It’s always good to learn more about how to be productive.  This article holds a good list of 15 things to increase productivity at work, but these principles can be applied to productivity in general as well. Many of us have heard some or most, but here are the ones I personally didn’t really consider:

Track and limit how much time you’re spending on tasks

I suppose it’s always been something I’ve thought about, and I know I’ve read about Rescue Time, but it is #1 on this list and probably for good reason.  I also have to admit, I’m one of the 83% of people who wouldn’t be able to “accurately estimate the passage of time.”  I’m signing up for a Rescue Time account now!

Hold standing meetings

No, not a meeting every week, but a meeting where everyone literally stands.  Certainly would make falling asleep difficult (and much funnier/dangerous than usual).

Take exercise breaks

Good to know activity and getting blood pumping can increase focus.

Turn off notifications

Although this is one I have known about and firmly believe in, I find many of us ignore this piece of productivity gold and are constantly interrupted by calls, texts, and email alerts.  And now with every app on our phones trying to send us push notifications, it’s worse than ever! (This ties directly to the strategy of minimizing interruptions, #15 in the article.)

Work in 90 minute itervals

This was really good to know.  And yes, to be able to work 4.5 hours a day and still be a top performer would be pretty great!

And of course, it’s not enough just to know these strategies; we don’t ever improve without practice, practice, practice!

Stay humble, grow stronger!

-Steven

Article link: http://www.inc.com/john-rampton/15-ways-to-increase-productivity-at-work.html

Ha!  I often forget EDM, Electronic Document Management, is also EDM, Electronic Dance Music.  In any case, in my EDM research, I stumbled upon this article regarding music, but I think these tips can still be applied by most of us!  Click the title below or the picture for the article:

50 Rut-Busting Tips for Improved Workflow, Productivity, and Finishing Tracks 

Stay humble, grow stronger!

-Steven