6 ways to become highly productive Advice & ColumnistsOct 29, 2013 Karen DonaldsonBy Karen Donaldson Have you ever had those days where you thought you had accomplished a lot and felt super-busy all day, but when you sat down for a moment, you realized that you hadn’t completed much at all? Some people have those unproductive days a little too often. Here are six tips from my free Ebook, 28 Quasi Un-Common Ways to Become Highly Productive Today. Some of my productivity strategies are uncommon, but, uncommon or not, they work – tried, tested and tooted by my clients who are seeing the results in their careers, business and personal life. Most important, they are experiencing an increase in leisure time and a decrease in their work time and getting more done in less time. Here are my most un-conventional strategies to become highly productive. 1. Work less. Yes, I know this sounds counter productive. If you start working less, you have to think really hard about what you spend your time doing. It makes you focus on the task that gets you closer to your goals faster. It also forces you to work harder because you have limited time. It re-creates that pre-holiday effect, which happens when your flight leaves in 12 hours and you manage to finish everything you should have completed over the last two weeks. 2. Say no. Take back control of your time. Say no to doing favours for others or anything that takes you away from accomplishing your weekly goals. Focus only on the thing you’re looking to achieve. 3. Give in to your fear. We all feel fear. I want you to give in to your fear, acknowledge it, own it, embrace it, say it out loud and then do what you fear most. That’s right, feel your fear and do it anyway. Say; “I fear this and I’m doing this now.” 4. Stop multi-tasking. Stop switching from task to task quickly. It does not work, no matter how you want to justify it. Studies have shown that multitasking is generally unproductive. It you do get more things done, it produces mediocre quality. 5. Know your peak productivity times. Let’s be real, not everyone is a 5 am morning type of person – and that’s okay. But do know when “your zone time” is, the time of the day where you are most focused and can get things done at the drop of a dime. 6. Only have and go to productive meetings. The true purpose of meetings is to move you forward. If you have to go to one, ensure you have a specific outcome in mind, otherwise refuse to attend. What I mean is, don’t blatantly refuse, but help others re-focus by asking about the purpose of the meeting and the expected outcome. It helps everyone become more effective and efficient with their time. Here is how I want you to use the strategies listed above. Each week commit to implementing only one strategy and slowly add one more each week. Some of the strategies may involve change over time, but many are as simple as re-connecting and knowing yourself. The tools are now in your hand to be more productive today. I challenge you to do something different and get more done in less time.
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