Power Up| Productivity

2022-05-31 15:00:01 Timing

Physiologically, our bodies are incapable of engaging in one activity for long periods of time. That's why, for example, while writing a report, you might find yourself reading news about Australian koalas after a while.

When planning things for the day, estimate how long a particular task will take and try to fit it into a 20, 30, 60, or 90 minute slot. Set your alarm for the time you choose, don't get distracted, and do only that task. After that, take a break. Open / Comment

2022-05-31 09:00:00 Energy management – the key to high performance, health and happiness

Contrary to popular belief, energy, not time, is the most valuable asset of modern man. A perfect schedule is useless if energy levels are at zero.

Breathing, eating, drinking and sleeping are essential to maintain physical energy. Follow your natural rhythms of activity and rest. Choose physical activities that cause your heart rate to change (faster, slower and faster again).

To replenish emotional energy, do things that make us feel more confident and joyful: have new experiences, take time to socialise, pursue hobbies and create. Empathy, self-discipline, self-confidence, and a willingness to process negative emotions keep our emotional muscles pumping
and help maintain a reserve of positivity.

We need to learn to alternate between periods of active expenditure and full recovery of energy. Open / Comment

2022-05-30 19:00:01 Do you have to wake up early?

There is a theory about waking up time: you become more productive if you consciously and deliberately decide when to wake up. Many productivity experiments, interviews, and studies have found that the most productive people do not function on autopilot, they do not react passively to incoming tasks, but work purposefully and clearly articulate their intentions.

If those who get up earlier are more productive than those who get up late, it is only because they consciously decide when to wake up and what to do afterward.

The mere fact of waking up early will not make you successful and productive if you don't know what to do in that free time.

Both the person who wakes up at 5:30 a.m. and the person who wakes up at 8:30 a.m. have 16 hours from which to put together a productive and meaningful day.

And all the difference in productivity is determined by where and how you direct your time, attention, and energy. Open / Comment

2022-05-30 15:00:01 Franklin's pyramid

The foundation of the pyramid is the core values of life. You might say it answers the question, What mission did you come into this world with? What do you want to get out of life? What kind of footprint on the Earth do you want to leave behind?

Based on life's values, everyone sets a global goal for himself or herself. What does he/she want to become in this life, what does he/she plan to achieve?

A master plan for achieving goals is a fixation on specific intermediate goals on the way to the global goal.

The plan for one, three, or five years is called a long-term plan. Here it is important to determine the exact timing of execution.

A plan for a month, and then for a week is a short-term plan. The more thoughtful it will be, the more often you will analyze and adjust it, the more effective the work will be.

The last point in the goal achievement plan is the plan for each day. Open / Comment

2022-05-30 09:00:01 Be clear about the reasons for your goals

Think about what you want. Then ask yourself why it is so important to you. Don't think about it for too long.

For example, if you want to work from home, the chain of questions would go something like this Why is it important for me to work from home? I want flexible hours Why is it important for me to have a flexible schedule? It gives me less stress and pressure Why is it important for me to feel less stress and pressure? I work better and feel happier when I am in control of my life.

Do this exercise with each of your goals. Try to ask seven questions per goal.

Often we only see our superficial motivation. As a result, our actions don't come from our real aspiration. Understand your underlying motivation. And then remind yourself of it every day. Open / Comment

2022-05-29 19:00:01 Scheduling

Tired, boring, but fact: Time management really helps when used correctly.

If you pile all the stuff into one endless list, even filtering it by urgency, there's a risk that you'll run out of energy while you're still making the list.

Lifehack: group things into separate lists by direction (work, home, hobbies), by the time of day when they need to be done (morning, afternoon, evening, night), or by other criteria you understand and feel comfortable with.

In doing so, it is important to keep a specific small list in front of you at one point in time. This psychological trick will help you avoid the dread of piling up tasks. Open / Comment

2022-05-29 15:00:01 Find a goal for productivity

It is impossible to increase productivity without a strong intrinsic motivation.

Purpose is the basis of action.

Without a clear understanding of why you need to become more efficient, you won't get what you want. So at the start, turn off autopilot and define your goals.

Investing time and effort in productivity, changing habits and schedules is a waste of resources if you do everything without deep motivation. If you don't have it, you won't last long. Open / Comment

2022-05-29 09:00:01 The Ivy Lee Method

This is a very simple and yet very effective technique for planning your day.

The idea is to put things in order of importance and do them in that order.

Step 1: Write down 6 tasks you want to do the next day.

Step 2: Number the tasks in order of importance.

Step 3: Do the tasks, starting with number one.

Step 4: Do not move on to the next task until you have fully completed the current one.

Step 5: What you didn't get done in time today, carry over to the next day.

Pros of the method:

Simplicity. Ivy Lee's method doesn't require much thought or time.
Increase personal effectiveness. Thanks to this technique, we always perform most important tasks, so we get good results.
Focus. At any given moment, we concentrate on just one task, which allows us to manage our attention better. Open / Comment

2022-05-28 19:00:01 Learn for the sake of creating something of value

In this age of information technology, you can find a tremendous amount of learning resources. But all that useful information will pass you by if you just browse through it rather than study it in-depth and meaningfully.

First, determine why and what you should study. Many people read self-development books just to check off a box or to add another bestseller to their reading list.

Without an understanding of the importance and desire to achieve something, knowledge will not benefit you. You won't learn anything and will only waste precious time. Open / Comment

2022-05-28 15:00:01 Schedule the task on your calendar

People work much more focused and efficiently when they know they have plenty of time to spare. That's why planning things in advance is better than doing things spontaneously at the last minute.

A to-do list is certainly not a bad thing, but a calendar is better. It's no coincidence that businessmen, entrepreneurs, and other busy people prefer this option.

A calendar gives you a more accurate idea of time. Looking at a to-do list, you can hardly tell at a glance how many days or hours have been set aside for a particular item. With a calendar, you can see everything clearly.

This method has two advantages: it makes you look at time as a resource, and it reminds you of the tasks ahead. Open / Comment