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Determine when to stop working
People working from home can be tempted to keep working until they feel too tired to keep going.
Creating habits, routines and rituals to frame your workday is essential for sustainable performance.
- Create a hard stop at a specific time.
- Another approach is to give yourself a specific number of work hours per day, which is more flexible as you can start and stop earlier or later.
- Shift your focus from time to actual productivity by creating an adequate list of tasks for the day. Once the tasks are done, you are done.
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Consider your physical workspace
Your working space can have an impact on your productivity. When working from home, are you crouching on the kitchen table or working from your sofa?
Ask yourself:
Is my chair is comfortable?
What is my posture when I am sitting?
Is ...
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How to cultivate curiosity
When we have lots of work, we can fall into the trap of neglecting to nourish our mind with enough high-quality input. Ways to cultivate curiosity include reading books, blogs, newsletters, taking online courses, joining learning communities, and more.
- Do you mak...
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How to manage your calendar
A calendar is a helpful tool to manage your time. It is there to guide you, not to rule you.
Review a typical week in your calendar.
- How many events are there?
- How many events did you create, and how many invitations did you rece...
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Create space for self-reflection
Instead of mindlessly repeating the same action with little regard for how they impact your performance, ensure you have time and space to reflect and incrementally improve the way you work.
A weekly review is a powerful way to direct your life with intention. It may b...
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How much time to dedicate to deep work
Research suggests a knowledge worker should spend four hours of deep creative, highly productive work per day.
How many hours do you currently dedicate to deep work? Look at your calendar and count the hours spent in deep work.
If you have too many hours, t...
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The first thing you do in the morning
The first hour is the most important part of your day. It impacts your mindset by setting the tone for the rest of the day. A routine designed around your goals will always trump one that is based on habits you haven't thought about.
- What is the first thing you d...
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Consider your digital workspace
It is easy for knowledge workers to accumulate screenshots and random files on their computer "just in case". Performing an audit of your digital workspace can reduce your cognitive load.
- What does your desktop currently look like?
- What apps are...
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The last hour of the day
Winding down before you go to bed will help you sleep better and prepare your mind for the next day.
Write down everything you usually do in the last hour of a typical day. How many activities involve a screen? Do you spend time with your family? Do you read a book? Do...
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How many break to take during a day
Taking breaks restore your motivation, consolidate your memory, increase your creativity, and prevent decision fatigue. Research suggests we need to take a break for 5 to 10 minutes every hour or so and a longer break (more than 30 minutes) every two to four hours.
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Assessing your productivity
A huge number of productivity books have been published but very few of these books combine productivity, creativity, and mental health. How do you achieve more without burning out in the process?
Using a mindful productivity audit is one way to assess you...
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Wrap up your day when it's done
If you work longer than reasonable, consider creating a system that ends your work session.
You could wrap up your day by reviewing what you spent time on and what got done. Look at your completed tasks from your to-do list and check your time-tracking app. You may find th...
Stop Waiting To Get Permission To Log Off
When work isn't a place you leave at the end of the day, it can get incredibly difficult to stop. It is important to learn how to stop working. This is a practice that fosters the creation and development of good habits and it is also necessary because it keeps our bodies from bu...
Flexibility In Work Hours!
How about being flexible in choosing work hours aa per your productive time?
There are people who are active in morning & then there are peeps who get work done at evening hours. Creative people get to choose their hours but not a scenario in corporate lives. So here's the thought-
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