2 simple tips to help you get more done
Productivity / / December 23, 2019
Not necessarily deprive myself of rest or communicate with loved ones. You just need to properly allocate your time and focus on the essentials. This is what will help you in this, according to Laura Vanderkam.
Laura Vanderkam
Writer, speaker and author of books about time management and personal productivity.
1. Identify the most important tasks and do them first
Making money is good, but sometimes it's better to give up additional revenue and to spend time on improving career in the long run. Imagine, that is the end of the year and you need to evaluate made. What would you like to see in their achievements? Highlight three to five points.
Any steps which bring you to the goal, deserve a place in the calendar. Plan them at the beginning of the day.
Usually, we look for ways to save time on something, such as a parsing email or the preparation of official documents. This approach is also useful, but do not make it a primary strategy.
Remember, when you are deeply immersed in a project, you do not pull to come into your inbox. So the habit of first watching and of profound work. And if you want to come a little early to start her in silence.
Of course, one can not completely forget about the smaller tasks. To carve out time on them, try to give up the meetings at which of you little good.
2. Beware of false breaks
Our brain is so constituted that we can not constantly work with concentration. When we do these interruptions, we begin to get distracted by the news and social networks. And in the end it turns out false break when we do not rest, and do not work.
Paradoxically, you can complete more consciously taking breaks every few hours. Go outside. Call a loved one. And after the holidays, you will return with renewed vigor.
Do not waste breaks parse mail. Highlight this particular time of the day and sort the most urgent letters. Reply to those who can not stand up tomorrow. Non-urgent letters to leave for a time when you find it difficult to do something important. For example, on Friday afternoon.
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