These Tricks Will Help You Be Your Most Productive Self

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Beth T
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Life is fast and you need to catch up if you don’t want to be left behind. Here are some of the best tricks we have to help you be more productive and use your time in the best possible way.

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Are you an organized learner or a procrastinating one? 🙈😂 . . . I am more of a procrastinator myself since I tend to do most things last minute! BUT I've been trying HARD to work on fixing it and it's been working out well for me. It just makes more sense to start doing things early on and slowly making progress so there's enough time to actually improve or fix things in the end in case I need to. Prioritize. Prioritize. . . . Seems like instant gratification has been one of my main weaknesses when it comes to getting any "work" done. There are innumerable articles online regarding ways to combat this but for me it's the Pomodoro technique. . . . The technique goes like this: you get started to matter what, give yourself no alternatives, and you are in the zone before you know it! And when it's time for a break, you reward yourself by checking your phone, watching some short videos, or reading a few pages of your book (whatever you enjoy). Literally anything you find relaxing. But when the break ends, no matter what, you gotta get back to work. The app I use for timing my pomodoro sessions is @forest_app 🌲🤗

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50 Minutes or Less

If you have a ton of work to finish, don’t forget to take breaks at least every 50 minutes. Otherwise, you’ll quickly lose focus and concentration needed to work on the task.

80/20 – Pareto Principle

Depending on the task, sometimes you’ll be able to finish 80% of work in 20% of the time so utilize that whenever you can.

Forget About Multitasking

There’s no way you can focus on two or more things at the same time. Multitasking will only slow you down and increase the chance of mistakes.

Use a Notebook

Using pen and paper to write things down will help you remember them, unlike typing the same info on your laptop.

Productive Commute

If you spend a certain amount of time commuting to and from work every day, find interesting and useful podcasts to listen to or just read a book (if you’re not the one driving).