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TexT: SaTu Rämö

Time is money, sometimes literally. We all try to make the most of our time and keep up the speed. Can we go any faster, or should we slow down?

you need?

What isthe speedYou can use Toolbox materials at work or when giving a presentation, link them to your blog or forward the entire Toolbox to your colleagues. The background ideas are available in a variety of web sources.

TexT: SaTu Rämö

Time is money, sometimes literally. We all try to make the most of our time and keep up the speed. Can we go any faster, or should we slow down?

you need?Read our tips for the speed you need for ultimate productivity.

Pace yourself

Pace yourself

Do less. Streamline your diary by listing things in order of importance and

cut from the bottom. Doing it all is just a recipe for hurrying it all.

Pace yourself

Do less. Streamline your diary by listing things in order of importance and

cut from the bottom. Doing it all is just a recipe for hurrying it all.

Unplug. Ring-fence moments in the week when you unplug your phone, internet, laptop.

Pace yourself

Do less. Streamline your diary by listing things in order of importance and

cut from the bottom. Doing it all is just a recipe for hurrying it all.

Unplug. Ring-fence moments in the week when you unplug your phone, internet, laptop.

Build a slow ritual into your day. Reading, knitting, gardening – whatever

makes you switch to a lower gear. It’s all about the art of changing gears.

And about being disciplined.Journalist and author Carl Honoré

Balance your recovery time

Balance your recovery time

A study by a Finnish research company Firstbeat Technologies revealed that Saturday is the most stressful day of the week. Optimum balance between stress and recovery is reached between Monday and Wednesday.

Balance your recovery time

A study by a Finnish research company Firstbeat Technologies revealed that Saturday is the most stressful day of the week. Optimum balance between stress and recovery is reached between Monday and Wednesday.

“It is crucial to let loose over the weekend; however, in some cases this may eat away at the worker’s resources rather than increase them.”

Joni Kettunen, the CEO of Firstbeat

Balance your recovery time

A study by a Finnish research company Firstbeat Technologies revealed that Saturday is the most stressful day of the week. Optimum balance between stress and recovery is reached between Monday and Wednesday.

“It is crucial to let loose over the weekend; however, in some cases this may eat away at the worker’s resources rather than increase them.”

Joni Kettunen, the CEO of Firstbeat

To avoid stress building up for Saturday, remember to take breaks also during your work week and have regular meal times. It is all about balance.

Do less, accomplish more

Do less, accomplish more

A typical office worker is interrupted by a distraction such as email, IM or

a phone call every three minutes.

Do less, accomplish more

A typical office worker is interrupted by a distraction such as email, IM or

a phone call every three minutes.

Do less, accomplish more

A typical office worker is interrupted by a distraction such as email, IM or

a phone call every three minutes.

A recent Stanford University study shows that trying to media multitask might impair your cognitive control.

Do less, accomplish more

A typical office worker is interrupted by a distraction such as email, IM or

a phone call every three minutes.

A recent Stanford University study shows that trying to media multitask might impair your cognitive control.

If you are in a situation where you are bombarded with myriad sources of

information, you may not be able to filter out the things that are irrelevant to your

goal. Multitasking may keep you busy, but not always productively so.

Reduce your Saturday stress

Reduce your Saturday stress

Stress increases the need for sleep. Sleep well – also during the week.

Satu Tuominen well-being expert at Firstbeat Technologies

Reduce your Saturday stress

Stress increases the need for sleep. Sleep well – also during the week.

Spend your spare time engaging in personally enjoyable activities rather than obligations. There is a difference between negative and positive stress.

Satu Tuominen well-being expert at Firstbeat Technologies

Reduce your Saturday stress

Stress increases the need for sleep. Sleep well – also during the week.

Spend your spare time engaging in personally enjoyable activities rather than obligations. There is a difference between negative and positive stress.

Remember that alcohol is also a physically contributing factor to Saturday stress.

Satu Tuominen well-being expert at Firstbeat Technologies

Reduce your Saturday stress

Stress increases the need for sleep. Sleep well – also during the week.

Spend your spare time engaging in personally enjoyable activities rather than obligations. There is a difference between negative and positive stress.

Remember that alcohol is also a physically contributing factor to Saturday stress.

Exercise is obviously good for you. But combining intensive exercise with an already hectic

weekend may increase your stress levels.

Satu Tuominen well-being expert at Firstbeat Technologies

Avoid info-mania

Avoid info-mania

Set dedicated daily email time.

Avoid info-mania

Set dedicated daily email time.

When writing emails use subject headers that will help your audience prioritize responses by

indicating actions.

Avoid info-mania

Set dedicated daily email time.

When writing emails use subject headers that will help your audience prioritize responses by

indicating actions.

Invite only the relevant people to a meeting.

Avoid info-mania

Set dedicated daily email time.

When writing emails use subject headers that will help your audience prioritize responses by

indicating actions.

Invite only the relevant people to a meeting.

Take yourself offline if necessary. This does not have to be for a lengthy time, but it can provide an opportunity to deal with a vital task.

Avoid info-mania

Set dedicated daily email time.

When writing emails use subject headers that will help your audience prioritize responses by

indicating actions.

Invite only the relevant people to a meeting.

Take yourself offline if necessary. This does not have to be for a lengthy time, but it can provide an opportunity to deal with a vital task.

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Get swept away by routines

The secret to getting things done is to make them more automatic

so they require less energy.

Get swept away by routines

The secret to getting things done is to make them more automatic

so they require less energy.

Dr Roy Baumeister and his colleagues at Florida State University have concluded that we each have one reservoir of discipline and will, which is gradually exhausted throughout the day by any act of conscious self-regulation.

Get swept away by routines

The secret to getting things done is to make them more automatic

so they require less energy.

Dr Roy Baumeister and his colleagues at Florida State University have concluded that we each have one reservoir of discipline and will, which is gradually exhausted throughout the day by any act of conscious self-regulation.

We do things daily that require no self-discipline. Making coffee, driving to work; complex routines,

yet performed as if on autopilot.

Get swept away by routines

The secret to getting things done is to make them more automatic

so they require less energy.

Dr Roy Baumeister and his colleagues at Florida State University have concluded that we each have one reservoir of discipline and will, which is gradually exhausted throughout the day by any act of conscious self-regulation.

We do things daily that require no self-discipline. Making coffee, driving to work; complex routines,

yet performed as if on autopilot.

These routines are the secret to enhanced work productivity. The more things you

do by routine, the more there is in your reservoir for demanding projects.

Get swept away by routines

Get swept away by routines

“Civilization advances by extending the number of operations

we can perform without thinking about them.”

Tony Schwartz, CEO of The Energy Project

Get swept away by routines

“Civilization advances by extending the number of operations

we can perform without thinking about them.”

Tony Schwartz, CEO of The Energy Project

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