Productivity is one thing that we all strive to be excellent at. Although we all have different ways of being productive, sometimes the simplest things can make us more productive than ever.
Here are 50 simple ways (that we often overlook) to stay on top of our productivity game. I have found these ways to be helpful and hopefully it will help you out as well in one way or the other,
50. Stay focused on what you are doing.
49. Utilize and divide your time for each task in hand.
48. Analyze the outcome of your effort and decide accordingly how much time you need to spend.
47. Take a break.
46. Spend time with your loved ones and refresh your mind.
45. Share ideas with others and soak their criticism.
44. Keep your home office out of sight from your bedroom.
43. Invest in comfortable workspace furniture.
42. Meditate and relax your mind.
41. Are you a day person or night? Plan accordingly so you can get the maximum output from yourself.
40. Work slow but steady.
39. Ask for help when needed.
38. De-clutter your workspace.
37. Back up your data.
36. Keep a wrist massager next to the computer.
35. Check your email not more than twice a day.
34. Exercise.
33. Use the morning air or evening breeze to cool off your mind.
32. Set goals not a goal and work accordingly.
31. Have everything you need ready for whatever you are working on.
30. Have stationeries like pen, paper ready. Although you might be using the computer you never know when you are going to need them.
29. Shut the room door to block distraction.
28. Set limits for yourself.
27. Plan a to do list for each day and follow.
26. Read books on subjects that interests you to refresh your mind.
25. Walk, do not try to run with your project.
24. Stay informed on current news. Sometimes these can be a great source of information on something you are working on.
23. Instead of thinking why your life is so hard, think how you can change it for better.
22. Find others that might share similar interest to work with you.
21. Do something else every 30 to 40 minutes to refresh your mind and body.
20. Take a nice warm bath, it’s amazing what it can do to you.
19. Use a table lamp instead of overhead lighting to keep you focused on one thing.
18. Do not take phone calls unless it is related to your productivity for that particular project.
17. Divide your time between family and projects.
16. Give more time to family and get more peace of mind.
15. Keep it cool.
14. Don’t panic, it won’t happen overnight.
13. Find what others have done in related fields and learn.
12. Ask yourself questions, lot of them.
11. Let everybody at home know you will be working between so and so time.
10. Do not stress.
9. Love what you are doing.
8. Be Passionate about what you are doing.
7. Give yourself credit for what you do.
6. Look in the mirror and compliment yourself, just say “God, you are good looking !”
5. Build confidence in yourself.
4. Keep a positive attitude.
3. Forget about what others are doing, you do it your way.
2. Productivity lies within you. Know yourself first.
1. Read > Learn > Ask and Apply! Stay productive.
There it is! Simple productivity tips for you that I have found useful for myself. Feel free to add more to this list and share some of your ways on staying productive through your comments.
Also break down gargantuan tasks into a slew of mini-tasks…it won’t seem so daunting then.
Get refreshed by reading,
“I am what I choose to become”
http://lifelessonsmilitarywife.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-am-what-i-choose-to-become.html
50!
These are all great things you can do to stay productive, but I can’t remember 50 things or keep a list of them on my planner.
In order to stay productive, most of us must SIMPLIFY. Find four things you can do to stay productive. Decide on them. Learn them. Live them.
You’ll be productive. You’ll be happy.
Brad
Paper Assistant
Thanks, great list! I translated it into German:
http://www.manuelbieh.de/www/blog/50-wege-um-produktiv-zu-bleiben
Awesome 50 Tips! THANK YOU
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Thanks
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I’ve recently started doing a more actionable set of productivity tips for anyone who is interested. However, I ultimately agree with what Brad says… keep it simple.
This is certainly something a lot of people should do but don’t. Sometimes you don’t know what is wrong with the car until you pop the hood and look at the engine… but that means you have to stop the car first!
http://www.totalpossibility.com/blog/?page_id=17
@ Veteran Military Wife : “Also break down gargantuan tasks into a slew of mini-tasks…it won’t seem so daunting then.” That’s a great tip. thanks for sharing.
@ Brad : “Decide on them. Learn them. Live them.You’ll be productive. You’ll be happy.” True! To be productive as you said, the first step is to decide what we want to do, take the necessary step to learn them and live them by applying it in action. Thanks for sharing!
@ Manuel, Etavitom and Marvin : Glad you liked the post. I have personally applied most of them and have found it quite fruitful.
@ James : Thanks for sharing the link. It was nice to read more tips on the same subject – productivity.
@Joshua : “Sometimes you don’t know what is wrong with the car until you pop the hood and look at the engine… but that means you have to stop the car first!” Great analogy. Yes, sometimes we just need to stop, think and apply to stay become more efficient in what we do and to become more productive.
Great tips. I like 13 the most!
13. Find what others have done in related fields and learn.
Learning from others is a great way to be productive because learning it by yourself would take much longer!
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