5 tips to a productive day
With increased work from home, millions of employees are getting used to the new normal.
While work from home has its own advantages, it has its disadvantages too!!
Lets look at 5 simple tips to make your day more productive.
Write down your highlight/s
Highlight is like the most important thing that you set out to do for that day. Think of it as something which you will be proud of when you look back at your day.
Highlights are not tasks, neither are they your long term goals. They are the missing piece as explained by the authors of "Make Time", you can read more about highlights here
How to choose a highlight
Keep your workplace clean
Keeping your workplace clean every day lets you create a conducive environment to focus without any distractions.
Cluttered spaces can have negative effects on our stress and anxiety levels, as well as our ability to focus.
You can read more about this topic on this well researched harvard article
[Keep your desk clean!]
(https://hbr.org/2019/03/the-case-for-finally-cleaning-your-desk)
Keep your phone away
On an average a person checks his/her phone 96 times a day – that's once every 10 minutes!!
Productivity is at its peak when you are in a state of flow..
Practice sprints
Sprints are short period of work with extreme focus. You might have heard of pomodoro technique. It is basically a technique where one focuses on his work for 25 minutes and takes a short 5 minute break after the sprint.
You can follow the pomodoro technique or have your own sprint time between 20-45 minutes.
Stop working after office hours
Yes, working after office hours leads to decreased productivity as you tend to burnout. Working for long hours increases fatigue, reduced social life and whole lot of other problems
You can read more about the effects of working after office hours here
10 reasons you should stop working long hours
We hope our tips will make you more productive.
Don't forget to check out our latest productivity tool which helps you focus, track your sprints and make you more productive here