We all know someone who does things efficiently without any problems at all. Be it a friend or a coworker, they are those who finish work ahead of schedule. Some people compare them to machines or robots, believing that no ordinary person could produce at such a pace. But these individuals do exist and they put in efforts to maintain their high level of productivity. sni
Ways to become more productive
Share and note ideas
We can hardly be productive and contribute if we keep everything within our head and do not share it with others. In fact, it is an established fact that information within our head quickly can get lost, unless it is in any visual form. It is thus highly advisable that we write down things, our solutions for the problems and the tasks that we wish to do within a specified period.sni
Prioritize and focus
Prioritization is a must in being productive. With every phone call, email, talk, or multiple tasks, we simply keep switching tasks and completely lose focus. If we are focused, then we can easily postpone some things for later.sni
Also we cannot be productive if we constantly have our smart phone in front of us. We all need several minutes to focus completely on our task, get into the flow and be really efficient. If we are distracted every few seconds, then we are unlikely to reach that state.sni
Importance of fun and engagement
Always remember that fun and emotions are what keep us engaged in an activity much longer than we think. If we have greater energy and passion, then we think more creatively. You take out emotions from your activities, and what we are left with is a boring list of tasks to accomplish. It is thus important we try to bring color to our lives, and do everything using as many colors as possible; they make the activity less boring and tedious.sni
Learn to say no
It is humanly impossible to say ‘yes’ to every request. You thus need to learn to say `no’ to things that you cannot handle in the limited time you have in a day. We all need to know our limits so that our task list is controllable. Otherwise, we will not be able to accomplish everything that we promise and we will be considered unreliable by our friends and colleagues, and we will eventually put ourselves into a victim mindset.sni
Focus on your strengths
Do you know what is different about the people that excel from the rest? The greatest people focus on their strengths and they build upon them. That gives them energy to fight their weaknesses. You simply cannot do the opposite. If you keep focusing on your weaknesses all the time, it will drain all your energy, put you in a bad mood and take your eyes away from your vision for your life.sni
Learn to delegate
Despite being the smartest person on the whole planet, you cannot do everything yourself. So, it is important that you learn to delegate. You can be really effective in doing some things, but not all. When you do things alone, you are losing the spirit of teamwork, great ideas, and different perspectives.sni
Keep vision and mission simple
We should keep our vision and mission simple. The more complex you make an activity, the greater the chances of your failure. It is thus important we all have a vision and a mission to accomplish something in our lives which act as a fuel for our mind and body. Vision brings order to our activities, refreshes our emotions, and reminds us about the real goals.sni
Learn from mistakes
You cannot be productive if you keep making the same error over and over again. As Bill Gates said, “It is fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure”.sni
Avoid multitasking
Lastly, we all know this but it is always important to keep reminding us that we cannot do two things at the same time. Multitasking is a great way to screw up multiple things at the same time.sni
