What are your best productivity hacks that worked for you?
I like working (a lot of working), but sometimes I struggle with my time.
Understand that I am not able to manage/fit everything that I wanted to do in my schedule.
So I had to "re-organise" some activities and was able to learn something or make myself productive.
It includes:
Exercising right after waking up (the first round of exercising, because I train 3 times)
Reading a book afterwards (a chapter/or learning new things from a text book/ work book)
Having the things I want to complete within my sight – if I want to exercise, I have my dumbbells nearby me
Not having a phone in sight when I read or try to do work (because I would be tempted)
Using Toggl to track my activities, so I know which items I spend the most time on
Trying to learn things from the easiest to the most difficult
What are your special tricks for productivity?
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Great list, Nika. My biggest productivity hack lately has been removing "Decision Friction."
I’m building a tool for founders (RoastMyLanding), and I realized that having a "credit system" was actually a productivity killer for my users. They’d spend 20 minutes deciding if a page was "ready enough" to use a credit on, instead of just shipping the work.
I nuked the credits entirely. Now it’s Unlimited for $19.
My hack: If a process (like auditing your own design) makes you overthink, change the system so you don't have to think at all. Your email is the key, you just enter it and go.
Are you still using Toggl to track the 'thinking' time, or just the 'doing' time?
minimalist phone: creating folders
@ayeshabuilds I use Toggl for anything related to work – whether thinking or doing, because it is my time ;)
Cold shower in the morning even 30 seconds - I know no one would want to try it but it really does help,
Make your bed - atomic habits if ykyk,
I use a habit tracking app on my phone which encourages me to do more as I don't like breaking a long streak,
I write down one task I want to do without fail the next day on a post it note, pay a parking fine or anything really and I have to do it no matter what,
Working out definitely helps
Great thread!
minimalist phone: creating folders
@minhajulll what is the benefit of a cold shower? I think it would cause some kind of shock to me :D
For me, it’s protecting a few uninterrupted hours. Once the day gets too fragmented, productivity drops fast.
Flavored Resume
I keep it old school, I'm a paper and pencil fan. I write down a list of tasks I'd like to accomplish for the week. It gets the noise out of my head and clearly organized in front of me. I try to keep to the list and not just keep adding more unless it's an unexpected urgency or I can cancel some items.
When it comes to eating, do it away from your work. Food tastes better (I'm convinced) and it gives your brain time to rest and collect.
I write down "I want" and "I need" in a notebook. I cross out things that clearly won't fit in the next few months, because I'll be sleeping less. Then I enter the time I'll spend doing everything into a Google calendar. Just be honest, no lying about being able to do everything in three hours