How to increase team productivity? The latest methods. Eliminate routine tasks

What is productivity? Many rightly believe that this is the ability to concentrate on one task, break it down into components and not be distracted. Others believe that the main thing is to organize working space and learn to delegate. Both of them are right.

Productivity can be expressed in a simple formula:

Minimum time spent + Maximum results achieved = Productivity

This is the ability to work not more, but smarter. How? Well, it's not a quick process. It is impossible to achieve perfection in a day, but you can gradually progress. It's a skill, after all, but it's made up of many other smaller habits. And therefore, by reading this article, you will not become productive. We need systematic work to introduce certain principles into our lives. About them further and will be discussed.

Increase concentration

Why is it so important that this advice comes first? Concentration is like a laser that can do in a few minutes what an ordinary beam cannot do in an hour. If you are focused, then you keep distractions to a minimum and you can complete the work several times faster. It is obvious.

Concentrating on one task can be oh so difficult. Interfere with people, their own habits, environment. How to be? You need to follow some simple rules.

Step One: Unload Your Brain

We enter each task in a certain state and baggage in the form of emotions and thoughts. These are internal distractions that prevent you from fully concentrating on your work.

Knowing this, take a sheet of paper and write down on it all your uncomfortable, unpleasant thoughts that prevent you from taking on the task. List all distractions.

After that, just let go of your thoughts. Make a promise to yourself that you will return to them when you are done.

Step Two: Be clear about what you want

Concentration requires focus and the right direction. In other words, it requires knowing your goals. Ask yourself:

• What do I want to achieve right now?
• What exactly do I want to do in the allotted time?
• How exactly will I accomplish this task?

Now that you understand your goal, consider the sequence of steps required to accomplish this task. Our brain loves progress, patterns, and predictability, so listing this sequence of steps will improve your concentration levels.

Step three: prepare your workspace

The ability to concentrate is entirely dependent on the working environment. If the desktop is dirty and cluttered, then sooner or later it will become distracting.

Find time and clear yours workplace. Make sure everything the right tools are within reach.

Productivity is the ability to work efficiently, which means that you need to do the maximum work in a minimum of time. When the workplace is not cleaned, it is easy to lose focus and become distracted.

Step Four: Eliminate Distractions

The level of concentration is often associated with the ability to respond effectively to distractions. Or exclude them so as not to react. Identify what distracts you and get rid of it while working on the task. Start with your phone.

Step Five: Break the Task into Small Subtasks

Previously, you identified the sequence of steps needed to work effectively on a task. Now it's time to break this sequence into steps. In time management, this technique is called "elephant steak." "Elephant" is very large and it is incredibly difficult to eat it at a time. But with small pieces, everything is much easier.

It's easy to feel overwhelmed if the task seems too big. Don't try to take on everything at once. Instead, break it down into subtasks and work sequentially.

Step Six: Set Time Limits and Deadlines

What is their difference? A time limit is when you set a goal, for example, to work for 25 minutes without distractions. Deadline- this is when they decided that, say, the video needs to be edited before Monday. Both methods are extremely effective and work best in conjunction.

When you set a time limit, the brain starts to work in a little rush, which will not allow it to be distracted by anything else. You can work for 25-30 minutes, fully concentrating on one task.

The deadline must be built wisely. If you set aside a week for a task that requires a month, it can also kill the desire to work on it. If you give yourself a month to do a job that can be done in a week, it will take 30 days.

By focusing all your energy on achieving your goals, you will find that the level of concentration has increased significantly.

Learn a few critical time management skills

Below is a set of skills that you need to work on first in order to become much more productive.

Computer literacy

Improve your computer literacy by learning how to use certain programs and how to type quickly: this will reduce the time, energy and effort it takes to complete certain tasks and activities.

Even just to learn hotkeys - great way gain a lot of time and concentrate. This will help you work much faster and not be distracted for nothing.

Creative potential

Learn to avoid the traps that steal your time

It is important not only to learn how to work quickly, but also to know what we are wasting most of our time on. That is, when this activity gives us minimal, if not negative, benefits.

Here are some of those traps.

Avoid procrastination and laziness

It may seem strange, but procrastination and laziness are also habits. They are everything that is repeated over and over again and is automatic.

For example, when you come home from work, what do you do first? Lie down in front of a computer or TV to spend the whole evening in this way? If so, then most likely you are just lazy. Of course, the day turned out to be difficult, but to succeed in life, you just need to work hard.

Lying in front of the TV is not a vacation at all, because such an activity causes stress and unnecessary thoughts. It is much more productive to dedicate time to journaling or meditation.

Procrastination is even more difficult. You come up with all sorts of excuses to put off important things. Eventually, English language studies for 5 years without noticeable success, health leaves much to be desired, and wage rises so slowly that it barely keeps up with inflation.

Avoid the waiting trap

If you have been waiting in line for several tens of minutes, this means one thing: you are just wasting time, while you can do something useful and that will bring a sense of satisfaction. Read a useful article, play an educational game, take an English test. All this is better than just standing in line and being nervous because it moves slowly.

Someone can not take on another matter when they are waiting for an important phone call. Therefore, you need to be aware that you have fallen into the trap of waiting and immediately focus on what can be done now.

Avoid constant distractions

Various studies show that after a distraction, it takes a person from 5 to 20 minutes to mentally return to working condition. Just think about how much time it takes.

To avoid these cases, simply let others know that you won't be available for a certain period of time and that you don't want to be disturbed unless it's an emergency.

Avoid the Habit of Being Busy

Staying busy is another form of procrastination. There are many things that seem to need to be done during the day, but which do not carry any value at all and have little effect on the main goals and objectives.

Go back to the 80/20 rule and make a commitment to work on the 20% of tasks that produce 80% of the results. For some, it may be work and self-development - everything else will either have to be postponed or excluded.

Avoid the technology habit

Technology is good if used in a way that benefits long-term goals and objectives. On the other hand, if they are abused, they can take up valuable time.

Excessive Internet surfing, checks Email, watching TV, talking on the phone and correspondence - all this, rather, you don’t need at all.

Learn to think productively

Productivity requires a special kind of mindset where you start taking your time so seriously that it becomes part of who you are.

It is important to understand that the goal here is long term productivity. Anyone can be productive in the short term.

However, this requires a certain kind of thinking to maintain a high level of performance. Long-term productivity doesn't mean you have to focus on the end goal or outcome. Actually the opposite. This means focusing on the process, not the results.

You may have noticed that time management has changed in recent years. If earlier its adherents talked about how important it is to focus your attention on results, today they are increasingly saying that it is from this approach that stress arises. It is important to enjoy the process itself. You decide which side to take. Many people focus on the results of their work and feel quite good (so they say).

After such a long introduction, let's see how productive people think.

They know what they want

Productive people always know what they want in long term, and therefore understand what they must do in the short term. The unproductive, on the other hand, see only what is in front of their noses and cannot develop their own strategy.

During the day, productive people, of course, focus on what is important here and now, but they remind themselves of long-term goals constantly, day after day. And sometimes they are able to sacrifice the momentary for the sake of the future.

They ask themselves two questions:

• What am I moving towards?
• What will be the overall progress if I complete this particular task?

If it turns out that there is no benefit for the future, you will not budge them. But if it is, then they will work on the task with great motivation, focus, and a sense of purpose.

They know their strengths

Productive people know their strengths. They understand what they are good at and what they are not. They focus on working on their strengths and often seek outside help in other areas. Yes, at some point such people focus on weaknesses, because they strive to be versatile, but strengths should come first.

They remind themselves of their strengths by asking themselves the following questions:

• What are my strengths?
• Does this task reveal my strengths?
• If so, how can I use my strengths to increase my productivity?
• If not, who can help me with this task?

They focus on the present

Even though productive people are aware of their long-term goals and objectives, they remain conscious and in the present moment. They need this to make sure that they are working on the task in the most optimal way.

To do this, they often ask themselves a couple of critical questions:

• Am I working on the task in the most optimal and productive way?

• Is there a way I can do this job better and faster?

While working on a task, they disagree that there is only one way to do something. They are always looking for the best, fastest and smartest way to get the job done.

They're not afraid to say no

Productive people understand the value of their time. They understand how important every minute is. Too many distractions during the day can completely ruin your plans.

That is why they understand the value of the word "no" for unnecessary and insignificant distractions, requests that simply do not add any long-term value.

Many people get distracted because they don't have an ultimate goal. They do not have a common picture and the result they are striving for. However, productive people keep their core goals and objectives on track. foreground of your mind. There is a filter in their head that filters out everything unnecessary.

They develop productive skills

Productive people have very specific habits and rituals, which of course will vary from person to person. However, many of them have something in common. These are three habits in three areas:

• Sleeping mode. They wake up early, after which they work for several hours until lunchtime. Then they rest. They usually go to bed before midnight.
• Task automation. All routine tasks should be completed in one sitting so as not to interfere with creative work before and after.
• Strict deadlines. They help them focus and allow them to work with some sense of urgency.

Of course, there are other productive habits as well. So if you have your own ideas and suggestions, leave them in the comments.

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How many hours per week do you spend at work? About 40, right? What do you think will happen if you work 90 hours a week?

Chris Bailey, author of the website a Year of Productivity, decided to conduct such an experiment. What did it lead to? Read about 10 lessons he learned in our translation of his article.

On average, people work about 40 hours a week or more.

There are two solutions to this problem on the surface:

1. Keep working 40 hours a week and fail.
2. Work more than 40 hours a week and try to increase productivity.

However, in practice this choice is not easy. Even though it seems that working for a long time will allow you to cope with a large number of tasks, this is clearly a wrong reasoning: not because you will have less time to rest and recover, but because in the long term, labor productivity will decrease significantly . This has been proven many times, so the thesis is quite obvious.

I consider myself a highly productive person, even though I once sat idle for a whole week. But now I can't even remember when I was as unproductive as working 90 hours a week.

In February, I had an alternative: work 90 hours a week, only to work 20 hours the next. I wanted to see how extreme work would affect my productivity. The following are the 10 most important lessons that I learned during the experiment.

1. Working long hours will increase your productivity, but only in the short term.

This is perhaps the most important lesson I learned for myself: you can achieve more by working irregularly, but it will not last long.

In the long run, working long hours leads to more procrastination and less productivity. This is the reason why you start doing less without always realizing it.

In fact, after 40 hours working week Marginal productivity begins to decline until "eight 60-hour workweeks equal the productivity of eight 40-hour workweeks," the study found. And if we work 70 or 80 hours in 7 days, the break-even point will be reached in the third week.

When I worked 90 hours a week, I managed to do a lot, but only during the first days of the week; after which I had no time or emotional strength to recover, so my productivity really dropped. I made sure that sleep and going to the gym every morning helped me restore energy, but it still decreased by Wednesday-Thursday.

It's easy to fool yourself into thinking that a long work week will make you more productive, and in the end it does, but not for long. But personally, I believe that there are fundamental limits to overall productivity that can be overcome by working smarter, not harder.

Most studies show that the optimal number of hours to work per week is around 40. After my experiment, I tend to believe this.

2. Just because you're busy all the time doesn't mean you're highly productive.

There is a big difference between being busy and being productive, but it can be very hard to grasp at times.

From my point of view, productivity has nothing to do with how much you work; it depends on how many things you get done. So, you can start doing a lot of tasks and not complete any of them within a week. For example, if you have a 60-hour work week, but you are constantly communicating with colleagues, checking email, doing non-essential tasks all day long, you will be much less productive than a person who works 30 hours a week, but is really involved in important processes. .

Productivity is not how much you work during the day, but how much you get done.

3. Feeling productive doesn't mean you have it.

Even if you feel like you're highly productive, that doesn't mean you are. In fact, sometimes the opposite is true:
When you multitask, you feel more productive than when you are single-minded, but research has proven time and time again that this is not the case;
When you consume caffeine, you feel more productive as coffee affects the brain. However, the body becomes addicted to caffeine, and this substance can reduce your productivity in creative tasks;
You feel more productive checking email 10 times an hour instead of preparing a report because you get feedback. But you don't get paid to view your mail, you get paid to work and achieve certain results.

The same goes for continuous processing. I think working long hours makes you feel more productive and you feel less guilty about not getting all the work done on time.

4. Plan your time when you are not busy with work.

I believe that scheduling time when you are not busy with work allows you to more effectively address the issue of quality of work, which allows you to work smarter, but not necessarily more. As a simple example If you're an accountant, you can keep yourself busy sharpening pencils (or the modern equivalent, checking your mail) all day long, or you can think about taking a break from the routine for a while and figure out what will bring the best results, and then do that particular job.

Intellectual activity makes us more creative, concentrated, energetic, because it allows us to see the work from a bird's eye view. It lets you see what you need to do differently to achieve more in less time. And although you may feel less productive, but, as in the example of single-tasking, you will achieve greater success.

When I forced myself to work 90 hours a week, I constantly noticed that I was working with less output, doing nonsense, but at the same time not achieving significant results at the end of the day: I noticed all this after I analyzed my work a week after the end of the experiment .

5. Every minute spent planning will save 5 minutes of work.

Here is my favorite productivity quote from Brian Tracy:

“Every minute you spend planning saves 10 minutes of work.”

I would argue about 10 minutes (I think a little less), but the principle is absolutely correct.

When all you do is work and you never take the time to plan, it's hard to work smart. Even if you always work harder than everyone else, without working smart, without doing super complex tasks, you will never reach the level of productivity of other people who can work half as much, but achieve the same results.

When you take a break from work and plan your activities, you will become more focused, able to direct your time and energy towards a few concentrated goals, achieving greater productivity.

6. To get more done in less time, set deadlines for completing tasks in your plan.

Allocating a limited amount of time to perform tasks is a direct path to increased productivity. Do you want to do more? Spend more energy to complete tasks.

My favorite path is to allocate less time to tasks that I need to complete.

The fewer days (hours) allotted according to the plan to complete the task, the more you push yourself, spend more time to complete the work. And vice versa, if there is a lot of time, then a person can make decisions longer, sit idle.

During the experiment, I had an alternative: work 90 hours one week and only 20 hours the next.

It's funny, when I only had 20 hours for 40 hour tasks, I found ways to get more done in less time. Since I had much less time than required, I had to use all my energy to achieve the goal.

The more you need to do, the more time, it would seem, you need to spend on work. This is what all people understand, and what, at first glance, seems to be correct. But, in my experience, the less time you spend on a task, the more you get done in that limited amount of time.

7. Take care of your energy and don't forget to replenish it.

As Brian Tracy, author of the science fiction book Eat That Frog, said, “If you want to be happy and productive, take care of your energy and remember to replenish it.” For example, when there is a lot to do and you only get a couple of hours of sleep, your productivity levels will drop. But if you go to bed early and get enough sleep, you will be able to complete your tasks faster.

Energy is the fuel you burn throughout the day to get the job done, and during the experiment, I got rid of many things that energized me simply because I didn't have time for them. And if you want to do more in less time, you need to think about energy replenishment especially carefully.

8. Overworking will deplete your willpower.

Every time you force yourself to work when you don't feel like it, you are using up some willpower, a mental resource that can run out.

Forcing myself to work 90 hours a week, I spent a huge amount of mental resources, more than when conducting any other experiments. This led to a number of negative consequences:
I put off important things more often than ever before: sometimes for 3-4 hours;
My productivity dropped on the Wednesday and Thursday of my 90-hour work week, with my brain just refusing to do its job;
I found myself concentrating on secondary, stupid tasks (checking Google Analytics, Twitter, email) instead of real work.

You may not force yourself to work 90 hours, but each time you force yourself to work more than you need to, you deplete your reserves of willpower, which comes into conflict with energy and motivation, the main components of productivity.

9. One of the worst (and least productive) things you can do is be dishonest with yourself.

An issue that I often want to write about on my website is the need to be honest with yourself, because any productivity tactic becomes useless if you lie to yourself. For example:
Are you doing what needs to be done, or are you just postponing?
Do you set high goals for yourself and then give them up after a few weeks, or do you break them down into stages and still achieve them?
Do you wake up the first time with your alarm or reset it 5 times before you get out of bed?
Do you listen or do you listen to your brain when it says that it is tired from work and wants to rest?
Do you spend several hours in front of the TV, and then try to figure out where the time has gone?

Throughout the experiment, the more I pushed myself to be productive, the less honest I was with myself. I tried to let my guard down, trying to be productive when I was low on energy, which made me procrastinate, looking for excuses to do less today. Instead of being honest with myself and thinking about how much energy I wasted, I put too much pressure on myself and it reduced my productivity.

10. There are more important things in life than being productive.

Without a doubt, every second of work is a second that you did not spend on something less important, but more beloved.

When I spent some time with my girlfriend, working 90 hours a week, I felt much better. There are things on the to-do list that are important but not urgent, and those are the things we most often turn down in high-busy environments. I deal with this as much as other people.

When you recycle it extra time, which needs to be taken from somewhere, makes you give up simple things that give energy (for example, spending time with your loved ones). As soon as you stop wasting time on things for the soul, you start a losing battle, become irritable and less productive.

In particular, working many hours in a row has shown that it is no different in productivity from a 40-hour work week (especially in the long run).

An important thing that you can do for productivity is to plan your activities correctly. It will help replenish energy, work smarter, find interesting solutions, get rid of secondary tasks, and most importantly - control your work.

Good luck to you!

Effective people know how to properly allocate time and value every minute. If you are constantly short of time, take a few more minutes to understand what you are doing wrong and where the precious resource is leaking. The day of those who manage to do everything also consists of 24 hours.

Super productive people are no different from anyone else. In addition, they value their time and know how to use it. Sometimes banal and simple things can help save a lot of resources and significantly increase work efficiency. Travis Bradberry collected 11 things productive people do differently from everyone else for Inc.

When it comes to productivity, we all face the same problem – there are only 24 hours in a day. However, sometimes one gets the feeling that some people have twice as much time: they have some kind of supernatural ability to keep up with everything. Even if they lead several projects, they achieve their goals and avoid failures.

“Time is the only capital a man has, and the only thing he cannot afford to lose.” – Thomas Edison

We all want to get more out of life. There is hardly a better way to achieve this goal than to find a way to competently manage the allotted time. When you leave the office after a really productive day, it gives a very pleasant feeling. The so-called "working euphoria". With the right approach, you can achieve this state every day. To do this, you do not need to work longer, or stimulate yourself more actively. You just need to work smarter.

Super productive people know this. They rely on productivity hacks to make them more efficient. They squeeze every second out of every hour without wasting time. The great thing about these hacks is that they are easy to use. So much so that you can start doing it today. Read, use, and you will see how your productivity will grow.

1. Don't start things twice

Productive people never procrastinate because doing a task twice is a big waste of time. Don't put off a letter or a phone call. As soon as something comes into your focus, either do it, or delegate, or remove it.

2. Prepare for tomorrow before leaving the office

Productive people end each day preparing for the next. This practice solves two problems: it helps you structure what you've done today and make sure you're productive tomorrow. It only takes a couple of minutes, but it's a great way to end the day.

“Every minute spent planning is worth an hour of work.” – Benjamin Franklin

3. Eat a frog

"Eat a frog" is an American phraseological unit that means "to do something deeply unpleasant." “Eat a frog” is the best cure for procrastination and super productive people start their day with this every morning. In other words, they do the most unpleasant and uninteresting tasks before everyone else. After that, they move on to the things that really inspire them.

4. Fight the "tyranny of the urgent"

The “tyranny of the urgent” is when small tasks that need to be done right now take time away from what is really important. This poses a big problem because urgent action usually has very little effect. If you succumb to the "tyranny of the urgent," you may find that you spend days, sometimes weeks, missing important tasks. Productive people are able to notice in time when “burning” tasks begin to kill productivity and prefer to ignore or delegate them.

5. Stick to your meeting schedule

Meetings are the biggest time killers. Super productive people know that a meeting can go on forever if not given strict time limits, so they inform participants of the schedule from the very beginning. The time limit prevents relaxation and makes everyone more efficient and focused.

6. Say "no"

“No” is a powerful word that super productive people are not afraid to use. When it comes to saying “no,” they don’t use phrases like “I don’t think I can,” “I’m not sure,” and the like. When you say "no" to a new commitment, you show respect for those you've already made and gain the ability to successfully keep them. A study conducted at the University of California San Francisco showed that the harder it is for you to say no, the more likely you are to experience stress, burnout at work, and even depression. Learn to use this word and you will improve both your mood and your productivity.

7. Check email only at designated times

Super productive people don't allow emails distract them constantly. Not only do they only check mail at certain times, they use features that allow them to sort emails by sender. They set up notifications for letters from the most important vendors or users, and the rest are postponed until a certain point. Some people even set up an auto-responder that tells them when they will next check their mail.

8. Don't Do Multiple Things at Once

Super productive people know that multitasking is a productivity killer. Research conducted at Stanford has confirmed that multitasking is less effective than working on one task at a time. Researchers have found that people who are constantly bombarded with electronic information are not able to concentrate, process data, or switch from one job to another as well as perform one specific task.

But what if there are people with an innate ability to multitask? Scientists at Stanford compared groups of people based on their predisposition to multitasking and the belief that multitasking is good for their productivity. They found that hard multitaskers—those who do many things at once and feel that doing so improves their performance—performed worse in this field than those who prefer to do one thing at a time. Regular multitaskers performed worse because they had trouble organizing their own thoughts and filtering out unnecessary information. They were slower to switch from one task to another. Oops.

Multitasking reduces your efficiency because your brain is only able to focus on one thing at a time. When you try to do two things at the same time, your brain doesn't have enough power to complete both tasks successfully.

9. Drop out of society

Don't be afraid to step out of society when you need to. Give one person you trust a phone number to call in an emergency. Let this be your filter. Everything must go through this man, and if he does not consider this matter critical, let it wait. Such a strategy is a bulletproof way to finish high-priority projects.

“Some achieve their weekly goals in a year, while others reach their annual goals in a week.” – Charles Richards

10. Delegate

Super productive people accept the fact that they are not the only smart and talented people in the organization. They trust people to do some of their work so they can focus on their core business.

11. Make Technology Work for You

Technology can be devastating, but it can also help you focus. Super productive people make technology work for them. In addition to setting up email filters that sort and prioritize email, they use apps like IFTTT that set up links between other apps and notifications about really important things. So if your stock peaks or you receive an email from best buyer- you will be aware. No need to constantly check your phone and updates.

Everyone wants to succeed in life, but some people think that it takes too much work to achieve this, which makes life hell. If you are tired of the constant ten-hour work day, try using effective ways to increase productivity.

Focus on three main tasks for the day

Don't try to spray yourself with a hundred-item to-do list. You will not be able to fulfill them and then you will reproach yourself. It is better to single out only three, but the most important, tasks and start the morning by completing the first of them. This way you can always move up the list of tasks and learn how to prioritize well.

Exercise every day for half an hour

You will not be able to work productively if you feel tired, and your lifestyle will be extremely passive. You need energy. Regular exercise will help to find it.

Start work early and finish on time

Never stay late at work. Better plan your day so that you have time to get everything done before the work hours are up.

Stop constantly checking email

The Internet can steal an incredible amount of your time. If you are working on a serious task, do not be distracted by the constant checking of mail and, moreover, by social media. Turn off your phone and close any distracting tabs.

Set a limit for any task

One of the most useful habits will be the habit of always clearly determining the time required to complete a particular task. Try to fit into a certain schedule and do not exceed the time allotted to yourself so that you do not lose sight of the next tasks.

Use the Pareto Principle

It is also known as the eighty-to-twenty rule. Eighty percent of the work can be done in twenty percent of the time. You just need maximum concentration and attention to the highest level. Put in all the necessary efforts and the result will amaze you.

Forget about multitasking

Stop setting yourself many tasks at once. Previously, the method of performing many tasks at the same time was considered correct, but research has already shown that this is an erroneous approach. Don't try to be in multiple places at the same time. Do only one task at a time, concentrate as much as possible on its completion and do not combine work with anything else.

Go to work meetings less

Not all work meetings are really useful. If attendance is optional, consider whether you need to participate. Perhaps you already know what you need to do, and empty discussions will only be a waste of time.

Stay on the information diet

Try to temporarily limit the flow of new information. Do not read news and articles. Let the world be closed to you for a few days. Heed to own thoughts and feelings instead of being constantly distracted by others.

Make time for reflection

To be more productive, you need to be able to concentrate. But nothing interferes with concentration more than the lack of order in thoughts. Try to control everything that comes to your mind, do not plunge into mindless worries. Give yourself some time to reflect and examine yourself daily.

Take breaks

It is impossible to always work at the limit of forces. If you need to unwind a little, don't be afraid to take a break. People who know how to take short breaks between moments of active and focused work show higher results than those who try not to break away and quickly run into a problem of concentration.

Select music

Mail and telephone must be banned during work. The only irritant that can be your ally is music. Find a tune that doesn't distract you, but still keeps you in the mood for work.

Start with the hardest task

First of all, choose what you are afraid to start. If you immediately deal with the task that worries you more than others, you will feel elated all day.

Have a notepad and pen ready

In order not to occupy your head with unnecessary thoughts, write down everything that is necessary. Let the notebook have a to-do list, all your work ideas, a plan for the week. The main thing is to share everything with paper. Then your subconscious will not have to constantly remind you of important information.

Blog

Blog about your successes and personal growth. This will help you to control what is happening and constantly work on self-development. You will see progress more clearly.

Plan your menu for the week ahead

Seems like food has nothing to do with effective work? Think again! First, if you have a clear plan for shopping ahead of time, you won't have to think about going to the store all week, and you can focus on more important things. Secondly, it is easier to control nutrition, and only a person who eats properly can be the most effective worker.

get enough sleep

This tip is also related to productivity. It is important not only to exercise and eat right, but also to rest regularly. Only when you sleep, the brain can process all the information received during the day. So try to give him that opportunity every day. Give yourself time to rest.

Organize your workspace

Piles of paper are disorienting and reduce your productivity. Optimize your workplace, put everything in order, define places for everyone necessary items and just get rid of the extra ones.

Make the most of your commute time

If you have a long commute to work, try to make good use of that time as well. You can solve work issues, or you can listen to a training audiobook. This is very useful and more convenient than reading on paper. You can make the most of every minute of your day.

Spend less time in the shower

This advice may seem ridiculous to you. But many people really take too long to wash! Half an hour spent in the shower could be used in a much more useful way.

Success comes to a person not when he does nothing, but when he acts correctly. A successful person works on himself, his skills, increases his productivity and efficiency.

1. First, all the most important.

At first glance, this may seem very simple, but as soon as it is worth trying this moment in practice, then all illusions instantly collapse. A person is always busy with something, solving problems, traveling, meetings, main work. But is it really that important to you? Determine what really matters to you and do it first. Remember, all important things must be done in the morning, before the routine drags you down. As soon as you woke up, completed all the morning rituals, for example, make an important call to a client.

2. Write down everything you do.

No need to even try to keep all your affairs and ideas in your head. Use notepad or computer programs, editors, planners.

The less your mind is loaded with thoughts about unfinished business, the more you are able to concentrate on current tasks, respectively, better complete it.

3. Plan from the evening.

Make a plan for the next day in the evening, do not postpone this activity until the morning. In the morning, you can review this plan again, correct something, add or delete something. But the morning is not suitable for making a plan for the day, it is so that you can focus on more important and global matters, as well as for setting priorities.

4. Paper media.

In our age information technologies There are many ways to write down your ideas, plan, and set goals. Keep all cases and all projects in in electronic format. This will not only save you time, but also allow you to quickly find all the records and files you need. The only thing you need to properly and neatly organize your files and tasks. Analyze and correct the information on your computer weekly, as well as keep your desktop clean, remove all unnecessary shortcuts, and sort the rest of the information into folders.

5. Use the Dropbox service.

This service will allow you to sync all your files across all electronic devices. It will save you time and you will gain additional opportunities for your business and success.

6. Save your time when you work at your computer.

This time flies so fast and perhaps you have already noticed it. If you are working at a computer, then take a break from time to time. If you spend leisure time, then set yourself a timer.

7. 10-finger printing method.

Learn the touch typing method on the keyboard. Now there are many opportunities to master this method perfectly, from recommendations to special programs on a computer and on the Internet. In particular, this skill will help those who use a computer in their work, it will help save not only minutes when typing, but even hours.

8. Uniqueness.

No need to try to do several things at once and wait for an instant result. The algorithm of a successful person consists of the following tasks: choose and define a goal, remove external distractions (social networks, telephone, Internet, mail) and complete it.

9. Get up early.

very ancient and wise advice, thanks to which many successful people manage to complete many tasks on a daily basis.

10. Charging.

If you don’t have time to devote yourself to sports or you find it difficult to run in the morning or evening, then do exercises. This will help you keep your body in good shape, and, accordingly, your spirit and mind will work much more efficiently. Remember that in a healthy body, as the wise proverb says, a healthy mind.

11. Remove tasks you don't need from your to-do lists.

Let your plan include only those tasks that are really important to you and that you can do without much thought. For example, “launching a profitable project” can hardly be called a task, rather it is a goal. And if it sounds like “think over and define the tasks of the project for the month” - this is already a task that has a place to be in your plan. Also, if your plan includes specific actions, it will not only be more effective, but will also give you more strength to achieve them.

12. Timing.

You need to set time frames for yourself and for your goals. For each specific goal, designate a specific time, as well as the time frame during which this task must be completed.

13. Ignore the unimportant.

Take care of your time and do not spray it on that information, tasks that do not make sense to you at all. For example, reading spam in your mail will not bring you anything positive, and you will waste a lot of time.

14. Be proactive.

Stephen Covey coined this term, which means that you yourself must determine for yourself what you should do and what not.

15. Activities.

Sometimes it pays to change activities. By doing the same thing over and over, you lower your productivity and, consequently, your success. During the day, try to switch between tasks, which will keep your creativity and freshness of mind.

And most importantly, never forget why and for what you are doing all this. Do not forget to live in the present tense, enjoy life and love loved ones.