Today is World Productivity Day – the day to remind you to use your energies wisely and lead a productive and fulfilling life. Here is a compilation of productivity tips from contributors, for the occasion:
Have a time slot, say, 9 to 10 AM, permanently blocked in your calendar, to develop a routine for yourself for some activity that is most important to you, such as writing, learning, etc.
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Have a single master calendar that integrates all the others so that you do not miss events although distributed across them.
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Use appointment scheduling software, such as Calendly, along with your calendar to avoid the hassle of back-and-forth emails to find a mutually convenient time slot.
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Explore and invest in a tool/methodology that suits you to manage your work. Some of the current favorites are Trello, physical Kanban boards, Notion, Omnifocus, GTD, etc.
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Procure a few books and magazines in audio form so as to cover some reading along with physical activity, such as evening walk, cleaning, cooking, gardening, etc.
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Utilize time away from the computer by drafting content, such as emails and blog posts using speech-to-text.
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Use a digital-first strategy to create any content or diagrams, rather than first making it on paper.
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Pin regularly needed applications on the Windows taskbar to save time in looking for them.
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Have only selected Apps on the home screen of your smartphone.
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Never miss bookmarking those interesting websites and articles which you know you would look for them later.
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Don’t forget to reserve a slot of off-screen activity to recharge yourself.
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