What is your favorite productivity hack?
Brajendra Kumar
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Rohan Pradhan@rohanpradhan
I try and keep multi-tasking to a bare minimum. Helps me focus and get things done faster.
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@rohanpradhan @mirena_vasileva oh wow, that's some great statistics. Haven't thought of it in terms of numbers, but multi-tasking is definitely not a productivity friendly practice in a long run.
@rohanpradhan Multi-tasking is proven to reduce our productivity by over 30%! You are right for doing that
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@mirena_vasileva Interesting stats Mirena...thanks for sharing!
The is only one thing I try to do now => avoiding perfectionism
I'm a f****** perfectionist, and even if it's very useful daily to produce a high quality work or content, this can really be a tricky habit
So now, my productivity hack when I'm doing something only consists to say "It's never gonna be perfect"
What's yours @brajendra_kumar2 ?
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@devezehugo Interesting. Over a period of time what changed that you moved away from perfectionism to being focused say ‘if it scores 7 out of 10’ I am okay with it?
Every day write down 1-2 highlights for a day and do them as soon as possible.
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Hide my phone away, set tasks and put a timer on so then I feel pressured to finish it in the given time. Otherwise it's just one big procrastination.
@mirena_vasileva putting your phone away is the hardest and the most effective trick!
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@mirena_vasileva Totally agree. Have tried it. It works beautifully!
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145 bpm music and caffeine!
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@syswarren Fan of both coffee and music, so can't agree more. haha
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Checking 'where is my mind at the moment?' by setting the alarm.
It's like a focus check. It's a big help to get back in focus and complete priority tasks first.
This is what I'm practicing:
- Pomodoro timer
- Sims soundtrack playlist
- Flow focus playlist
@simona_stamatovska Sims has been a guilty pleasure for a long time... I also enjoy movie soundtracks - anything Hans Zimmer makes you feel pretty epic
How're you finding Pomodoro?
@madeleine_nichols will definitely try working with Zimmer next time :) Pomodoro works pretty well for me, sometimes when 25 minutes is not enough to "go with the flow" I change it to 40 minutes work and 10 minutes break.
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Journaling... helps a lot in the long run! If you are constantly monitoring your productivity, you have a great chance of improving over time!
@aghhelmut yes, I came across interstitial journalling recently. Now I take stock of how I'm feeling inbetween tasks (30secs) and it's been helping me to build better work routines
big advocate of the daily highlight, and I also interweave journalling as part of the daily planning process. Taking a moment to write down 3 things I'm grateful for and how I'll make the day great
Don't really have a specific one
Just sit down and do the work
But setting reasonable goals is very useful, prevents you from burning out
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Lo-fi music for tasks that require low to mid brainpower.
But I go to a completely different environment with all distractions/notifications off when I need to really squeeze my brain.
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Using Pomodoro Technique :)
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Timeblocking, prioritizing 1-2 important things to focus on first, YouTube pomodoro playlists (so I know when it's time to take a break)! 😅
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Track time spent on tasks. Create certain time limits to spend on a particular task and focus just on that one in a given moment.
With this simple tactic I manage to save a lot of time and increase my outcomes. So definitely recommend :)
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Planning at the end of the day all the next day, it goes very well and makes me more focused.
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I try and follow the bare minimum distraction from interruption.
One of the most effective productivity hacks is the Pomodoro technique, which involves breaking down your workday into 25-minute increments with short breaks in between.
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I have a simple one - I split my to-do list in two: one with three tasks and one with the other 237. And I NEVER have more than three items in the first one.
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Planning your day the night before. You subconsiously prepare your self for the tasks ahead, and know exactly what you will be doing in the morning.
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@kwaku_amprako 100% agree. I do it too. Thanks for sharing Kwaku!