These days our lives are busier than ever. We work more than ever. We are more stressed and exhausted than ever before. And yet we get less done and are not as happy. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Here are 5 simple ways to be more productive with less effort:
1. Clear your head. It’s impossible to gain perspective, and to know what is truly essential, if we are in the middle of an information stream.
2. Focus on the essential tasks. Once you’ve gotten your head cleared, you need to figure out what tasks are most essential.
3. Eliminate the rest. Now look at your overall list. What’s on there that’s not essential? Can you just drop them from your schedule?
4. Do essential tasks first. If you’ve got a list of things to do today, and one or two of them are truly essential, do those items first thing in the morning.
5. Use simple tools. Don’t fidget with a bunch of gadgets or the latest and coolest applications. Find a simple notebook for writing things down, a simple to-do list (no frills) and the simplest application possible for doing your work.
For detals and five more ways, go here.
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