Four Crucial Hints for Increasing Productivity

Four Crucial Hints for Increasing Productivity

For the best of us, it’s easy to get distracted and leave the game without really thinking about it. At other times, it may appear as though we require eight heads to handle everything that comes our way. The following are some helpful hints for enhancing focus and reducing confusion. 1. Play in tune with your own rhythm. Are you an owl or a lark? If you are naturally an owl and are content to work into the evening, it is pointless constantly putting pressure on yourself to get up earlier in order to complete more tasks.

Asking yourself, “If I had to exercise, would I rather do it before work or after?” is an easy way to tell the difference. Larks don’t really care if they wake up early to go for a run or work out at the gym. Owls typically blink out of fear. 2. Know your cycle of energy. Find the times of day when you have the most energy to accomplish more. Typically, we are all more productive at different times of the day, with slight variations among us. You can effectively schedule your most demanding and complex tasks if you know when you are at your most energetic.

Using a straightforward horizontal/vertical graph of “x” and “y,” you can learn about your energy cycle. Hours move along the horizontal axis while energy levels (from 0 to 100 in increments of 10) ascend the vertical axis. Take a day to track your energy levels hour by hour while you are working. Mark the graph as needed. As energy rises and falls, you will end up with a line describing one or two curves. When your energy level is at least 75%, those are typically the times when you are most productive.

3. Prepare for meetings. Meetings can significantly reduce productivity. There are two ways to improve outcomes: Schedule routine meetings—those that do not require creative thinking or problem-solving—outside of peak energy times. Reduce the duration by half. Don’t hold a meeting unless everyone is very clear on the purpose and their role or contribution, and make them concise. 4. Get aid. You can, yes. And it doesn’t have to cost a lot. There are two approaches: Make use of tech. Use Google Hangouts to hold online meetings and events, Dropbox to store files, and Hootsuite to quickly post updates to social media.

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