10 Small Habits That Make Your Life More Productive
Productivity is not about doing more but doing things smart. Below are ten little practices that can significantly improve your productivity and daily performance.
1. Start with an intention
The most critical questions you may want to answer before opening your phone and emails include “What is the most important task I should accomplish today?”
2. Decompose big actions into small ones
When you have a large project to complete, it will definitely seem to be impossible. Therefore, try to divide it into small manageable tasks.
3. Use Two Minutes Rule
You should perform any action which doesn’t take much time (for example, answering a brief email or storing some documents). Don’t include such activities into your To-Do list.
4. Implement Micro-Breaks
Our brains need to relax from time to time to continue functioning efficiently. Thus, try to relax and refresh your mind every hour using some simple stretching techniques.
5. Make a Daily Wins List
It will significantly improve your productivity if you pay attention to positive changes that you have already achieved. Create a “Daily Wins List” at the end of the working day.
6. Declutter your space for 5 minutes
Having a disorganized workplace will certainly distract you. Hence, spend some time to clean your desk at the end of the working day.
7. Allocate time for social media
The excessive use of social media applications will undoubtedly prevent you from concentrating on performing the most urgent tasks. Allocate a particular period of the day for checking Facebook.
8. Focus on To-Do lists
Creating too complicated lists will certainly confuse you. So, you should concentrate on the most important activities listed in the “Daily Top 3” list.
9. Develop some routine actions
Your morning and evening activities must be consistent to help you to save your mental resources for performing the most urgent activities. Check out this blogger morning routine for inspiration.
10. Review your day in 3 minutes
