Micro-steps For Big Gains
- Turn off your devices a few hours before sleeping.
- Set an ‘it’s bedtime’ alarm to remind yourself.
- Eat with mindfulness, in a seated and relaxed manner.
- Walk around instead of sitting during a meeting, for more creative output.
- Turn off all notifications except the crucial contacts.
- Reduce all time-sucking distractions from your smartphone and make it a tool instead of a toy.
- Leave time aside to be intentionally bored, instead of fiddling with your device.
- Answer email in blocks of time and not 24/7.
- Set aside time to write about your worries and concerns.
- Be comfortable with having unfinished work at the end of the day.
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