Being productive in the workplace can be difficult as there are numerous distractions like social media and multiple tasks.<\/p>\n
By switching attention to another task, people lose focus.<\/p>\n
Efficiency coach and clinical psychologist Nicola Brown said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s appealing to do so – almost addictive – because our brains release a small hit of dopamine each time we switch to a novel source of stimulation.<\/p>\n
“But to make progress, we need to focus long enough on the task at hand to complete it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thankfully, there are a number of tips to follow which can help you be more productive at work.<\/p>\n
If you see your job as meaningful, you will work harder and be more productive as a result.<\/p>\n
At the start of the day, ask yourself what you really like about your work and what value you create for your co-workers or customers.<\/p>\n
This will have a positive effect on your mindset.<\/p>\n
When learning how to be more productive, one major aspect is tackling emails.<\/p>\n
By spending all day looking through your email inbox, you will have less time to focus on the more important tasks.<\/p>\n
According to Alex Moore, CEO of the Mountain View, California-based email productivity company Boomerang, workers should schedule three email reviews per day.<\/p>\n
\u201cResearch shows that it takes 64 seconds to fully recover from an email interruption, so checking email only three times a day can end up saving people 20% of time spent.\u201d<\/p>\n
On your to-do list, you should add ‘organise your to-do list’ as soon as possible, otherwise, you risk going through your work without a beginning or end.<\/p>\n
The first step is to put them all into one list instead of having one on your phone and one on your desk.<\/p>\n
The next step to choose the five to 10 most crucial tasks as it allows you to focus on what is really important.<\/p>\n
After deciding on what you need to do, write a list of what you’re not going to do, in order to make progress on your priorities.<\/p>\n
For example, write down that you will not check social media until an article has been completed or you won’t check texts until you finish sending meeting agendas.<\/p>\n
Nicola Brown says: \u201cBy writing down what we’re not going to do, we become conscious of our distractions and can refer back to our own intention as soon as we naturally feel the urge to switch to a new task.”<\/p>\n
Avoid falling into the habit of spending all day in meetings, replying to emails and completing busy work.<\/p>\n
Claire Tompkins, clutter coach and time-management expert, says:<\/p>\n
\u201cBlocking out time is an accountability trick.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes you honour the time you know you need to devote to that project.\u201d<\/p>\n
If others can see your calendars, mark this time as busy so that your time stays meeting-free and without any interruptions.<\/p>\n
People can be more focused as soon as they get into their workspace. Others focus more when they have been working for a few hours.<\/p>\n
Claire Tompkins says: \u201cObserve when you are most alert and how long you can stay productive.<\/p>\n
“Schedule your important work for that time of day and that length of time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If you can only focus for an hour, schedule a short break after each hour of uninterrupted focus.<\/p>\n
Resist Multitasking<\/h2>\n
Some workers may feel that they are great at moving from one task to another but in actual fact, people are more effective and productive when focusing on individual tasks.<\/p>\n
By sticking to one task, more progress is made and higher-quality work is produced.<\/p>\n
Create the ‘Five-Minute Rule’<\/h2>\n
If a task can be done in five minutes or less, do it immediately because if you don’t, you will have to go back and re-familiarise yourself with the task later on.<\/p>\n
It may not sound like much but doing it repeatedly adds up and you will eventually see large chunks of time wasted that could have been better spent.<\/p>\n
Track Progress<\/h2>\n
Celebrate your accomplishments by tracking your progress.<\/p>\n
It can be easy to lose track of the progress you make so it is advised to write them down and reflect every week to ensure you are making progress towards your goals.<\/p>\n
Short Breaks<\/h2>\n
It is okay to take breaks. Just avoid taking breaks every five minutes.<\/p>\n
A quick break like taking a walk can reignite your motivation for the final workday hours, leading to more productivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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