Feel like there isn’t enough hours in the brain? Welcome to my exact thought line at 8pm every single day. Or at least until I figured out how to start maximizing my days. By making changes to my daily routines and the way I approach productivity I swear it feels like there’s at least an extra hour every day!!
Want to try too? Yay! I love learning and teaching about how to be your most productive and efficient self more than anything else. Because that is how we learn how to have time for not just work (or school) and housework and sleep. We learn to be more efficient in those areas so we have time to enjoy and appreciate the good things life 🙂 Alright enough chatting because I want to get right into this exciting guide to accomplishing more daily.
Let’s get into it-
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How To Accomplish More In Your Daily Routine
My best tips and ideas for getting more done each day:
Tip 1: Determine the best to do list strategy for you.
Some people prefer digital to do lists. And that can mean on your phone, tablet, or computer.
Others prefer pen and paper. And that can mean a notepad, planner, or even a whiteboard and market.
There is no right or wrong way or place to make your to do lists but there is a way that is going to work the best for you. Think about your days and what they normally look like. And then go from there to determine where the best place to make your to do list.
If you find yourself always having your phone on you and always able to check it then your phone might be the best place for you. Are you glued to your laptop all day? Then a note on your laptop might be the best option.
Are you not able to check your phone or other devices? Or choose not to? Then a pen and paper to do list might work better for you.
Also, it may take some trial and error to determine which type of list ends up working the best for you.
Tip 2: Automate any tasks on your list you can.
Automating certain tasks can help you save so much time in your life.
Take this day to spend some time figuring out what aspects of your life you can automate or just generally use technology to help you save time. Things like paying bills can be easily automated and safe you a lot of time! Also consider signing up for grocery pick up services which can really help you regain a lot of time in your week.
Tip 3: Assign a time estimate value to tasks.
Knowing or at least estimating how long each task will take you is incredibly helpful for helping you figure out what you can complete realistically in your day.
And not only can it help you reign things in it can also help you push yourself. Pushing yourself to complete a little more each day is made easier by knowing the time it will take you to accomplish each thing on your to do list.
I do recommend making a rough estimate strategy that works for you. For me I break things down into quarter hour estimates but 10 minute or hour increments might work better for you. Don’t be afraid of some trial and error with determining what works the best for your to do list.
Tip 4: Balance large tasks and smaller tasks.
As you probably noticed from the to do list tip above not all tasks are the same amount of time commitment. And not all tasks will be the same level of investment an emotional work for you either.
Which is why it is important to balance tasks so that you don’t get burnt out right away at the beginning of the day. It is okay to throw a slightly lower priority task into the middle of your day if that task is less draining and will allow you to take a breather in-between larger and more draining tasks.
Balancing your day is something that can truly help you stay productive and avoid burning out but remember to be patient with yourself while you are learning to do this! It can take awhile to really get the hang of balancing smaller and larger tasks. But just stick to it and you will see how helpful it can be.
Tip 5: Take strategic short breaks throughout the day.
This seems like the opposite of productivity but it’s not actually!
I have a whole guide on taking breaks here but in a nutshell when you take strategically timed and planned for breaks throughout your day you actually can help yourself be refreshed and recharged. Which ultimately leads to improved productivity each day.
It also helps you avoid feelings of burn out and declining mental wellness. Which you don’t want for a lot of reasons of course including that if you get to feeling burnt out you won’t be productive and working towards your dreams. Balance is important in your life and taking strategic breaks is an amazing way to ensure you have balance while still helping with improving your productivity and allowing you to maintain a higher level of daily productivity.
Also, make sure you are using your break minutes to truly disconnect. No sneaking a look at your work devices or checking for a message from your boss.
Tip 6: Create an efficient morning routine.
Next up is a super helpful tip for making every single day productive- create an efficient and productive morning routine.
There is a lot behind this tip so if you don’t feel like your morning routine is efficient and productive then head over to this post here where I share 12 productive morning habits.
Tip 7: Stop multitasking.
Multitasking is something that tricks a lot of people.
You think that you are getting a lot done at once but really your brain is just rapidly switching between tasks. Which means you are losing time in-between while you switch between tasks.
And you are not truly focusing on each individual task. Which means in the long run it will actually take you longer to get each thing done.
So if you want to have a productive day stop multitasking!
Tip 8: Be careful about phone notifications.
The next way to accomplish more is to make sure you are being aware and cautious with your phone notifications.
If you really need to focus for an hour or so I recommend putting your phone on DND to really stop all notifications.
But in general I recommend going through your notifications settings in your phone and turning off any notifications that you don’t actually want.
Chances are you get lots of notifications. And chances are you don’t actually want to see most of them. But every time they ding on your phone they are distracting you. Which makes you less productive!
And that is all for now my friends but if you are still in the self improvement mood then keep reading on here because I share it all 🙂
Korra-Shay
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