How to make your work more productive

It’s wonderful when each working day ends with a satisfied exhalation, knowing that you have completed everything you wanted to do in a day. Even better when the planned tasks are completed efficiently. Make your work more productive with these tips.

Instruction manual

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Halve your to-do list. Achieving the goal during your working day does not mean that you need to complete as much as possible in the standard eight hours. Adhere to the principle of “better less, but better”, focusing only on the main tasks.

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Follow rule 20/80 (Pareto principle). Only 20 percent of what you do every day gives 80 percent of your results. Eliminate things that don't matter during your work day — they have minimal performance impact. For example, divide the execution of a large project into its constituent parts and systematically remove unnecessary tasks until you have 20 percent of the necessary tasks, the implementation of which will yield 80 percent of the results.

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Take on the toughest tasks before lunch. The most difficult work is easier done with a fresh mind. If you have any busy work or meetings, save them during the day.

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Very often, workflows are discussed through electronic communications. If your mail chain consists of more than two answers, it's time to pick up the phone.

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Plan your day. Email and social networks are productivity killers. Check your email once a day, if this is not the main point in your work. Create a system, otherwise you will not have time to complete more important goals during the day.

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Stop working in multitasking mode. It makes no sense to try to do 10 things at once! You can achieve your goal much more efficiently by focusing on one task at a time. Truly productive people are not focused on doing more things; this is actually the opposite of productivity.

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Do not overload yourself with work. It is believed that a person can work productively 6 hours a day. After that, the efficiency decreases many times.

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Do not confuse low productivity with laziness. Many factors can reduce productivity - meetings, communication with employees, and other factors that force you to postpone the execution of real work. Focus on the tasks that matter most and complete them as efficiently as possible.

Following these recommendations, based on the experience of many successful people who have achieved high productivity of their work, you can create a new and more effective way to manage your time!