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Of course, you need to inform yourself and read articles and maybe even one or two books.Ā Butā¦
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You probably donāt need to read such a pile of books to learn how you work with the most efficiency.
What I mean is that spending too much time on how to be productive is not productive. And just because we are in 2019, that does not miraculously change the laws of productivity. If in 2018 you did not need to read five hundred page books, buying expensive courses, ridiculously-expensive mentorship or perform satanic rituals, maybe you still donāt need it. What you needĀ is:
- A long-term goal ā”: what do you want to achieve with the task you are doing? Think in the long term. For instance, acquiring a client is contributing to your future millionaire.
- A bit of focus and a bit of self-discipline š: try to isolate yourself from the environment, if necessary.
- To be extremely honest with yourself āļø: try to think why you are avoiding your task. Are you bored? Are you missing some spice in your life? Would you prefer not to have responsibilities and being on the beach? Confront yourself. BeĀ mean.
With those three points in mind, we are ready for a simple procedure:
Plan ahead:
- Dedicate five minutes at night to plan next daysā tasks. Dedicate one minute in the morning to reviewĀ those.
- Allocate blocks of time for each task. During a block, you should not focus on anythingĀ else.
During yourĀ task:
- Turn of your phone. Disconnect from social media. Iām serious. Flight mode is not enough; you have to turn itĀ off.
- If you smell any signs of procrastination, kill it right away. If you are falling into temptation, donāt despair, there are some solutions:
- Direct your distraction to something productive, but short. I.e., I was writing my master thesis, but now Iām writing this article. When you finish, come back to yourĀ task.
- Make a quick 10 minutes pause. Probably your brain is bored and screaming you to stop doing whatever you are doing. Stop for a few minutes. But first, remind yourself at the long-term goals of the task you areĀ doing.
- Listen to this (only once, and go right back toĀ work).
After theĀ task:
- Check if those tips worked well for you. If they didnāt, tune your strategy. You can try more complexĀ methods.
- Keep track of what you achieved that day. Keeping that track helps to motivate you, and can provide valuable information.
Typically, it is not very wise to waste lots of time on complex frameworks and that kind of crap before trying the most straightforward approach:
Respect yourself and listen to your needs. Maybe you like sleeping your 8 hours per day. Adapt. In the end, what matters is getting š© done. Save time, by avoiding wasting time on time-saving advice. Oh, and by the way, the year we are in doesnāt count for anything, even if that is a part of a fancy articleĀ title.
Those are my five cents. Liked it? Nice! Now itās time to get back to work! Stop procrastinating!
Time to get back to my masterĀ thesis!
Cheers, Keep RockingĀ šŖ
The Top 1,337 Productivity Tips For 2019 (Or Any Other Year) was originally published in Hacker Noon on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
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