before we begin half a million are you
kidding me there's over half a million
of you out there part of the pickuplines
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five hundred thousand now back to the
topic in question being productive we've
all been there feeling like there's just
too much to do and not feeling like you
want to do it or not knowing where to
begin and look I'm like anybody else I
love procrastinating too watching
YouTube videos and sometimes if things
feel like it's just too much I'll take a
nap but I can say with confidence that
the majority of the time I'm a very
productive person and this is not a
talent it's not a trait I was born with
it's something that I learned I learned
it from my mentors from dozens of
audiobooks from blog posts from trial
and error from putting it into practice
so that's the purpose of this video I
want to share with you some of the
things that have helped me to be more
productive in hopes that it might help
you too so let's get started
all of the items I'm going to discuss
with you today can be found in a PDF the
link to which you can find in the
description box below sometimes we learn
new things but fail to put them into
practice productivity is not just about
knowledge it's about application of that
knowledge of course you only need to
utilize those items or topics that you
think might actually help you in
achieving greater productivity use your
morning to focus on the most important
thing of them all you checking your
emails or your calendar first thing can
only drain your energy and your
feel-good vibes
before you dive into it all make sure
that you're getting in a wholesome
breakfast or doing anything else that's
important to make you feel refreshed in
the morning
this can be meditating working out
adding to your gratitudes list or
snuggling with a pet or partner whatever
it is start your day strong by focusing
on your number-one priority which is you
above all else
I owe the person I've become to two
different things my family and
audiobooks I cannot begin to tell you
how powerful audiobooks have been for me
in my life for me it's like having a
professional life coach on demand
nothing quite increases my productivity
like when I'm listening to
self-improvement books written by some
of the most influential people in the
world for the last three years I've been
using the app audible to listen to my
books so when they reached out to kindly
support and sponsor this video it should
go without saying that I was thrilled I
especially love listening to
motivational books when I'm exercising
in the morning the endorphin rush
combined with uplifting messages always
gets me so excited to get back to work
and to power through it all with vigor
and if it's a day when I don't feel like
exercising I'll just spend five or ten
minutes while I'm in bed or getting
breakfast ready listening to something
uplifting I also like listening to
audiobooks when I'm in the car or
cleaning or doing laundry it makes me
feel like I'm accomplishing even more
when I'm doing mundane tasks if you to
feel like this is something that could
help to increase your productivity or
motivation go to audible.com for it
slash pick up lines for an exclusive
30-day free trial plus you get a free
book of your choice if I can personally
recommend a book I would say big magic
by Elizabeth Gilbert's my sister
recommended it to me I am so thankful
that she did I've listened to this book
at least three times and I would not
have started pick up limes if it wasn't
for the words of encouragement I heard
every morning in this book creating a
ritual around your most productive time
can really help you to get into a flow
state so consider the environment or the
mood that you might be able to create
for me personally I can't work at a desk
that's really messier cluttered so my
ritual includes creating a clear space
putting on some instrumental calm music
and having a drink by my side this could
be something like tea or a carbonated
water with a splash of juice when these
things are combined I enter this
autopilot mode that lets me know it's
time to get things done
getting things done doesn't mean
squeezing as many items as possible into
your already jam-packed day I mean do
you really need 40 items on your to-do
list instead let's try a less is more
approach by accomplishing those things
that really matter but how do you know
which things really matter the matrix
not the movie that would be
procrastinating again using the PDF or
drawing it on a notepad or whiteboard
you're gonna create the Eisenhower
decision matrix one axis is labeled
importance the other axis is labeled
urgency now all you want to do is take
the items that are on your to-do list
and categorize them based on whether
they're high or low in their importance
or urgency so for example you might have
a chemistry test in two days it's urgent
because it's fast approaching and it's
important because you care about your
grades hopefully in the second quadrant
you might put something like responding
to emails it's something that's of high
importance to do but might not be so
urgent returning a t-shirt might be
urgent based on the stores return policy
but it might not be so important you get
the idea once you've categorized all the
items recreate your to-do list with only
a select few items that are of the
highest priority that you need to tackle
first this is something I do all the
time on my whiteboard at home it allows
me to be more effective at getting the
most crucial things done first and
that's always a very rewarding feeling
let's create a more productive way of
managing your time one suggestion that
really works for me is to knock off as
many of the challenging high-priority
items as possible before noon when
you've still got the energy then you can
save things like meetings are more
mindless busy work for later in the
afternoon or evenings when you've
started to run out of steam
I used to get distracted responding to
emails all day long and it can really
ruin your productivity so another tip is
to get into the habit of scheduling
certain times when you manage your inbox
anytime outside of that consider your
inbox out of service the same can be
said for any social media that you might
use in this way you're not getting
distracted and you can focus on
accomplishing those goals that really
matter throughout the day
now that you've scheduled when to check
your emails you want to also make sure
that your scheduling breaks breaks are
so important to productivity you need to
recharge this can be something like
going for a short walk or grabbing a
bite to eat or even a healthy snack to
replenish your glucose stores and keep
in mind that glucose is what your brain
prefers as its energy source so
something likes some fruit or crackers
with hummus should do the trick in this
way you'll come back recharged and ready
to achieve things with greater
efficiency it's not about creating items
on your to-do list and then crossing
them off it's also about recognizing the
accomplishments you've made writing them
down and making them visible if you
can't see how far you've come
or the accomplishments that you've made
then what's the reward really so nothing
has ever just crossed off my to-do list
never to be seen again if it gets
crossed off it just means that it's
added to the accomplishments list
something you can look back at with
pride and sometimes I'll even add things
to my accomplishments list that wasn't
necessarily a to-do item seeing the
accomplishments regardless of what they
might be give you more motivation to
continue to be productive at least
that's how it is for me
I've asked you this before I'm gonna ask
you it again what is your why sometimes
when we focus on the list of all the
things that need to be done it can be a
bummer so instead let's shift our focus
to some of those more feel-good feelings
so why is it that you want to be
productive for me personally I love to
get things done not because I have a
strong willpower but rather because I
have a strong why power and if you find
that work that you're doing isn't
intrinsically rewarding on its own then
perhaps you can create your own reward
of sorts this could be something like
watching your favorite TV show or
spending some time with friends once the
task is completed now let's wrap this
video up so you can start to utilize
some of the items that we've discussed
to be more productive in other words get
off of YouTube no I'm just kidding kind
of anyway thanks for watching this video
as a little reminder that PDF can also
be found in the description box just
down below and if you did find this
video helpful be sure to give it a
thumbs up
alright I'll see you guys after a few
productive days hopefully ciao
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