SOME TRICKS TO MAKE YOUR DAY PRODUCTIVE!
What is Productivity?
Productivity is a measure of efficiency of a person completing a task. We often assume that productivity means getting more things done each day, which is a wrong notion. Productivity is getting important things done consistently. And no matter what you are working on, there are only a few things that are truly important.
Being productive is about maintaining a steady, average speed on a few things, not maximum speed on everything.
There are some simple ways to be more productive every day…
Step 1: Manage your energy, not your time.
If we take a moment to think about it, we will probably realize that we are better at doing certain tasks at certain times. What type of energy do we have in the morning? Afternoon? Evening? Determine what tasks each energy level and time of day are best suited for.
Step 2: Prepare the night before.
If we only do one thing each day and spend a few minutes each night organizing our ‘to–do list’ for tomorrow. When we do it right, we will outline the article we are going to write the next day and develop a short list of the most important items for us to accomplish. It takes 10 minutes that night and saves 3 hours the next day.
Step 3: Don’t open email until noon.
It took us a while to get over the urge to open our inbox, but eventually I realized that everything can wait a few hours. Nobody is going to email us about a true emergency (a death in the family, etc.), so leave our email alone for the first few hours of each day. Use the morning to do what is important rather than responding to what is “urgent.”
Step 4: Turn your phone off and leave it in another room.
Keep your phone out of sight. This eliminates the urge to check text messages, Facebook, Twitter, and so on. This simple strategy eliminates the likelihood of slipping into half–work where we waste time dividing our attention among meaningless tasks.
Step 5: Work in a cool place.
Have we ever noticed how we feel groggy and sluggish in a hot room? Turning the temperature down or moving to a cooler place is an easy way to focus our mind and body.
Step 6: Sit up or stand up.
When we sit hunched over, our chest is in a collapsed position and our diaphragm is pressing against the bottom of our lungs, which hinders our ability to breathe easily and deeply. Sit up straight or stand up and we’ll find that we can breathe easier and more fully. As a result, our brain will get more oxygen and we’ll be able to concentrate better.
Step 7: Develop a “pre–game routine” to start your day.
Some people morning routine starts by pouring a cold glass of water. Some people kick off their day with ten minutes of meditation. Similarly, we should have a sequence that starts our morning ritual. This tiny routine signals to our brain that it’s time to get into work mode or exercise mode or whatever mode we need to be in to accomplish our task. Additionally, a pre–game routine help us to overcome a lack of motivation and get things done even when we don’t even like it.
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