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Ollie Chap

What habits have helped you to be more productive?

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I'm looking for a few more habits to add to my routine to help me stay productive. I currently gym and meditate every day to help keep my head clear, and read most days to expand my knowledge. I'm always interested to hear about other routines or habits :D
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Nathan Svirsky
I've started using the Pomodoro 🍅 technique to get myself into deep work mode using Pomodoro Time Another thing is committing to take an hour for lunch 🍽️ and maximising it by challenging myself to make the most of it every day. Here's an article I wrote about 'The Perfect Lunch Hour' if anyone wants some new ideas 💡 https://medium.com/@homewerk/the...
Fernando Nikolic (mindfold.co)
@homewerk @nathansvirsky Exercising around noon (or earlier) is such a life booster.
Nathan Svirsky
@homewerk @fernikolic1 Agreed! It's a great way to beat that damn afternoon lull 💤
Ollie Chap
@homewerk @nathansvirsky Cheers, I typically workout before work, but ill give it a crack during lunch this week :D
Ankur Saxena
If you sleep early and wake up at 5 am with full rest ... Then drink 3 glass warm water and then strech ... This gives your mind bigger boost ... Now visualise your goal for day or week or month or year
Ollie Chap
@ankur_saxena_iit Whats the idea behind the water being warm?
Ankur Saxena
@ollie_chapman warm water helps in digestion and removing sticky residue from stomach and intestine...results in better digestion and absorption of nutrients rest of day
Julio Medina
Check out the book Indistractable by @nireyal. Great insight on increasing productivity by being deliberate about your time and minimizing the distractions. I have a long way to go still but cutting out the BS and 'busy work' distractions is a great place to begin.
Nir Eyal
@julio_medina Thank you so much for recommending by book! Stay Indistractable
Abylay Ospan
Switching to nutritionally complete food gave me a productivity boost. Malnutrition can cut productivity by up to 20% according to the study of the International Labour Organization.
Nir Eyal
I think you'd love my book, Indistractable, @ollie_chapman Please let me know what you think of it.
Ollie Chap
@nireyal I'll check it out :D I'm just getting into the product world (both career and side projects) and have been meaning to read Hooked too.
Nir Eyal
@ollie_chapman I hope you enjoy them!
Andrew S.
I learned that being productive is about setting clear goals, effective prioritization, and cutting unnecessary things from your routine to free time/energy for more important tasks. When I started becoming better at these 3 things, I stopped using many productivity apps and only needed a simple piece of paper or a Doc/Notion sheet that worked perfectly well for me. Once you overcomplicate your processes it starts eating your energy. Keep it simple.
Ollie Chap
@andrewsorohan Good advice! I've been playing around with Notion for the last few weeks and seems like a super useful tool to keep track of everything.
Marquis Kurt
One thing that's helped me in particular is using kanban boards to organize and keep track of the tasks I need to do. GitHub comes with a solution for this built-in via Projects, and it ties in really well with issues and milestones.
Jake Crump
Laughing. There's a lot of great productivity methods and tools that help me when I'm in the middle of a task, but it's also so helpful to remember that I'm not just a robot 🤖 Taking a break in-between tasks and listening to a funny podcast, YouTube clip, or whatever helps me clear my head, boost my energy, and lighten the mood. I love what I do, and laughing reminds me of that while keeping me in a great head space throughout the day.
Pedro Marques
I am biased, buuut I can totally recommend Tangerine (https://tangerine.app/) to help you organize your routine 🙂 Disclaimer: I am one of the co-founders.
Ollie Chap
@marques_ph Cheers, I'll check it out :D
Fernando Nikolic (mindfold.co)
Writing to improve thinking has been a game-changer for me this year.
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