Three Easy-to-Implement Tips to Be More Productive

Whether it's a personal challenge or a necessity, keeping productivity high is good for an individual’s career growth and overall self-worth. Unfortunately, staying on top of your game can be difficult. We thought we would give you three things to consider that will work to keep your productivity levels high.

#1 - Planning

To prioritize productivity, interruptions need to be eliminated. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to set out everything you need to do and sort all of it by project priority, time to accomplish tasks, and how completed tasks should be disseminated. This will give you a natural list of what to do first, how much time you have to accomplish the tasks laid out to you, and who depends on the work you are about to accomplish.

#2 - Sprint, Not a Marathon

One thing that people don’t always understand is that trying to sustain long stretches of productivity inherently makes a person less productive. When the mind gets tired, mistakes are more common and then work has to be redone. The answer to this is to work in sprints. Basically, take a task and complete it, take a break, start and complete another task, etc. If a task is too big to complete in 20-to-30 minutes, break it into smaller pieces. Being able to focus on one thing at a time can really help you get more done in a day.

#3 - Eliminate Distractions

One of the biggest problems with workers in the information age is that they are tethered to their phones. Most people take part in social media and the more times that someone touches their device, the more distracted they become. That is not even considering the litany of other distractions that can stymie productivity. Limiting notifications on devices and setting no-screen zones can go a long way toward keeping you from being distracted and your eyes on the proverbial prize. 

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