If your to-do list is stressing you out now that the holidays are over, worry no more.<\/p>\n
Sometimes productivity is not about trying to squeeze even more things into each day, which is still stubbornly refusing to be any longer than 24 hours, but rather about working smarter. Not harder – especially so soon after you\u2019ve left your sun lounger.<\/p>\n
We all want to be more productive when January rolls around, but can we be? Here are five tips\u2026 just in time for the new work year.<\/p>\n
Print out your big picture goals and hang them<\/strong> Use a productivity app<\/strong> Monitor meetings<\/strong> Try the \u2018pomodoro\u2019 technique<\/strong> Drink more<\/strong> Productivity is not an easy skill to master, which is why brand new books on this subject line the shelves of every book store throughout the year. Take each day at a time and be kind to yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If your to-do list is stressing you out now that the holidays are over, worry no more. Sometimes productivity is not about trying to squeeze even more things into each day, which is still stubbornly refusing to be any longer than 24 hours, but rather about working smarter. Not harder – especially so soon after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-blog","9":"post-with-thumbnail","10":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u2026 and then keep moving them around. It\u2019s so easy to miss the forest for the trees when the minutiae of each work week becomes your main focus. Prominently display your larger goals in an attractive way that gets you fired up. Then, because we\u2019re masters at getting used to our environments, move it somewhere different each month.<\/p>\n
\nUsing a great productivity app is like outsourcing, but less stressful. Check out the suggestions for the best ones in last week\u2019s post!<\/p>\n
\nEveryone\u2019s pet hate is work meetings. We can each count on one hand the number that have yielded real progress and decisions, yet have countless ones each month. Entering any meeting, clearly state the objectives of that meeting and it\u2019s end time. Even better \u2013 try to have as many meetings on Skype, Zoom or telephonically, as possible.<\/p>\n
\nSo named because of the inventor\u2019s egg timer being in the shape of a tomato (\u2018pomodoro\u2019 in Italian), this technique means switching of all devices and alerts for a 45 to 50-minute period and working as hard as you can in that finite time on one task only Then, for 10 minutes, you take a mandatory break. This technique harnesses focus and it\u2019s truly amazing the difference it makes.<\/p>\n
\n\u2026 water, that is. Research has proven that dehydration – which most of us have, let\u2019s be real – can impair cognitive functioning by as much as 30 percent! Purchase yourself a glass bottle that is 500-750ml, and keep it on your desk at all times – filled with water.<\/p>\n