7/6/2023 0 Comments Productivity tip of the day![]() Only to start the entire process over the following day! Instead of removing the laundry from the dryer and placing it in a laundry basket on the floor (1-touch), then, later moving that laundry basket to the living room (2-touches), where you then fold the clothes and leave them on the couch for a few hours until you can take care of them (3-touches), before, eventually, moving them to your bedroom and stacking them on top of the dresser to deal with later (4-touches), where your spouse accidentally knocks the pile of folded laundry on the floor while searching for a shirt to wear (5-touches), resulting in you promptly picking up said clothes and re-folding them (6-touches), and FINALLY, two days later…you put the clothes away (7-touches). Or, maybe your significant other constantly discards their dirty socks on the floor…six feet away from the laundry hamper. If you added up all of the minutes you spend every day moving things around (without actually dealing with them), you’d have a lot of minutes!įor example, when you come home, do you carelessly toss your keys on the counter, couch, or someplace else instead of putting them on a key rack or in a bowl by the door? By the end of the year, you’ll be 365 items lighter! 6.) Use the 1-touch rule Set a goal to declutter at least one unnecessary object from your home each day. A clutter-free home promotes productivity and peace of mind. Make time each day to declutter your living space. So, if tuning-out noisy distractions is a problem for you, try a pair of noise-canceling headphones. Studies show that people tend to leave others alone when they see that the other person is wearing headphones. Put a sign on your front door that says ‘Baby sleeping, come back later’ (Even if you don’t have a baby).Schedule times to check email and social media.Turn off your cell phone (don’t just put it in silent mode…it will still vibrate, which is the same thing as ringing).Here are several ways you can eliminate distractions at home in order to increase productivity: While some distractions are necessary such as eating, going to the bathroom, feeding the baby, and letting the dog out the majority are completely avoidable and can be blocked out, turned off, and flat-out declined. From the constant ‘ding’ of notifications to (if you have kids or a spouse) someone needing to eat, have their diaper changed or needing help finding something.Įven normally enjoyable things such as unexpected guests and cute, cuddly pets can be a distraction when you’re trying to get stuff done. Let’s face it, there are countless things vying for our attention on any given day. The cure to multitasking? When you are involved in a task, focus only on that task. The process of switching your brain back and forth between two (or more) tasks only serves to waste valuable mental energy. There’s a widely-circulated myth that multitasking works. Once you’ve accomplished your ‘one thing’, pat yourself on the back, and give yourself a high-five! You’ve now discovered how easy it is to move on to the next ‘one thing’.įocus on being productive instead of busy.~Tim Ferriss Here are some examples of ‘one thing’ tasks you can complete quickly: Oftentimes, the best way to stop procrastinating and be more productive is simply to do one thing.įor larger tasks, it’s best to break them up into smaller, more manageable micro-tasks which will result in them being ridiculously easy to tackle. Identify the one thing which will have the greatest impact on your number one goal, and do that one thing first. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to get things done and increase your productivity when you simplify your to-do list! The simple solution to this problem is to create small, manageable to-do lists, containing no more than three items to be completed each day. ![]() ![]() Many of us have fallen into the trap of creating long (unachievable) to-do lists and subsequentially beating ourselves up when we fail to follow through with them. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another. If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. Seriously though, the impact making your bed has on productivity is so important a whole book has been written about it.Īccording to Admiral William H. I’m pretty sure it’s because it’s harder to crawl back into a freshly-made bed. ![]()
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