You’ve dreamt up a new project idea and you’re brainstorming. How am I going to ensure I succeed? What am I going to focus on? Who am I going to collaborate with? When will I know if I succeeded or not? Questions and possibilities flow quickly and abundantly through your […]
A busy day can leave you with a busy mind. A busy mind makes problem-solving tasks tough to do, as your thoughts tend to be cluttered and disjointed. Clearing your mind helps. People say going for a walk or getting fresh air are ways of doing this. While those are […]
You can’t focus on a task if you’re thinking about all the other things you need to do. Your full attention needs to be given to the task, and to do that you need to create an undistracted mindspace. I find I get this focus in the last few hours […]
Everything is urgent and everything is important! Well, that’s how it feels when you’re overwhelmed with work and you keep getting new work to do. Having an effective way to divide your work up can relieve some stress and allow you to get more done. Firstly, know that something is […]
A task pops into your head. It could be for work. It could be a chore. It could be admin. You should probably do it soon. Do it straightaway! Do the task in that moment that you’ve thought of it. Don’t write it in your to-do list. Don’t try think […]
It’s the middle of the day. You’ve been productive, and you’re finishing off a task. You’re just about to start a new task, but you want to take a break first. You want some water, or a snack. Don’t take your break… yet. Do 5 minutes of your next task. […]
Being able to control what gets done and when is tough. Especially when you don’t live and work in isolation. Chances are, people want to meet with you or get you to do things. But, do you need to do it now? Or can it wait? If someone is asking […]
It’s been a long week, and you’re looking at the list of things you wanted to get done this week. In the unlikely case that you got everything done, congratulations! However, even if you had a super productive week, there’s probably still a lingering task on your list. A task […]
When you want to have a productive day, the first thing you need to do that day is be productive. And I mean the first thing. Even if it’s just for the first 30 minutes, 20 minutes or even 10 minutes. You need to make productive the default. Then when […]