Productivity is the Key.
10 Ways To Be More Productive
Not feeling very productive today? No need to worry, you are not alone! Research suggests that in an eight-hour day, the average person s only productive for 2 hours and 53 minutes. Yep, that right an average person only stays productive for around 3 hours a day. And if that's you then you are in right place, this article will help you to be more productive and much more happier!
A great rule to increase workplace productivity is to work smarter, not harder! Productivity doesn't mean finishing your to-dos, it means to use your time efficiently! This means that incorporating some healthy everyday habits can help you feel way more productive and much happier than doing extra work or skipping your lunch.
In this article you will get 10 tactics to be more productive and happy. And I am not saying that you have to apply all these tactics in your life, you apply the ones that work for you. One tactic might work for other but, might not work for you. And if one tactic didn't work one day then try a different tactic another day. If you have figured what works for you then stick with it, make it your own. I don't even use all these tactics in one day, like I said make it your own. Now let's get right into the tactics.
Track where you are spending your time.
To know how to more productive, you first need to know exactly how you are spending your time each day. So track your time for couple of week or even months, and see where really you are spending your time? Are you speeding your time on what really matter to you or not. Then change the way to spend your time and experiment with your schedule, and see what works you, and make time for matter to you!
Don’t multitask.
Multitasking is not a skill to brag about if you are trying to more productive. Many studies has shown that multitasking is more distracting than helpful. Because your mind is focusing on multiple things, and to be productive your mind needs to focus the thing that you are working on at that time. Still, you might feel that you are getting more thing dome multitasking, but you are not. Research by the American Psychological Association, shifting between tasks can take you up to 40% of productive time. Start focusing on one task at a time to get more accomplished.
Take breaks.
While it might sound counter-intuitive, taking short breaks throughout the workday helps stay more productive and you will accomplish more. According. to the research people who takes regular breaks — about one short break an hour — accomplish more and perform better than people who don't take breaks. Because taking breaks keeps your brain energized. And you can get that energy to keep working on your task.
Shorts breaks includes:
Short walks
Making Coffee/Tea or just going and drinking water
Talking to your friend/family memeber
Checking your Phone for short amount of time
And whatever you want to do that gives you break while energizing your mind to get back into work!
Follow a morning routine.
How do the most productive people start their day? Their key to start each day with healthy morning routine! Following up with a morning ritual will help you stay more productive throughout the day because you will start your day engaging in productive activities. Consider exercising first thing in the morning or meditating before work.
Move more.
Sitting all day will lead you to laziness, and you will feel less productive. Going to the gym is the best way to fight laziness and afternoon slump. Exercising gives your brain more oxygen, providing fresh mental energy. I know some of you might be thinking, "I can't go to the gym on a workday." If can't go to the gym, do exercise at home in early morning. And then throughout the day walk couple of laps around the office or home. Get your body moving so you don't feel less productive.
Turn off your social media.
Your social media is really dictating! Many of us spends way too much time suffering social media on a workday. And social media does include your emails, so you might also be wasting your time scrolling through emails. There has been a research that states, workers spends on average 7.4 hours on emails per weekday. So tp be more productive turn off your notifications when you have heavy work to do.
Develop a productive mindset.
To be more productive, you need to change your mindset to a productivity mindset. One of the best ways to change your mindset to productivity mindset is to change the way you talk to yourself. For example instead of saying, "Oh god, I have too much work to do. I will never finish this work on time." But try this instead, "Today I have to complete X task, Y task, and others. What is the best for me to complete all these task in time?"
Eat for productivity.
Use food to boost your productivity. Try to consume meals and snacks through out your workday that will provide you with the nutritions and energy you need to feel productive. Here are some examples of productivity-boosting foods:
Eggs
Brown Rice
Bananas
Avocado
Salmon
Walnuts
Dark Chocolate
Go outside.
Sometimes all you need is change in scenery! Study of Kimberly Elsbach, a professor at the University of California who studies workplace psychology shows, “…creativity and innovation happen when people change their environment, and especially when they expose themselves to a nature-like environment.” Just from moving and working to a window that gives you sunshine, and if possible go outdoors will help you a lot to boost your energy.
Meditate.
Meditation reduces stress, so it can almost solve anything! Doing meditation regularly will help be more productive by teaching your mind to fully focus on the present moment. As short as 10-minute break to meditate will help to reduce stress and concentrate better at your task.
One of the main differences of unproductive and productive people is productivity people know when to stop working and give themself time. If you want increase productivity, stop putting extra hours into your work and don't agree to take more work than you can handle. Give yourself some time to reenergize and refocus.
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