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hey psych2goers
do you get overwhelmed with how much
work you have to do
does your energy go to waste because
you're not spending enough time on the
things you need to do
do you wish that you could produce more
without suffering from burnout
well you're not alone our society pushes
a culture that promotes limited sleep
and constant work which isn't healthy in
the long term
but having a flexible routine or
schedule can have you achieving your
marks producing quality work while
minimizing burnout and creating a more
balanced life
here are 12 ways to be more productive
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number one
create a morning routine
a morning routine might sound
counterproductive because you might feel
inclined to just jump right out of bed
into action that's great but morning
routines actually help set the tone for
your day try creating one that helps you
feel grounded
focused and can channel your enthusiasm
into your work
maybe try a healthy breakfast after a
good night's sleep and a quick
meditation to start
number two
initiate before you're inspired
who doesn't love a good motivational
quote once in a while they're inspiring
and really light a fire inside of you to
go out and do that thing
but waiting to start something until
you're motivated is not going to help
you get motivated you'll be waiting for
a long time it's better to start and let
that inspire you to do more once you
start you might not want to stop because
you'll be having too much fun
number three break tasks into smaller
ones
the best way to eat an elephant is to
take one bite at a time
yeah it's um odd imagery but when you
think about the tasks you have to
complete that you don't want to do you
feel overwhelmed because it seems like
too much
it's easier to complete the task when
you break it down into small clear tasks
you may even start getting ideas on how
to do more work with less stress and
effort
number four do the most important task
first or the most boring
some tasks are more important than
others and some tasks we'd rather not do
however once this task is done you'll
feel so much better mark twain once said
eat a live frog first thing in the
morning and nothing worse will happen to
you the rest of the day
the frog is the biggest most important
task that you're most likely to
procrastinate on if you don't work on it
early
number five don't multitask
as good as you might think you are at it
try not to do it you might be successful
with low level tasks like chores but
with tasks that require more mental
engagement you'll tire yourself out
faster than focusing on one task a
stanford university study found that
multitasking is less productive than
doing a single thing at a time the study
also found that people who are regularly
bombarded with several streams of
electronic information cannot pay
attention recall information or switch
from one job to another as well as those
who complete one task at a time number
six limit distractions
anything is more interesting when you
have work to do and you prefer not to do
it random thoughts and errands pop into
your head like you remember that you
have to go do your laundry
it's normal to have distractions but you
don't need to tend to them immediately
try keeping a separate list of random
things that come to you that you think
are important and do them later
number seven
don't be let down by failure and blinded
by success
we all fail it happens all the time we
think that the road to success is
smoothly paved but failure is the price
you pay for it success is amazing but it
can ironically make you stagnant and
comfortable where you are
learn from both failures and success
what led you to missing your goal and
how can you improve next time
what have you gained from it or what
helped you achieve your goal and what
can you do next time to replicate
similar results
number eight
monitor where your time goes
from youtube to netflix to video games
and social media binges are something a
lot of us participate in
you can be preoccupied with this
activity and then suddenly it's 2 am
a better way to be more productive is to
limit these binge sessions be aware of
where your time and energy goes and how
you feel when you've participated in
these activities do you feel energized
depleted stressed
how do you want to remedy that
if you plan your time you can complete
your tasks and still have guilt-free
chill sessions
number nine take breaks and recharge
once you get going it's almost
impossible to stop your newly discovered
overachiever will want to do everything
that has ever existed but you will need
to slow down and take breaks
a great method that helps incorporate
breaks limit procrastination and improve
productivity is the pomodoro technique
a period of 25 minutes of deep focused
work is followed by a five-minute break
it's very important to actually detach
from work when you take breaks maybe do
a few stretches take a short walk or do
some breathing exercises
number 10
learn to say no
not only is this habit good for your
self-confidence and establishing
authority in your life it's also good
for your productivity you might be
tempted or forced to agree to doing
something you don't actually have the
time for when your productivity plate is
already full
don't take on something that has nothing
to do with you
saying no is a life and time saver
11.
use the 80 20 rule
the pareto principle or the 80 20 rule
states that roughly 80 of your results
and outcomes come from 20 of your
efforts and methods
basically you need to focus on twenty
percent of your to-do list that is
responsible for eighty percent of the
results you need
let's say you're learning how to play
guitar instead of learning strumming or
hammer on consider learning basic chords
and transitions
that way you get eighty percent of the
result in twenty percent of the time
and number twelve make fewer decisions
making decisions can be surprisingly
time consuming and take a lot of brain
power a way to solve this is to automate
and make things easier for you to do
without much thought
don't have enough time to cook every day
try a meal prep or a food delivery
service
don't know what to wear
look up capsule wardrobes or try keeping
your style to minimal similar clothes
artist andy warhol was almost always in
a black polo or turtleneck top you have
many decisions to make don't let
irrelevant decisions take up your
extremely valuable time
do you want to try any of these tips in
this video let us know in the comments
below how you get on as always the
references and studies used in this
video are listed in the description
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it until next time thanks for watching
and take care
you