Top 50 productivity hacks chosen by internet and you

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Top 50 productivity hacks chosen by internet and you

Disable your phone's notification badges (those pesky red circles that hover over your app icons). It'll alleviate your stress and the (false) notion that you need to be on top of everything all of the time.

Set 3 Most Important Tasks for the day. If you fail to do them, check in with a 4-step process AFLI: Acknowledge the truth. What happened? Forgive yourself. It’s OK, it happens. Learn from it. What can you take away? Iterate. Try again tomorrow.

Use RSS. It prevents having to check a ton of forums and media. Instead, you have everything gathered and you can chosse what to tale a deeper look at. Big time saver

Remember you're a human being, not a human doing. Stop and look around once in a while . . .

To maximize your Productivity, Plan you day first on Paper. List down the task which are assigned to you or you have. Once you listed down all the Task, Segregate the Task which are Important/ Can be Done Later/ Delegated etc.

When in The Zone, don't exhaust yourself. Rather, when you notice you're at 50% of your energy, plan and break down tasks manageable for non-in-the-zone yourself.

When you change activities, doesn't matter whether it's work, breaks, or procrastination, write down what you're doing and the current time. This helps you rein back focus if you were distracted and it gives you a timesheet which you can review later on.

Glass of water before sleep (you will sleep better hydrated) Wake at the same time every morning Go for a walk for at least 20 minutes in the morning (Cortisol release) Postpone caffeine at least 1hr after waking up Plan your day, and do the hardest task first

No coffee after 6pm - Better sleep at night

Just start.

MIT - My important three every day - what do I need to do regardless of anything else and before I finish for the day

Doing 1 thing 100 times >>> 100 things 1 time. Perfection is subjective Just Start and find that 1 thing you can do 100 times without getting distracted.

Breakfast after shower ✅ You'll be brisk

Remove social media apps from your phone. If you must keep some of them, turn off all notifications. You will cut distractions way down.

Listen to podcasts while doing the most mundane tasks (eg: sleeping baby, taking dog for walk, doing dishes and laundry ) and at 1.5x speed (or even 2x).Uninstall any podcast /video app that does not have this feature

The more your desk is organised the more productive you are

Boredom is where great ideas come from. Don't replace boredom with entertainment. Instead write, read or create something and you will be surprised by your own superpowers.

Gaze indirectly at the early morning sun, it tells the brain it's time to be focused and active.

Split tasking over Multitasking.

Do not fill the entire calendar instead set the 3 top most important tasks you have to do today, Finish them ASAP, and with the remaining time read/write about the success or failures of those tasks. do this for 3 months and you will see growth in happiness and productivity.

Daily Writing Makes You More Productive

Take full sleep

Choose the exercise/sport you love to do and do it every day. Riding a bicycle early morning every day for the past three months made me more energetic, healthy and productive throughout the day.

Checking on multiple things and doing nothing is mind of procastinator.

Block Time & Block Distractions Step 1: Set a 30 minutes or 60 minutes or 120 minutes timer to focus on relevant work Step 2: Put your phone where it cannot distract you during that time. Lock your door to beat interruptions. Step 3: When you make mistakes on what you are w

Get groceries delivered to your house. Save 40 minutes on shopping every week + improve your spending and eating discipline by making more planned and rational food decisions via your computer. I use Tesco delivery saver here in Ireland and it only costs 3 euro per delivery.

Use the pomodoro timer when you work or study 🍅

When entering your email for ANYTHING, add a "+websitename" before the @, so you can see who is sharing/selling your email. It would look something like "name+hulu@gmail.com"

Watching cartoons in English if one of the best things you can do, if you want to improve your listening and your pronunciation skills. 🤩 I borrow this one from my student.

Work when you're most creative. For me, it's night time!

The brain is not designed to store things, it's designed to process them. Write things down!

The 1-3-5 rule: It boils down to 3 daily goals that includes: • 1 Priority task to be done “no matter what” • 3 Doable activities you should do • 5 Low-effort, quick wins for the day

"Learning a new language? Try to find a translation of your favorite book from when you were a kid."

Eat early dinner. Brush right after. Send your body the no more food signal.

Time block focus time in your calendar to work on the things that matter without distraction.

Don’t set an alarm in the mornings. Set an alarm to go to bed at the right time. Train your body to wake up at the same time every morning naturally by sleeping at the right time. You’ll wake up refreshed instead of having an alarm interrupt your sleep.

Hide all your phone’s apps from your home screen except those that help you be productive. Move distracting apps to be less front and center—plus add one more layer between you and mindlessly scrolling a social media app. You can always add something back to Home later.

Drink water to reduce feelings of hunger!

The best productivity hack is Sleep. Can't Sleep? Do this. 1. Sun, light regulate your circadian rhythm and melatonin production. 2. Exercise 3. Eat whole natural foods 4. Cold Shower 5. Blue light app filter or glasses 6. Sauna 7. Don't drink coffee/alcohol, don't eat late

To achieve high productivity, you must carefully choose what kind you listen to. White noises are the best choice if you want to stay focused.

Control your emotions and stress just by using correct breathing techniques. Proper practicing of deep inhale and exhale, can boost your mood, lower your stress & clear your mind.

What need to be done, do it promptly without thinking. Count one, two, three and Boom! You will find it amazing to finish so many task.

Drink one glass of water in empty stomach at every day morning. It removes all your body toxins out.

Allocate time in the morning for creative activities, before going online

1st thing in the morning : go outside to take some sun. This will auto-regulate your body and mind.

Charge your phone in a different room from your bed room to force you to not use your phone at night and sleep better. But close enough to hear an alarm.

Just do it.