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Prepare tomorrow’s to-do list
Doing so at the end of your workday boosts your productivity:
- It helps you stop thinking about work: writing out a plan to finish uncompleted tasks provides the same mental relief as actually completing the task.
- It increases your willpower: starting the day with a clear, prioritized to-do list also cuts down on the number of decisions you’ll have to make early in the day.
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The Zeigarnik Effect
Our brains are hard-wired to keep us thinking about our unfinished tasks until we’ve completed them.
This psychological phenomenon is called the Zeigarnik Effect.
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The most important task
Use your end-of-the-work-day routine to make it as easy as possible to get started on tomorrow’s Most Important Task (MIT) in the morning.
Or leave a quick-win to do first thing tomorrow to help build momentum.
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End the day on a positive note
- If you didn’t do everything you planned on doing, don’t beat yourself up about it. Forgive yourself.
- Show gratitude. Reach out to a co-worker at the end of the day to say thank you.
- Do someone a favor. Doing something for someone else is scientifically pro...
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Set a time to end your workday
... and stick to it.
Knowing you have to complete your work by a certain hour will help you finish more work in less time.
Ending work at a set time also gives you a chance to relax and recharge, an essential part of long-term productivity.
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The procrastination “doom loop”
Confront the things you’ve been putting off. If you keep putting things off, you'll feel guilty and that makes you want to avoid them even more. You will get stuck in the “doom loop” of anxiety and avoidance.
Break this loop by identifying the tasks that you’ve been avoiding, break them dow...
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Review your "to-done’s"
Boost your mood and motivation by taking the time to review your completed tasks at the end of each day.
One of the easiest and most effective ways to stay motivated and build momentum at work is to celebrate your progress.
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Parkinson's Law
It states that work expands to fit the amount of time allotted to it.
For example, if you have 2 days to finish a task, it will take 2 days to finish. If you only give yourself 2 hours to finish the same task, it will take 2 hours.
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Clean up your workspaces
End the workday by taking a minute to tidy your desk, save everything you’re working on, and close of all your tabs and windows. Make sure your work app notifications are automatically snoozed outside of work hours.
A physical and digital declutter will help your future self start the next ...
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A Specific Daily To-Do List
- You should only put things on a to-do list that you have the time and resources to achieve.
- Big goals and projects should be broken down into actionable tasks.
- It helps to match the action with your productivity levels. ...
Basic Steps For Using a To-Do List
- Add tasks as they appear to the appropriate list, assigning a due date if possible.
- Before the day ends, check your lists for the tasks you want to do the next day. You can add a due date for it.
- Review the lists at the end of the day to have a clear idea...
The success list over the to-do list
The tasks in your list are not equal and often we have long-running to-do lists then feel overloaded every day. We should always be mindful to ourselves, burnout and exhaustion aren't things that happen overnight but rather slowly occur over time.
Instead of a to-do list, make a success li...
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