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Creating a productive schedule
Avoiding procrastination
Prioritizing tasks effectively
We all waste time. In fact, one survey found that 89% of employees admitted that they waste time at work every day. Not that that’s always a bad thing. There is a thin line between good and bad wasting of time, however.
Unplugging and recharging, building relationships, learning a new skill, and hobbies are good time wasters. Bad wasting time would be doing trivial and unproductive tasks. Other bad wastes of time are activities where nothing is learned or procrastinating when you shouldn’t.
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Deadlines are able to control procrastination. Here’s the kicker, though. You need to announce that deadline to someone who will keep you accountable.
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According to a study on motivation, researchers found that abstract thinking is an effective method to help with discipline. While “dreaming big” is sound advice, you need to balance that with intrinsic motivators.
The answer to this problem - “micro quotas” and “macro goals.”
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Think about your day as if you leave tomorrow on a long cruise with no Internet connection. What do you do? Do you delegate? What do you ditch?
Suddenly, you’re hyper-aware and more efficient because the stakes are higher. You’re not spending time on things that don’t need to get d...
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Self-forgiveness for procrastinating can reduce future procrastination.
We often avoid doing things that make us feel bad. That pent-up guilt of wasting time will keep repeating. But, if you forgive yourself, you’ll be able to break that cycle.
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The 2–Minute Rule overcomes procrastination and laziness by making it so easy to start taking action that you can’t say no.
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The idea is to go hard at a task for a set period of time, and then take a short break. After you’ve completed four pomodoros, take a longer break of between 15 and 30 minutes.”
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Multitasking is ineffective and one of the biggest time wasters around. That’s because the human brain can only focus on one thing at a time.
Do one thing at a time. Eliminate distractions. Create a priority list. And, take frequent breaks.
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