved for it
- 06Saying noScripts to turn down customers, your team, and suppliers without burning bridges
- 07Stop-doing listWhat comes off your calendar, and where each task goes instead
- 08Realistic deadlinesAdjust the date you promise using your own track record
Part 3 · Part 3 · The owner's week
- 09Single inboxEvery loose end in one place, emptied once a day
- 10Weekly planning in 30 minutesThe Friday ritual that sets up the week ahead
- 11The 5-minute daily planSix tasks in order, written the day before
- 12Time blockingA block calendar for focused work, your team, and customers
- 13Shorter meetingsFewer hours in meetings, with every decision still made
Part 4 · Part 4 · Focus and procrastination
- 14Why we put things offFind the cause behind each delay and the antidote that matches it
- 1525-minute cyclesThe Pomodoro method for getting started on the task you dread
- 16Start with the hardest taskThe task you put off most goes in the first hour, before any message
- 17WhatsApp at set timesReply in fixed windows instead of all day long
- 18A distraction-free workspacePhone, notifications, and desk: what to change today
Part 5 · Part 5 · Energy and habits
- 19Prime timeSave your highest-energy hours for your hardest work
- 20Energy, sleep, and breaksThe three sources of energy your calendar doesn't show
- 21The habit loopCue, routine, and reward: how a habit sticks
- 22Start tinyHabits so small you can't fail
- 23Habit trackerOne sheet a month to keep the streak going
- 24Monthly reviewOne hour a month to fine-tune your system
Who it's for
It's for you if
- You run a small business, do some of the hands-on work yourself, and feel like your day belongs to everyone else
- Customers, your team, and your phone all get to you before your own work does
- For months, you've been putting off the one task that would change the business
- You've tried planners and apps, and none of them lasted two weeks
- You'd rather have a paper log, a calendar, and a spreadsheet than another app to learn
It's not for you if
- You want to delegate and develop a team that can work without you. Start with The Leadership Handbook
- You want a management routine for the business, with team meetings and metrics. That's The Business Management Handbook
- You're shopping for a specific app. The method works on paper, in the spreadsheet, or on your phone
- You want a promise of more free time or more revenue. This handbook helps you organize your time and check what changed
Frequently asked questions
Will this work for my kind of business?
If your day gets eaten by customers, your team, and your phone, yes. The example is an auto repair shop, but every tool shows how it applies to services, retail and commerce, manufacturing and distribution, and independent professionals.
Do I need an app?
No. A notebook, a paper planner, and the included spreadsheet are enough. Use an app only if it's already part of your day. The method works on paper, on the computer, or on your phone.
All my work is urgent. Can I really block time?
Start small: one 60-minute block a day, in your highest-energy hours, with someone holding the requests. A real emergency still gets through. Everything else waits an hour.
I don't have a receptionist. What do I do about WhatsApp?
Use an auto-reply with your reply times and stick to fixed windows. If someone on your team or in your family can cover the business number for part of the day, that helps too. The Template kit has the auto-reply text ready to adapt.
How much time does this take?
About 2 hours and 24 minutes of reading, or 6 minutes per tool, plus the exercises. Don't try all 24 tools in one week: do the time log first, then one tool per week. The 30-day plan breaks it into four stages.
What do I get, and in what formats?
Each handbook is a PDF of about 100 pages with 24 to 27 tools. Every tool has step-by-step instructions and a worked example. You also get the handbook's spreadsheet in Excel (.xlsx), which opens in Google Sheets too, with the example already filled in. The message, policy, and clause templates are in the Template Kit inside the PDF, ready to copy and adapt. Read it in the member area or download the files.
How do I know if it fits my business?
Each handbook's page shows the problem it solves, who it is for and who it is not for, the full table of contents, sample pages, and the company used in the examples. The examples come from small businesses in several industries, with illustrative numbers. If it is not a fit, you can ask for a full refund within 14 days of your purchase, as described in the Refund Policy.
What is the difference between a handbook, an area set, and the Series?
A handbook solves one problem. An area set brings together every handbook and spreadsheet in one of the 6 areas, for less than the price of 5 single handbooks. The Consylion Handbook Series brings together all 100 handbooks and 100 spreadsheets, for less than the price of 8 single handbooks, and includes the next handbooks in the Series. Products outside the Series, from Consylion Life or Consylion Business, have their own price. They are sold separately and are not part of an area set or the Series.
Do I need to read everything before I start?
No. Each tool works on its own. Open the table of contents, pick the tool for today's problem, and start there. You can also read it cover to cover.
Do I need to know Excel?
The basics are enough: open the file and fill in the marked fields. The formulas are already built, and the handbook's example is filled in for reference.
How do I pay, and when do I get access?
By card or bank transfer, as a one-time payment with no subscription. Once your payment is confirmed, you get access to the member area by email. Approved card payments are confirmed right away. Bank transfers are confirmed when the funds clear. If access does not arrive within 24 hours of confirmation, check your spam folder and write to team@consylion.org.
How long do I have access, and how can I use the files?
Access does not expire, and you can download the files for offline use. The license is individual. You may read the handbooks, print them for your own use, and fill in and adapt the spreadsheet and templates with your company's data. If you are a consultant, accountant, or manager, you may apply the tools with your clients and deliver the result of your work, not the files. You may not share, resell, or distribute the files or the access.
How do support and refunds work?
Support is by email at team@consylion.org, on business days, with a reply within 5 business days. It covers questions about access, files, and payment. It does not include consulting or advice on applying the material to your case. You can cancel within 14 days of your purchase, without giving a reason, and get the full amount back through the payment method you used. Send the request to the same email. The details are in the Refund Policy.
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One-time payment of $197.00. The order form shows the final amount, with any taxes for your country, before you pay.
Digital delivery: PDF handbook, spreadsheet and access on the Consylion platform.
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Management · Nº 05
Give your week a system, not more effort
Working harder hasn't gotten the important task done. This handbook gives you a way to see where your hours go, pick what deserves them, and protect that time from everything else, with a spreadsheet and a worked example. What you do with your calendar is up to you.
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One-time payment of $29.00. The order form shows the final amount, with any taxes for your country, before you pay.
Digital delivery: PDF handbook, spreadsheet and access on the Consylion platform.
14-day money-back guarantee: if it isn't what you expected, request a full refund within 14 days of purchase.
Your order is processed by Digistore24, our authorized reseller. By purchasing, you accept the terms of use and purchase · refund policy.