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3. Relax, unwind, and recover
- If you’re a high-drive individual, consciously take time on the weekends and evenings to connect with people without a time limit.
- If you operate at a low-drive level, it means that you can still take ample breaks, but only after you’ve made progress on a goal.
- And if your drive fluctuates, you must rest on the days you feel you can work 24 hours. This is crucial to avoid a burnout the next day.
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2. Work on your style
When facing a goal, do you tend to get into a high-drive gear and try to remain there 24/7? Do you operate at a low-drive level most of the time, often having to scurry to the finish line at the last minute?
Based on your tendency, you can proceed in one of the 3 ways:
- “H...
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4. Give yourself a breathing room
There are days when back-to-back meetings are necessary, but this momentum doesn't have long-term viability.
Block out larger chunks of time for accomplishing bigger projects to immerse in the work without the pressure of a tight time window.
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It's all about staying strong
- The key to success at work and in life isn’t really starting strong, it’s staying strong.
- Set minimum and maximum amount of action you will take toward a specific goal within a certain span of time.
- This keeps you from dropping off or losing...
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1. Make concrete boundaries
In Greg McKeown’s book Effortless , he suggests the idea of making concrete boundaries for both how little and how much you will do in a given day on your important priorities.
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Sustained focus and rest
You can’t expect to focus non-stop on a project for days on end. But at the same time, you won’t see any real progress if you mindlessly jump from one task to another.
You need a work schedule that pairs periods of sustained focus with rest in a way that’s purposeful and powerful.
Know your limits and take a break
We are not a huge computer. We are not made to do a huge amount of tasks continuously for long hours, even if we are able to perform a task continuously, in the long run, it will directly affect our productivity. Thus, we will burnout.
Before you burnout, it’s always to take a step back and...
Improve self-control at work
Take a future-oriented approach to your day, such as planning breaks and the time slots for checking emails in advance.
If you can refrain from resigning to your urges before the time you’ve assigned for yourself, you may achieve a greater hold on your overall self-control.
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