5 Easy Methods To Improve Time Management And Productivity

Nowadays people have the misconception that to improve time management takes relentless hard work and having a boot camp like life style. Well, to be totally honest with you to improve your time management doesn’t even take a fraction of what I just mentioned to you. In fact, it’s actually quite easy and can be achieved in matter of weeks, even days.

I understand the negative emotions that you are experiencing right now from being in this rut and I’m here to tell you that you can easily make them go away, but it will take some effort. 

These tips are available on the internet, but get lost in the sea of wrong information. However, once found, you will learn that the best techniques are surprisingly the simplest ones.

Below are 5 of the simplest, yet most effective ways to improve time management and productivity:

1.) Write down your TWO Highest Value Tasks

The reason why is because writing down your 2 highest value tasks will automatically eliminate all the other lesser value tasks and force you to focus on completing just those two tasks. Your two highest value tasks are most often what bring in the most money for you or make you the happiest or simply the tasks that greatly improve your current situation.

By actually writing down your 2 most important tasks you're brain will clearly understand its level of significance, which will then result in you taking action and improve time management.

2.) Focus on just ONE Thing

The reason you should consider focusing on just one thing when working or doing anything is because research has shown that the human mind is at it’s most powerful state when fully focused on ONE thing at a time.

In fact, I'm sure you would agree with this statement, because if you look at times when you were just moving from one thing to the next with your mind racing in all different directions you felt overwhelmed and realized you were not being productive at all.

In the beginning, you probably thought that by multitasking you were able to get a lot of important things done and become more productive, but your results told a completely different story.

This idea is one that His Holiness the Dalai Lama passionately which can be understood through his statement, “A scattered mind does not have much power. When channelized, no matter what the object of observation is, the mind is very powerful.”

3.) Don’t Rush By Multitasking

Trying to cram in as much as possible during a limited window of opportunity doesn’t get things done, in fact it tends to have the complete reverse effect. You may think that you're getting a lot of things done and being extremely productive but in actuality by rushing through your tasks and projects you are using a particular strategy that has been notorious for backfiring and leaving you having to fix everything thing you missed or forgot to complete.

4.) Reward Yourself

Anytime you complete a task, whether it be big or small, preferably something important, give yourself a reward for your accomplishment.

Reward yourself to have anything you’re craving for at the moment or whatever you like doing but normally wouldn’t do.

Applying this sort of self made incentive method will create that desire inside you to actually want to be more productive and get more done. This will automatically improve time management.

5.) Avoid the Desire to be a Workaholic

You may feel that putting in over time with the boss or being dedicated and committed to your business will make you become productive but the fact still is true that when you work for too long or too hard, all you really doing is killing yourself making you very “unproductive.”

But actually getting out of the office by 5 or taking a break or day off will prove to give you much better results in the long term.

It is vital for you to refresh your mind and body so that you can perform at your optimal level. To achieve this just takes for you to realize that just taking a break for a period of time is the solution to it all. If it’s a tough project or issue that you just can’t seem to find the answer to, just stop completely and leave all your work on your desk and take a break to go do something fun or relaxing. Trust me, there’s literally no better feeling than coming back to a difficult situation with your mind and body reenergized ready to solve the task that caused you to have so much anger and frustration.

There you go, 5 great ways on how to improve time management and productivity. Put it to work right now and enjoy your new found extra time.

By: Sonam Lama

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