15 Productivity

Hacks!

Keep A Journal1 Journals provide clarity of mind, develop your writing skills, and help you set goals.

“Please read my diary, look through my things and figure me out.” -Kurt Cobain

Set Short And Long Term Goals2 If you do not define your yearly, monthly, and weekly goals…how will you know if you’ve achieved them? Do not rely on memory.“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” -Albert Einstein

Sleep & Wake-Up Early3 Save the “midnight oil”, and wake up fresh and early in the morning instead -it will pay off in every way.“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” -Benjamin Franklin

Meditate4 Breath properly, have the right posture, live in the present, and let go of insignificant worries hurting your creativity and productivity. "It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. " -Buddha.

Morning Walk5 An early morning stroll will clear your head, stimulate your senses, direct your focus, and even keep you fit. “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking” -Friedrich Nietzsche

Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone6 If you are not expanding your mind, then you are dying. Challenge your brain and body: electrify your neurons! “Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes

Avoid Mass Media7 Mass media appeals to the masses precisely because it requires little mental energy –avoid it like the plague!“...We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.” –Edward Bernays

Be A Contrarian8 Avoid sheep-behavior. Think for yourself. Don’t let others decide or define reality for you. Make your own connections!“The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.” -Ayn Rand

Exercise9 Exercise provides you with the extra stamina and energy required by your productive brain. Added bonus: Meeting new people!“I think that making love is the best form of exercise” – Cary Grant

Read10

Learning through reading is probably one of the best ways to feed your imagination and make you more productive –you can even read how to be productive!“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. Seuss

Drink Water11

The average adult human body is 65% water, meaning it is essential to our proper functioning. The benefits to your productivity and health are many -productivity is just one of them!“Water is the driving force in nature.” -Leonardo da Vinci

Drink Caffeine12

It will increase your alertness, wake up your senses, improve your productivity, creativity and even short-term memory! “Were it not for coffee one could not write, which is to say one could not live.” – Honoré de Balzac

Brainstorm!13

The benefits of brainstorming can be fantastic. Embrace sufficient different ideas and the right one is sure to come very soon! “It is easier to tone down a wild idea than to think up a new one.”- Alex Osborn

Calendar & Scheduling14

Keep a calendar to schedule meetings, goals, projects, and even you email and social networks to reduce wasted time.“Yesterday is but a dream, Tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope.” – Sanskrit

Be Productive Outside the Office15

Assuming you do love your job, then why waste the weekends? Use them to catch-up on reports, tutorials, and other material related to your field.“Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.” -Thomas Jefferson

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