Tips to keep your productivity high throughout the week so that you can grow in your career as well as have a happy life.

1. 10 Tips Increase Productivity At Work

2. Tackle the Hardest Things First 1 Best time to start on the hardest things is at first when you can give it all you have Not necessary that you finish the task You will at least make some important headway before moving onto simpler tasks

3. Have at most 3 things on your plate 2 It’s clinicallyproven that human brain cannot handle more than 4 pieces of information at a time Limit yourself to 3 as you cannot work optimum for long Set priorities for the 3 things and execute in order

4. Work on one thing at a time to reduce error 3 Have only things associated with one particular piece of work in front of you File away the remaining documents and stationary for the time-being This is also a part of prioritizing

5. Make a daily as well as a weekly list 4 Make the weekly list on Monday and update it daily You’ll have 2 list to write every morning – updates weekly and daily Your daily to-do list fits into the weekly list Refer to your weekly list regularly If possible use a whiteboard

6. Master Your Tools 5 You cannot spend time learning tool usage at the time of execution When executing your focus should be completely on quality and deadline Tools include company software, documentation software, hardware etc.

7. Group Similar Activities Together 6 Batch similar tasks and do them at once to save your resources Context switching is expensive – both mentally and monetarilyFor example, if you consider shopping as a task, instead of going to a mall every time you need something it’ll be advisable to make a list of all you need and execute the task in one visit.Making the list may take some time but a lot of travel time and resources will be preserved

8. Don’t Waste Time Being Perfect 7 Being perfect at everything can be a hindrance to productivity Perfection is not only achieved by spending a lot of time on one activity but also through experience If you settle for ‘good enough’ with most work, you will get more things done in a work day and add to your experience Your experience will add to your speed which you can use to achieve your personal benchmark of perfection

9. Find Your Peak Time 8 Everyone has a time in the day when their productivity is at a peak Your body has energy cycle and there are times when you can be more productive Many performers say that early morning is their most productive time. You need to find your peak time for yourself

10. Think Like a Lazy Person 9 Here lazy person refers to a person who is interested in just getting the job done At times, all you need is a simple solution instead of a smart one to move ahead with work In such cases a lazy person’s approach comes in handy

11. Calm Your Mind A calm mind is essential for not just your work quality but also your personal well-being You should not go about increasing productivity at the cost of your health In case you have a very noisy mind you can try some of these tips -reduce rational thinking -use intuition -stop information intake -slow down or stop work 10

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