Do you get easily distracted? I certainly do. I‘m always googling random things and taking notes every time I have an idea. Which is often. However, as a startup founder, it’s important for me to maximize the time I spend focusing on important tasks. Writing articles, working on our website, and creating product pitches all require uninterrupted deep work. Context switching does not help productivity. My challenge has been to tame my 'monkey mind'. Paper Notes Hack This is when I stumbled … [Read more...]
About Time: Benefits of Tracking Time and How to do it Effectively
We’ve all had those days where minutes quickly turn into hours and yet your work stays on your desk - undone and waiting for the next day. So what’s really happening to your day? Many people don’t realize how much time they’re frittering away on a daily basis. That's because they really have no idea how they are spending the hours, minutes and seconds in each day. What's the solution? Time tracking. Tracking your time need not be a major ordeal. You can start on a small scale—say, just for … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Use Social Media Productively
Do you think social media is essential for your business? According to Hubspot Statistics, over 90% of the marketers believe so. Needless to say, having a social media strategy is a must for every business or brand looking to grow and expand. What’s important is to leverage the power of social media productively. By that I mean maximizing the output you get and minimizing the time you spend on Social Media. Social Media Marketing can do wonders for your company, as Jayson DeMers outlines in … [Read more...]
The Mastery Journal: How to Ace Productivity, Discipline & Focus in 100 Days
Is your to-do list overflowing? Are you jumping from task to task without finishing anything? Do you consistently procrastinate taking action towards your goals? Enter The Mastery Journal: A simple step-by-step guide to help you master the art of Productivity, Discipline & Focus. As John Lee Dumas – the creator of The Mastery Journal – puts it: “it’s an accountability partner that won’t let you fail!” John is the founder of one of the most popular podcasts in the world, … [Read more...]
Want Better Productivity? Focus on Your Health
Want to be more productive? Want to being your 'A' game to office everyday? Keen on tackling your daily tasks with motivation? The solution is simple: Give importance to your health! It may sound unimportant or downright silly, but what you eat, how much you exercise, whether you smoke or not, all directly impact your productivity levels. A healthy diet promotes good health, and employee wellness is tied so closely to worker efficiency that 77% of lost productivity is attributable to … [Read more...]
5 Ways Email Cripples Your Productivity and How to Break Free
This is a guest post by Niraj Ranjan Rout, Founder of Hiver, an app that turns Gmail into a powerful customer support and collaboration tool. If you are blaming email for damaging your productivity, you are not alone. Over 100 billion email messages are sent and received every day. Email occupies 23 percent of the average employee's workday, and that average employee checks his or her email 36 times an hour. The good news is that there are practical and proven ways to help … [Read more...]
John Lee Dumas’ The Freedom Journal: Accomplish your Goal in 100 Days
Curious about the Freedom Journal? Well, you should be. Here’s why - Remember that feeling – the first time you set an important goal? You were full of passion and determination. You began with the conviction that yes – you CAN. But you know how the story usually goes. Life happens. You have too many things to juggle and too little time. Or, you procrastinate, putting things off for later. Failing to complete goals can be frustrating. Sometimes setting goals is the issue. With the Freedom … [Read more...]
This 30-second Hack will Make Sure You Complete Your Task
Remember that task you planned to do today? Yes, that one! But somehow it’s the end of day and you didn't get around to doing it. Maybe it was a small task like: Returning a call Responding to an email Making that expense report Or, may be it was a bigger one like: Setting a brainstorming session with yourself Completing the presentation Finishing a book or starting one Somehow you never seem to complete your tasks... Do you know why? Tasks which don't have a … [Read more...]
7 Smart Ways to Avoid Office Distractions (even when chained to the desk)
Is your office a minefield of distractions? You are working under a tight deadline. Client wants the presentation by end-of-day. You rub your hands together and get down to work, only to get interrupted... again. The phone starts to ring or your colleague walks up to describe the antics of her 3-year-old niece. Two hours into the day and distractions have totally derailed your plan to complete the presentation. Does this sound familiar? Do you have trouble getting work done due to repeated … [Read more...]
How to use Habit Stacking to Boost your Productivity: SJ Scott Interview
Steve 'SJ' Scott is one of the most prolific writers on productivity! With 22 books under his belt in the past 4 years, you know that he's an insanely productive writer! He's also the founder of the popular blog ' Develop Good Habits'. Steve believes that "the only way to improve yourself is to set achievable goals and develop daily habits that move you towards these outcomes." One of his books that I particularly love is Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or … [Read more...]
