6 Productivity Tips that can actually change your Life

Are you that kind of person who is always busy but gets little accomplished by the end of the day? This might be due to the fact that you lack focus and you are easily distracted by other tasks that aren’t actually what you are supposed to complete for your work.

We look at useful productive tips that can help you bring back focus and better performance in your work.

1. Keep distractions at bay

Everyone encounters distractions every day, and if you aren’t careful, they can ruin your whole day. It is therefore paramount to protect your precious working hours so that you can have your tasks that you have planned, completed.

Distractions might come from people you work with, communication tools like emails & phone, and internal distraction.

To control your communication distraction, have a clear set time windows where you can handle all your communication related tasks like emails, calls, social media, etc. Sometimes you might need to have flexibility with using communication tools depending on your job.

To control distractions from people, you can change your working location, or make, ‘’do not disturb’’ requests.

To control internal distractions, ensure you get enough sleep. This helps you avoid your thoughts from wandering during the day.

2. Plan your day

Always ensure you have your day planned in advance. This ensures you know exactly what you will be focusing on when your work day starts.

3. Identify the most important tasks and do them first

You can identify the most important tasks; complete them before moving to other tasks in your day.

4. Create checklists

A checklist is a list of items or things to be done or checked. A checklist helps you remember to execute a task in a consistent manner. Using checklists comes with many benefits like:

They make your work faster

They document your process when delegating your work

Helps you meet the criterion of your task

5. Focus on one thing at a time

Rather than trying to do many things at once, switch over to a mindset of focusing on just one thing while you are working.  After your task is done, move on to the next task, this helps you to process your task at hand much faster, since you are giving it 100% of your focus.

6. Take breaks

Taking breaks helps improve one’s performance. When your focus improves, so does your productivity. Since you have concentration on your tasks, you’ll likely make a better progress on your tasks.

Related link: Time Management Tips