How to achieve maximum productivity: 28 short tips

Entrepreneur and founder Alltopstartups.com service Thomas Oppong (Thomas Oppong) gathered in one place all the ideas that have helped him to become more productive. We publish a translation of his remarks.

You work hard all week, but the results of labor is still not impressive. Perhaps the problem is the lack of focus and planning. Or you need to create a plan that will help get more done in less time. In the end, the correct plan of work - this is one of the keys to productivity. And it will help to make these ideas.

1. Allot a little time each week for setting priorities for the next week, month, quarter.
2. Use notifications to remind you of future tasks.
3. Reduce the duration of meetings to 20 minutes.
4. Stick to the same routine. High productivity is achieved through perseverance, not luck.
5. Stay current Situation. If you're feeling overwhelmed, maybe it's not the number of tasks, but the fact that you try to think about a few of them at the same time.
6. Ignore email and give it a limited amount of time each day.
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7. Do one task at a time.
8. Write a list of antizadach. It should enter all the things that you should ignore the path to the goal.
9. Do not say "yes" to every request. You want to please everyone, but in the end hurt your productivity.
10. Say "no" useful. A minimum of distractions, concentration and maximum effect.
11. Multitasking works only on iOS and Android.
12. Prepare for meetings in advance and try to minimize the amount of information that will be discussed.
13. Use task managers like Todoist, Wunderlist or Asana.
14. Set a goal to fulfill all the tasks set before the end of the day.
15. Write down all the thoughts, conversations and activity diary for a week. Analysis of the records will help identify the most productive time for working.
16. Submit to outsource everything that can not make perfect. Focus on your strengths.
17. Reward yourself for achieving goals.
18. Use the calendar and do not try to remember schedule their day.
19. Dictate reminders, notes and tasks voice smartphone.
20. If the project seems too big, break it into subtasks.
21. The first 30 minutes of the day is its planning.
22. Follow the 80/20 rule: 20% of the tasks performed by you give 80% of the results. Focus on these problems.
23. Be realistic in setting deadlines.
24. Plan to spend at least 50% of the time thinking, activity and conversations that will bring the greatest impact.
25. It is important to organize the day so that the activity coincided with your biorhythms. Determine when you work best: in the morning or in the evening.
26. The brain is easier to perform sequential tasks that are similar to each other. Therefore, try to combine the tasks of the group associated with calls, mail and other things.
27. fresh air output is extremely useful.
28. During breaks is to do an abstract activity and try not to think about work.