Ten Ways to Increase Your Productivity
1. Rework your to-do list.
Choose one to three most important tasks 2. Measure your results, not your time. Try breaking your project down into "completable" sections. Keep a list of everything you get done in a day. 4. Track where you waste time. Track how you spend your time during the day and look for patterns. 5. Build habits to help you stop working. Quit while you're ahead. Hemingway: "The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next." Set a firm cut-off time for your day. 6. Take more breaks. On average, your brain is able to remain focused for only 90 minutes, and then you need at least 15 minutes of rest. 7. Take more naps. Research shows naps lead to improvement in cognitive function, creative thinking, and memory performance. 8. Spend more time in nature. spending time in nature to help you reset your attention span and relax your mind. 9. Move and work in blocks. Use this time to practice your Zen, take a break from your screen, and get some movement into your day. Keep your phone in your pocket, and move. Take a break away from work for at least 30 minutes. 10. Check your email first thing. Dealing with important issues first thing helps you make quick decisions about whether your day needs to be adjusted to fit in with what everyone else is doing or whether you can proceed with the tasks you already had planned.
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