How to be Productive?- Productivity Hacks
Have you ever wondered why our to- do lists get prolonged, why we cannot able to reach our targets, why everything get delayed. The main reason is decreased productivity that too after this pandemic, being productive in our daily chores is challenging. Monotony plays a huge rule in affecting the productivity. Let’s see some hacks for being productive in this article.
What is Productivity?
Productivity refers how much work is accomplished in a particular environment over a particular period of time. Productivity plays a huge role in achieving your goals and tastes success.
Here are some productivity hacks
Morning Vibes:
Practice good vibes at morning, even though your biological prime time varies. Wake up at same time. Avoid cell phone usage at morning.
Have a healthy routine at morning like doing exercise, walking, reading or Meditation. Start the day with welcoming mode, say positive affirmations like “I am Happy, I am Healthy, I am productive”
To-do list:
Planning is crucial for everything in your life. Look over your weekly plan and daily plan, based on that, prioritize your work and schedule it on the particular day. Prioritize a small ,easy and work which consumes shorter amount of time at first. Because when you accomplished at earlier, it boosts your productivity and move further.
Time management:
Managing time is vital to be more productive. Both are integrated, if you are not managing your time properly, you may end up in stress which leads to decreased productivity. If your productivity is very low, it affects your entire time management. Remember, “Time waits for no one”. Start honoring your commitments and focus on time management techniques.
Take regular Breaks:
On daily basis:
You can take 5 minutes break for every 25 minutes or else take 10 minutes break for every 90 minutes depending upon your work or the project you are working. Now how to spend these break minutes break matters the most.
Use these 5 or 10 minutes in a healthy way like walking, drinking water, stretching your body, saying a smiley “Hi” to a people around you {ensure that you are not ending in gossips}, dancing, napping or stimulate your creativity through thinking. Avoid social media during this time for increasing your productivity.
On weekly basis:
Must time with your loved ones, going out from your home, watching movies if interested, hearing podcasts, doing some self-care activities.
Social Media time & Email time:
Set a time for your social media, some of you may actively creating contents on social media. When you plan for a week, give a separate time for social media and email on daily basis. This helps you to be more focused on your work and additionally you will be more mindful in what you are doing other than work and thus by it increases your productivity.
Avoid Multitasking:
Everyone knows too many cook spoils the broth. Do one thing at a time, otherwise your brain gets disturbed and it makes you difficult in focusing the things which results in decreased productivity. Concentrate at one thing at a time, avoid distractions. Here are the 13 ways to increase your concentration.
Laziness or Procrastination:
Find out “Are you lazy or Procrastinator”. Procrastination is something you need to address immediately because procrastination directly affects your productivity unless like laziness. Laziness is not an enemy of productivity because lazy people are very creative when it comes to organizing their work. They don’t waste on unnecessary things. Take steps to overcome procrastination to increase your productivity.
Self-care activities:
One old saying “You should have a wall to paint”. Likewise, your Health is your top priority. If you want to achieve your goals and witness success, first you should have healthy body and mind. Take care of your overall health.
- Sound Sleep
- Healthy diet
- Physically active
- Taking care of Mental & Emotional Health.
Finish your day Energetically:
It is crucial how you finish your day. Though there are many stresses like commitments not fulfilled, targeting things not achieved, business turmoil etc..but when you go to bed, make yourself relaxed. Refrain yourself from gadgets light atleast an hour before sleep, practice gratitude , do journaling and then go to bed. This procedure makes your next day more productive.
“Productivity is n’t about being a workhouse. Keeping busy or burning the midnight oil…It’s more about priorities, planning and fiercely protecting your time” – Gary keller
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