What habits have helped you to be more productive?

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I'm looking for a few more habits to add to my routine to help me stay productive. I currently gym and meditate every day to help keep my head clear, and read most days to expand my knowledge. 

I'm always interested to hear about other routines or habits :D

Nathan Svirsky · Accepted Answer

I've started using the Pomodoro 🍅 technique to get myself into deep work mode using Pomodoro Time Another thing is committing to take an hour for lunch 🍽️ and maximising it by challenging myself to make the most of it every day. Here's an article I wrote about 'The Perfect Lunch Hour' if anyone wants some new ideas 💡 https://medium.com/@homewerk/the-perfect-work-from-home-lunch-hour-51b5d92fe10

Abylay Ospan · Answer

Switching to nutritionally complete food gave me a productivity boost.
Malnutrition can cut productivity by up to 20% according to the study of the International Labour Organization.

Ankur Saxena · Answer

If you sleep early and wake up at 5 am with full rest ... Then drink 3 glass warm water and then strech ... This gives your mind bigger boost ... Now visualise your goal for day or week or month or year

Jake Crump · Answer

Laughing. There's a lot of great productivity methods and tools that help me when I'm in the middle of a task, but it's also so helpful to remember that I'm not just a robot 🤖 Taking a break in-between tasks and listening to a funny podcast, YouTube clip, or whatever helps me clear my head, boost my energy, and lighten the mood. I love what I do, and laughing reminds me of that while keeping me in a great head space throughout the day.

Julio Medina · Answer

Check out the book Indistractable by @nireyal. Great insight on increasing productivity by being deliberate about your time and minimizing the distractions. I have a long way to go still but cutting out the BS and 'busy work' distractions is a great place to begin.

Nir Eyal · Answer

@julio_medina Thank you so much for recommending by book! Stay Indistractable

Nir Eyal · Answer

I think you'd love my book, Indistractable, @ollie_chapman Please let me know what you think of it.

Pedro Marques · Answer

I am biased, buuut I can totally recommend Tangerine (https://tangerine.app/) to help you organize your routine 🙂

Disclaimer: I am one of the co-founders.

Andrew Sorohan · Answer

I learned that being productive is about setting clear goals, effective prioritization, and cutting unnecessary things from your routine to free time/energy for more important tasks. 
When I started becoming better at these 3 things, I stopped using many productivity apps and only needed a simple piece of paper or a Doc/Notion sheet that worked perfectly well for me. 
Once you overcomplicate your processes it starts eating your energy. Keep it simple.

Ilias Paraskevopoulos · Answer

I stretch my legs to get the blood flowing any time I just want a little break.

But, as a daily routine, I have a 10min exercise to straighten my back and improve my posture.

Talking with friends and family can also be meaningful and help my mind rest for a while.

Or, just anything I feel creative with to decompress, like say, make a facebook post.

Fernando Nikolic (mindfold.co) · Answer

@homewerk @nathansvirsky Exercising around noon (or earlier) is such a life booster.

Fernando Nikolic (mindfold.co) · Answer

Writing to improve thinking has been a game-changer for me this year.

Victor Daniel Cardenas · Answer

Huge hack: make your alarm music that gets you pumped/music you associate with working out and activity. Makes it so much easier to get out of bed and get the day starting. Not quite a productivity hack, but IMO getting an early start is half the battle.

Ollie Chap · Answer

@homewerk @nathansvirsky Cheers, I typically workout before work, but ill give it a crack during lunch this week :D

Ollie Chap · Answer

@nireyal I'll check it out :D I'm just getting into the product world (both career and side projects) and have been meaning to read Hooked too.

What habits have helped you to be more productive?

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