40 ways to be productive anywhere
Productivity / / December 23, 2019
I came to work at 10: 00, not at 8:00, and 10:00 because still nobody does nothing but drink tea. And I have so much I can not drink tea.
No office, no dress code. Sitting, for example, in the café, on the beach or in the kitchen of his apartment and... work. For those who do not like enclosed spaces of offices, it is a godsend. And hardly any of the office clerks would have refused the chance - to perform tasks at a time and place that he chooses. However, you can always find a positive side to such situations and negative. After all, you need to have perfect self-organizing; not to be tempted to "doing nothing." And especially if this has a situation.
Personally, I spend most of my time on the road and do not know firsthand what it's like to solve several issues at once, to build a plan for the day, so that every minute is at a premium. In addition to the core business of a lot of effort I give resource Revolverlab.com. And even then I can address important business issues, being hundreds of kilometers away from the office, where my startup.
How to motivate yourself to work in the office
On the one hand, the office staff can easily plan your day, clear planning and distributing work for the whole day. On the other hand, it seems that a lot of time, and even the most responsible clerk difficult to properly organize it. And what, one wonders? And that's what ...
1. Make a plan of work for the day
Arriving at work, do not need to open the browser immediately and check your e-mail. Keep this impulse at least in the first hour. As a rule, in the morning there are no meetings, urgent matters and even conversations in the smoking room. And most people are trying to relax, flipping through letters or deleting spam. Spend the first 40 minutes to plan the whole day. If you do not, I can say with 100% certainty - you will sit for three hours just flipping through the mail and answering emails.
2. Solve similar tasks together
For example, you can choose a time for calls, and to do them one by one. Highlight one hour for checking email or social networks. Then do not come back to them throughout the day.
3. Do not put the clock to winter time
Think I'm kidding? No way! I get up an hour earlier than other people, and it is this hour can be called the most productive for the entire day. Because all the distractions still asleep.
4. not sprayed
It is incredibly difficult, but try to choose for one working day only three important tasks. And all the power drop on their decision in due time. Be sure to take short breaks to give your brain a break between them.
5. Be punctual
If you value your time, you just have time to appreciate the people around you. You can not imagine how much I sometimes spend time on latecomers to tell them at the meeting that took place in the five minutes of their absence. And then it turns out that there are those who already late by 10 minutes... For many of us, such a waste of time - a luxury.
6. In the last hour of operation, avoid complex tasks
Allow yourself to relax and, for example, to put in order the documentation, while listening to your favorite music. Relieve stress is sometimes very useful.
7. Do not turn on the Internet without the need for
If you can not control yourself, use special applications that you simply throw away from the network. To find such services in the network is not difficult.
8. Learn to say "No!"
say "not"Depression, distractions, laziness, and entertainment. And especially to colleagues who do not shun the opportunity to shift their responsibilities on your shoulders. Try not to make promises, knowing that you will not be able to meet the deadline. Better not to take up the case, than to restore ruffled reputation.
9. To solve complex problems in the first place
Complex and unpleasant task best done immediately, without delay and postponing until later. Otherwise, the level of motivation can very quickly come to naught. And the problem will still hang over you the sword of Damocles.
10. Come up with a competitor
Striving to be better is inherent in each of us. Turn this weakness to their advantage. Find a competitor in the office and seek to work around it. The desire to prove that you are a professional, can motivate you to work much more efficiently.
The motivation of work at home
I was even a little jealous of those who work in the comfort of home: travel time is not wasted, no colleagues who are trying to pull you for a smoke or to discuss the latest trip to the Maldives. And probably the most delicious moment - can be independently plan your day.
But on the other hand, the house has a dog, you want to walk your children or needing attention. And often working from home in general is not perceived by others as something really serious. Pets do not hesitate to divert your household stuff, my friends constantly call at an inconvenient time, citing the fact that "well, you're still sitting at home, that you should listen to my next problem? ". How do deal with it? How to have time to do all the work on time, leaving for the night and not making up for the weekend?
11. Work behind closed doors
Hard to keep working mood, if the TV works or children constantly burst into the office. You have to have a room that will be your office, and family members need to understand that to go without an invitation is not necessary.
12. Listen to music on headphones
It would seem, why in the headphones? And if I do sit at home alone? I can say for sure that it will help you escape from the environment and to concentrate fully on his duties. Of course, if you're not a writer. Because the latter need perfect silence.
13. Dress code at home
Even at home, start your morning at nine. Dress as if going to a business meeting - it helps to tune into a working harmony. Incidentally, this method of self-discipline have long used the news announcers. Even if the camera never focuses on the leading shoe, the speaker still wear dress shoes instead of slippers. Because even this small bar adjusts to the operating wavelength.
14. Small tasks are performed during calls
Remove the books or children's toys only in those moments when you talk on the phone. So you can control the order in the house and solve simple business problems.
15. There office is forbidden!
Lunch break - it's not the time that you need to spend at the office table. And furthermore, it is not desirable for the table to eat. Need to set aside time for relaxation. Work at homeUsually monotonous. The maximum that you can do is walk once a day in the grocery store. No coolers, hiking in the dining room or a smoking room and other benefits of office life. Therefore take away lunch special place. You need a little distracted, getting up from his chair and leaving the office.
16. Eight-hour working day
Do not be distracted over trifles. About imagine how much time you spent on the same work, being in the office. And follow her home at about the same time. And then there will be serious motivation to do everything much faster, so that left a couple of hours to spare. The no deposit bonus?
17. Every Sunday - closed
At least one day a week should be completely disconnected from the operating business. On this day, it is desirable not at all suited to the computer, because it is for you - a working tool that vividly reminds you of your duties. And then, you see, work, knowing that soon the weekend, much easier.
18. Several notebooks for different tasks
If possible, buy a second laptop or computer for exclusive use. You even can not imagine how can help split the two noutom the working and entertainment. When one - your thoughts directed to the working channel when the other - you can not afford to relax completely.
19. To adequately assess their productivity
I, for example, is full of strength in the first half of the day. Therefore most of the cases I try to carry out between 8:00 and 15:00. And in the afternoon I can afford to relax a bit and go for yoga or gym. By the way, while there, I try not to think about work at least a couple hours.
20. Capture success
Continuously records your progress toward the goal. Especially if the customer is given a task that surpasses in complexity all that you did before. Mark in the mind or in writing, all you could do perfectly well.
How to carry out the work on the road
I work at a furious pace and at times can one day to visit several cities at once. Of course, the road there is a need to do something useful. And then it was on the road you can visit the many thoughts about the development of any project.
21. Set the working documents in electronic format
I have long been used to keep all the information on a laptop, tablet and smartphone. Believe me, the last thing you want to do in a train or car - is to try to understand the pile of papers. Only at first to keep all the data in the phone is difficult, you will very quickly get used to and can not simply have to work differently.
22. Plans to develop "training for a month"
Move around the country by car I have too often. And I decided that spending time on the radio - a luxury. So now to organize for themselves something like developmental courses. For example, I can listen to audiobooks two weeks Victor Pelevin, the next two weeks, I dedicate business trainings in audio format. I can listen to the "course" of classical music. How this may affect the performance? In general, in any way, but certainly it will give you much more than an ordinary radio.
23. Solve small problems in transport
Secondary cases can be easily resolved on the plane or train. For example, I can tidy up your desktop to the laptop or your clean email box from spam.
24. Search Wi-Fi
Look for free Wi-Fi, the good of trains it definitely should be. So you can connect to it using the phone, and do most of the work on the laptop.
25. Caching e-mail
I found a big plus to cache e-mail. Because in this case, I can work even in the bunker, where there is no connection to the Internet.
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26. Tie useful contacts
In the beginning, when I developed my business, I decided to meet with the owners of their favorite coffee. Often, we became good friends, and the experience that they shared with me, was in many ways useful to me at the time. If you work at home, such business acquaintances you will definitely be on hand.
27. Minimize work
Leave nouta charging from home. This can be a good motivation to finish the job ahead of schedule, and until such time as your work tool off.
28. Create your own rules
For myself, I have developed a couple of unspoken rules, which I always try to stick to. For example, I always sit facing the wall and not to the street. And choose a place in the corner, away from the crowds.
29. Internet is not always needed
If I need to finish the job that does not involve the presence of the Internet, looking for the cafe without access to Wi-Fi. Because, again, I was very distracting social networks, checking e-mail and all kinds of tape Revolverlab'a news.
30. Choose a suitable stimulus
Let's say I need to finish the job in one hour. So, I'm trying to finish it for 15-20 minutes before, at the same time, not allowing himself to order more than one cup of coffee, no matter how hungry I was. Believe me, this "self-torture" may be a good incentive.
Working in co-working space
I think this place will be useful for freelancers, who are forced to work from home. When you work in a meter from the point where you just sleep, the mood and the atmosphere in the head, to put it mildly, does not set up a working mood. Someone could bring myself to efficiently perform all work tasks, and someone this moment seems utterly destructive.
The last I can advise to look for a place where the atmosphere has on productive activities where you do not have to exert extra effort to himself as something to motivate. With such problems coping well kovorkingovye space. Although here there are moments of distracting things. I advise you to read the tips below to stay focused for a long time.
31. Surround yourself with the "right" people
The fact that kovorkery could be for you as an asset and a liability. For example, designers absolutely need the company of programmers, who spend the whole day writing a code. And last there is nothing to do in the company of independent artists. Always try to be among people who are pleasant to you. Believe me, the productivity will increase at times.
32. Do not hesitate to ask for advice
If the work you are doing requires some special knowledge, ask, perhaps, among kovorkerov that surround you, there are those who can give you good advice on the subject. Maybe that way you'll find yourself a good project partner.
33. Create your silence
When sitting in the same room at least two people, particularly can not count on the silence. But instead of being annoyed and cursing everything, try themselves to create for themselves the silence. How to do it? Well, for example, buy a pair of good headphones and turn on repite track that you adjusts to operating wavelength. It is much better than a broken voice, and to prove his innocence in the struggle for silence.
34. Do not waste your time
Do not hold unnecessary open for windows: chat rooms, social networks, Twitter and so on. Try to work with concentration allotted time, and then, when all the tasks are fulfilled, shamelessly take away yourself an hour to "doing nothing".
35. All the people around you - potential customers
Imagine that all those around you, appreciate you and how you work. Maybe at first to be a little wild and unusual, but then you will feel the result.
36. Protect your workspace
It is difficult to focus when your back is a man, and besides, do not hesitate to discuss some nonsense. Ask people to converse in front of his workplace. It is unlikely that they will argue with you.
37. All tools should always be at hand
Everything you may need to work things keep on a prominent place. Search notebook, pens, an extension phone is very distracting from the work process.
38. Showcase your employment
Use in coworking offices headphones. That will be your indicator of employment for other people.
39. Connect the people in your project
Ask people around you to give you good advice about your project, in exchange for his assistance. Believe me, to know the opinion of a stranger on your website, article or product is very useful.
40. Tired - Get away from the computer
If you are tired and realize that without a break you do not immediately get up from the chair and go to the street. At least half an hour, it is desirable to conduct outside the workplace and away from the monitor. And especially do not open "instagrammy", "Facebook" and "classmates". It is better to read the book, or treat yourself to something tasty.
Finally
That's all. If you follow at least half of what is written above, productivity will not fail to increase several times. Personally, I try to do everything exactly as described, and I can say that I do not suffer from lack of time or excessive idleness.