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Productivie Slumps, Procrastination and Free Time
We all fall into productivie slumps from time to time, often when we don't have a proper structure to our day, or when an existing structure is taken away. Without proper plans and structure we often procrastinate and even though we're getting our tasks done, the gap between assignment and completion is huge. We may write it off as free time, but is time spent worrying over pending tasks actually free?
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Achieving Flow while working from Home
Flow is the psychological state of feeling and doing our best, being in this state increases productivity and creativity immensely.
To achieve flow while working at home:
- Set Clear Goals a day or night before
- Concentrate intensely for 90 to 120 Minutes at a time
- P...
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Batching similar tasks
By scheduling several similar tasks to be done together, you can save time without reducing quality. A common example of batching is washing all your dirty clothes together, instead of washing each t-shirt as soon as you take it off. Applying the same principle to tasks that use the same skill wi...
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Burnout and Breaks
If you keep running, without slowing down, you’ll eventually crash because your legs can only work so much. This crash is called burnout, a state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion that can lead to frustration and reduced drive to do what you aim for.
The best way to avoid burnout...
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Dealing with low energy and focus levels
Everyone has different period of time during which they have low energy or just can't bring themselves to focus. In order to alleviate these times one needs to figure out how and when such levels strike, and think of strategies to combat them.
One of the most common times is in the afterno...
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Planning your leisure
When we have free time, we may often end up filling it with scrolling through social-media or other attention depleting activities. If you know you can't, or are having trouble maintaining focus during a particular time, then consider planning some leisure activity to perform at that time. This c...
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Taking back control during a slump
Follow these steps to regain your productivity if you're in a slump:
- Gather Data about where and when you're wasting your time
- Analyse the data and identify possible triggers/causes of Procrastination that you can directly tackle
- Find strategies to overcome these trigge...
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Procrastination: Why It Happens
Procrastination is when we avoid the tasks in our list, feeling the pressure to complete them and going through various emotions like blame, anger, frustration and anxiety. The reason we procrastinate is because we value the now and instinctively prefer to procure and en...
Time and will
- Today it's a special day: tomorrow is back to normal, we'll be disciplined then.
- At least I'm better than: it lowers the bar on our motivation and discipline.
- I shouldn't need help and structure: our culture...
Take control
Most of us are unable to do our best thinking when we're under stress at work. The problem is, it is often the time when we need to be at our best.
Even though we can't make stress go away, understanding how our brain is wired can help us to make better decisions.
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