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How To Have The Most Productive Day, Every Day

Write it all down

Mapping your goals in a visual way is key, as seeing them makes them more real. You’re more likely to follow through on your ideas if you pen them.

Write down your top priorities and designate ways and blocks of time to tackle them. Also minimize distractions (i.e., social media notifications, alarms, news alerts, etc.) to get these things done.

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How to Organize Your Workspace for Maximum Productivity

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As a knowledge worker, you likely spend your hours glued to a computer screen, scour tons of tips and articles on how to get more done and raise the bar for productivity. While at it, give this a thought - did you know that where you work could be a big factor that decides how efficient and productive you will be?

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Organize your workspace

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Adopt a clean-desk policy (CDP).
Create a dedicated space for the incoming things.
Keep personal items to a minimum.
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Colors influence productivity

Red: Impart a boost of energy.
Yellow: The sunny shade stimulates creativity.
Purple: Stimulates problem solving abilities.
Green: Calms the mind, causes zero strain to the eye and is ideal for those who spend long hours in the office.
Orange: Boosts social interaction and collaboration.

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The 11 time-management mistakes you're probably making, and how to fix them

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I've occasionally told myself, "If only I had more time I could have gotten to X, Y, and Z." Of course, we can't have more than 24 hours in a day, so why waste our mental energy griping about this issue? "Complaining that there is not enough time will never create more time.

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Denying you have a problem

Stop saying that you don't have enough time to complete your commitments.

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Not planning your day

It's important to have an idea of what your daily priorities are and tasks you need to complete, preferably the night before.

Also, make sure you prepare in the evening the outfit you're going to wear and the meals for the following day. Doing this will save time in the morning, and reduce decision fatigue.

"Urgent" vs "Important"

Take all of your tasks and place them into four quadrants:

To do first: the most important responsibilities that need to be done today or tomorrow.
Schedule: important tasks that are not urgent.
Delegate: essential items that are not important.
Don't do: tasks that aren't important or urgent.

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Productivity and Ergonomics: The Best Way to Organize Your Desk

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When you spend hours at your desk every day, even the smallest features of your workspace-such as the position of your monitor or the height of your chair-can greatly affect your productivity and even your health. Here's what science says about the best way to set up...

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Your workspace matters

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Lighting

The best kind of light you can have in your office is natural light. It helps our bodies maintain our internal "clocks" or circadian rhythms which affects our sleep and energy.
Poor lighting, whether it's dim lighting or harsh lighting from overhead fluorescent lights, can cause eye strain, stress, and fatigue.
Don't sit with your back to a window unless you can shade it.
Don't sit facing a window because that will make reading a monitor difficult.
If you use a task lamp at your desk, position it so the bottom of the lampshade is at about the height of your chin when it's on.

Plants

Indoor plants prevent fatigue during attention-demanding work.
Even just having a window view of live greenery can be restorative and keep us focused.
A peace lily plant requires little sunlight to survive and you only have to water it when the soil is dried out and is also great for cleaning the air.
Cacti and aloe plants are other low-maintenance plants to consider.

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