Only 20 percent of what you do each day produces 80 percent fo your results.

Eliminate the things that don’t matter during your workday -- they have a minimal effect on your overall productivity. 

For example, break your next project down into steps and systematically remove tasks until you end up with the 20 percent that gets the 80 percent of results.

It's a big productivity killer to start your mornings by checking your email and you calendar.

This allows others to dictate what you accomplish. Start your day out right by ignoring your emails in the morning and getting in a good breakfast, reading the news, meditating, or working out. 

This will ensure you’ve got the necessary fuel for a productive day.

Knock out your most challenging work when your brain is fresh.

If you have any busy work or meetings, save them for the afternoon. By scheduling your day this way, you’ll be able to create a new and more productive way to manage your time.

Email is a productivity killer and usually a distraction froms tasks that actually matter, don't fall into this productivity trap.

For example, people often copy multiple people on emails to get it off their plate, but this is a sign of laziness and actually distracts everyone else by creating noise against the tasks they’re trying to accomplish.

You've probably developed a few productivity-ruining habits over the years. 

Manage your distracting ways by creating a system. 

For those of you who check your emails compulsively, plan a morning, afternoon, and evening time slot to manage your inbox. 

Otherwise, you’ll get distracted from accomplishing more important goals throughout the day.

While no one like admitting it, sheer laziness is the No one Contributor to lost productivity.

In fact, a number of so-called time-saving methods, take meetings and emails for example, are actually just ways to get out of doing real work. 

Place your focus on doing the things that matter most as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Stop trying to do 10 things a once! Changing tasks more than 10 times a day drops your IQ an average of 10 points. Get things done more effectively and efficiently by focusing on one task at a time.

Less is more when it comes to being productive during the workday. Stick to the basics for reaching productivity.