What's your #1 productivity hack?

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Create a to-do list for the day with a few of important tings, teake breaks

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I just start up my coffe grinder, computer and time tracker and work as hard as possible.

For me is more like avoiding being unproductive, or how we know it: procrastinating. The biggest fuel for procrastination is self judgement for not doing the stuff you're avoiding. The more you judge yourself for not doing a task, the more impossible it will feel to even start. So, I keep a clear calm mind and start the task, if I catch myself doing something else, no judgement just start the task again.

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I try to keep it simple and easy. For example, I start my week and day with only 3 priorities for each. For this week/day I have 3 high priority tasks and will focus my 80% of energy and attention on that only. In the same way, every day starts with me penning down my 3 tasks for the day ahead. It can be anything from administrative tasks to technical. This helps me maintain a balance and not lose track of the priority tasks and enhances my productivity. At the end of the day review the tasks planned versus completion. Also, I reserve a day exclusively for housekeeping/maintenance activities which are mundane and don't need to be pushed on to productive days of the week. There is a very good book which talks in detail about such best practices for regular users like you and me written by Chris Bailey "The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy " I would highly recommend for our folks to read this and am pretty sure there will be good takeaways.

25 minutes of work + 5 break. Although can't say this can be sustained throughout the whole day, with the increase of calls/video meetings

for me is waking up early in the morning around 4am so I can make almost of the task by day and in the afternoon will be a extra time for me to work for the another task. That's it. We buy house fast in LA https://www.homesolutionsla.com/

Set aside time to focus, and have a daily deadline.