Your top secret productivity tips?
Alexandra Cote
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I have no productivity issues.
Never had them. Never will.
But I have some productivity hacks I never thought of sharing until now.
I have lots of tips to help you enjoy being productive so I made 9 of them extra easy to skim through.
No fluff. No pain.
1. Read some of those newsletters you’ve left unopened in your inbox. [P.S.: You can always check out my newsletter to save your content.]
2. Take a short course. Skillshare has some of the best, on-point courses. Cooking, business, design, you name it.
3. Stay active on Quora, keep in touch with your peers on Twitter, or jump into a discussion on LinkedIn or your favorite Slack group.
4. Take care of the small tasks in your backlog. My ultimate productivity tip is to always start your day with the most difficult or lengthy task. 90% of the time this works for me. For the other days, handling small tasks or taking breaks often to take care of different duties helps you keep up with your workload.
5. Say thank you! For a long time, I dealt with not knowing how to thank people who helped me with small tasks or referrals. The MyPostcard service makes it extra easy and cute to say thank you by sending postcards to your friends, clients, family members, and colleagues.
6. Learn a new language. Start from Duolingo.
7.Make a list of everything you want to get done. This seems to work for most people but I do things differently. I don’t even use a task management tool. 🤯 So what on Earth do I do? I keep everything I need to take care of as opened tabs in my browser. This helps me focus only on what I need to work on and see everything at a glance. This way, I only take care of fun stuff when I’m done with everything. There’s also small tasks that aren’t a big priority [e.g. updating my cover photo, creating a new YouTube tutorial]. I add these as ideas in my bookmarks and get to them when I have the time.
8. Schedule at least large chunks of your day. You don’t need to write down everything you’re going to do. However, make sure you have an overview of the big tasks you should take care of so you don’t get caught up doing something else and postpone your important duties indefinitely.
9. Keeping track of time. Ugh, I hate time tracking. But for someone who doesn’t know where their time is going, you can definitely start by tracking one month of your life at work. This will show you where your time goes and what’s distracting you. In the future, you should be able to better schedule your work and even block distractions. Whatever tool works as long as you keep it. 😉
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Rehan Choudhry@rehan_choudhry1
A single, well organized to-do list. That along with caffeine and anti-depressants. The combination has helped immensely. 🤷🏾♂️
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3. It looks like you haven't posted on Quora in a while. Are you still active on the platform?
4. It is sometimes good to start with small tasks, so you can finish a few tasks quickly to create momentum and motivation. This is a matter of personal preference, so you just test what works best for you and stick to it.
Here are my top 5 Task Management Mindsets to Boost Productivity
1) Concentrate on one item at a time
Although multitasking may sound like an efficient task management method, studies indicate that it may be more of a disadvantage than an asset. The challenge with multitasking is that it is not feasible for the human brain to process multiple things at once. Instead, what's actually going on is a focus change known as "task switching," or quickly switching our attention from one task to another. Context flipping is a further mental shift needed for this quick task transition. Rapid focus and context changes between tasks might ultimately lead to a 40 percent decrease in productivity.
2) Reduce or cut down on distractions
Increasing the amount of uninterrupted concentration time is one of the best task management techniques. For workers who have recently switched to working from home or using hybrid methods, this is extremely crucial. Setting aside time blocks for task completion may be one of the greatest ways to handle tasks more efficiently. For instance, block time on your calendar (to prevent others from booking meetings) and reduce checking your email or collaboration channels to once or twice per day rather than multiple times an hour.
3) Disable push notifications
When we are at ease and totally concentrated on the task at hand, we are in that state of mind. For efficient time and task management, the flow state must be maintained. Turning off push notifications is one of the greatest strategies for uninterrupted flow state maintenance. Push alerts capture our attention, divert our focus, and require us to switch tasks. Even if each of these interruptions only consumes a brief period of our time, taken together, they might be a factor in the productivity declines mentioned above. While receiving regular notifications from your phone, watch, or applications might seem like a smart way to stay on top of things, blocking out push notifications for periods of time may really help you accomplish more.
4) Let go of perfection
Not every task needs to be completed perfectly in order to be successful. Sometimes—certainly not always—getting something done is preferable to perfecting it. Actually, the never-ending pursuit of excellence can result in delays that have a snowball impact on bigger projects.
5) Be realistic
Finally, establishing the proper mental state is among the most crucial strategies for managing duties. This calls for being honest about your abilities and limitations. No matter how meticulously you arrange your task management strategy, an unforeseen variable will inevitably enter the picture. The best strategy to handle work when change is present is to plan for what you can control and then adjust to what you can't.