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Never making a plan
A direct way to exhaust yourself:
- You start your day with a general, vague sense of your priorities.
- To prevent yourself from making progress, you don't write your tasks down anywhere. Then you can remember a particular task while busy with another, briefly panic, and doing it all over a few minutes later.
- You don't make a list or schedule a time for any task. This could make the list of tasks feel manageable, and might also lead you to start one task at a time. You want to feel vaguely overwhelmed at all times.
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Not exercising
One study suggests that working out improves both productivity and satisfaction.
Staying in your chair and moving as little as possible is a sure way to feel exhausted at the end of the day.
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Constant multitasking
Multitasking is a proven method for getting little done. It wastes time by slowing your progress down on every individual task.
- On your computer, fill every pixel of space with as many windows and tabs, all related to different tasks. Then switch between those tabs a...
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Not taking real breaks
To help you get nothing done while feeling exhausted, don't take breaks during unplanned work. Keep struggling.
Do tasks that don't directly accomplish anything. Email and Slack are great for this because neither are directly productive or relaxing. Check Twitter or read the news to get a ...
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How to burn yourself out
It is easy to constantly be burnt out while also accomplishing very little.
It takes years of practice. You have to build up habits where the line between work and time-wasting is practically blurred. You have to lack self-awareness and refrain from reflecting on your own shortcomings.
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3. PLAN YOUR TIME.
It helps to have some plans in motion so you can make the most of your study time.
- Set alarms – Set alarms to remind you about your study plans. A regular reminder keeps your plans on track.
- Use a wall planner – Stick a calendar or wall planne...
Create A List
When we feel overwhelmed it can be challenging to figure out what our priorities are because everything can feel equally as important. A great tip to keep your priorities straight is to make a list of everything weighing on your mind. Once you see it in front of you, it already starts to f...
1. Time-Blocking
Time-blocking consists of assigning individual tasks to manageable time slots.
Instead of writing out short tasks alongside hours-long tasks on your list for the day and hoping you have enough time to tackle it all, this approach lets you set realistic goals for yourself one task...
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