Hello
I found an interesting thread on Quora which I wanted to get your views on.
"What are the best daily routines of highly productive people?"
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-b...ductive-people
There are some interesting ideas e.g. this guy sounds sensible to me.
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Despite the fact that there are too many things that can be viewed as the best daily routines of the most productive, here are a few ones that are worth your attention. Overall, the highly productive people do a lot of things. But in order to be productive, they:
They Escape Time Stealers. They go offline and shut the social media sites down. There is always someone who want to interrupt the working process and start another pointless chat. They do not let their time be so easily stolen. Productive people finish such conversations right away and avoid the meaningless waste of time.
They Delegate Or Pay. There is no sense in wasting your time trying to do the things you are not good at. If you can pay for something to get done, do it. If you have someone to delegate the task to, do it. You can be sure that your struggles won`t pay off. The highly productive do not try to prove the opposite. They just delegate or pay.
They Use A Second Couple Of Eyes. Instead of spending hours trying to find flaws in in the piece of work, they ask a friend or colleague to take a fresh look at your piece and provide a feedback or a comment. It won`t take too much time for her, whereas it will save you a decent amount of energy that you can channel now towards the things that matter.
They Give Themselves Early Deadlines. Time pressure is their virtue. It makes a positive impact on their focus and productivity since they do not have any time for the things that do not matter. Nevertheless, they keep the deadlines realistic. Otherwise, there is a risk harming the quality and becoming stressed and overwhelmed.
They Monotask. Although it might seem counterintuitive, it takes much more time to multitask the work than execute the tasks one by one. One thing at a time. That`s the rule that allows to be highly productive and get the things done faster.
They Start One Night Before. The highly productive have a ritual. Before going to bed, they devote a few minutes to planning and organizing the next day. Clarity does matter. Having a clear vision of what and how you want to get done next day is crucial. It allows to visualize the way you execute the task and create the easiest and the fastest way to meet your objectives.
They Schedule Everything. Schedule is crucial. It is not just an order of tasks to undertake, it is a blueprint for the upcoming day.Have a scheduled sequence of tasks before you get down to work. It will save you a decent amount of time during the working process, because you will not need to decide what to do next, but rather merely follow the plan.
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Do you have any favourite tips from either that thread or from elsewhere on this subject, that you'd like to share?
Cheers
J
I found an interesting thread on Quora which I wanted to get your views on.
"What are the best daily routines of highly productive people?"
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-b...ductive-people
There are some interesting ideas e.g. this guy sounds sensible to me.
>>>
Despite the fact that there are too many things that can be viewed as the best daily routines of the most productive, here are a few ones that are worth your attention. Overall, the highly productive people do a lot of things. But in order to be productive, they:
They Escape Time Stealers. They go offline and shut the social media sites down. There is always someone who want to interrupt the working process and start another pointless chat. They do not let their time be so easily stolen. Productive people finish such conversations right away and avoid the meaningless waste of time.
They Delegate Or Pay. There is no sense in wasting your time trying to do the things you are not good at. If you can pay for something to get done, do it. If you have someone to delegate the task to, do it. You can be sure that your struggles won`t pay off. The highly productive do not try to prove the opposite. They just delegate or pay.
They Use A Second Couple Of Eyes. Instead of spending hours trying to find flaws in in the piece of work, they ask a friend or colleague to take a fresh look at your piece and provide a feedback or a comment. It won`t take too much time for her, whereas it will save you a decent amount of energy that you can channel now towards the things that matter.
They Give Themselves Early Deadlines. Time pressure is their virtue. It makes a positive impact on their focus and productivity since they do not have any time for the things that do not matter. Nevertheless, they keep the deadlines realistic. Otherwise, there is a risk harming the quality and becoming stressed and overwhelmed.
They Monotask. Although it might seem counterintuitive, it takes much more time to multitask the work than execute the tasks one by one. One thing at a time. That`s the rule that allows to be highly productive and get the things done faster.
They Start One Night Before. The highly productive have a ritual. Before going to bed, they devote a few minutes to planning and organizing the next day. Clarity does matter. Having a clear vision of what and how you want to get done next day is crucial. It allows to visualize the way you execute the task and create the easiest and the fastest way to meet your objectives.
They Schedule Everything. Schedule is crucial. It is not just an order of tasks to undertake, it is a blueprint for the upcoming day.Have a scheduled sequence of tasks before you get down to work. It will save you a decent amount of time during the working process, because you will not need to decide what to do next, but rather merely follow the plan.
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Do you have any favourite tips from either that thread or from elsewhere on this subject, that you'd like to share?
Cheers
J