Work Smart Not Harder – Modern Productivity Hack for Life

By Priyam Pal

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Work Smart Not Harder – Modern Productivity

  • Productivity is a measure of Output/Resources.
  • Increasing productivity will help achieve better goals.
  • Productivity Improve your focus.
  • The level of productivity is the most.
  • Raising Productivity allows people to get more in the same amount of time.
  • Productivity help in achieving the work-life balance, which is essential for overall success & well-being.

Silent Killers for Productivity

  • Several things can be taking up too much of your time. At the office or even in Your personal life.
  • This thing can quickly be taken Away then your Productivity. Many people fail to Realise just How much even the most minor thing can have a massive impact on their productivity.
  • These activities not only delay the important project but will also leave you stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted. And be also Looked upon as a performer or a bad candidate.

#1 Fear

  • People have different kinds of Fear.
  • Managed by fear, people miss an opportunity
  • Fear limits creative thinking.
  • Fear Creates Doubts
  • Fear hides the root causes
  • Procrastination
  • Fear creates confusion and lower motivation

How to Deal with Fear – The Action Plan

  • Be aware and catch it early
  • Confront your fears
  • Ask yourself if the story that you are telling yourself is even true
  • Make a Commitment
  • It is a Cycle
  • Action Create Success and success with create confidence
  • Manage your own expectations
  • Give and Receive Feedback – Both Positive and Negative
  • Be ready to make mistakes
  • Be fair and demonstrate integrity
  • Act Fearless
  • The Trial & error mechanism is a natural way of getting things done
  • Measure your progress and correct what does not work or goes wrong
  • A little fear can keep you motivated, but an uncontrolled fear will kill your productivity
  • Seek Help

#2 Relying Too Much on Memory

  • Human Memory is Unreliable
  • Missing our important Tasks
  • Undocumented
  • Emotion Plays a Part
  • Interruptions

The Action Plan

  • Create To-do List
  • Rely on only one system

#3 Smartphone/Scrolling

  • Highly Addictive
  • Effect Psychological Health
  • Unproductive time

The Action Plan

  • Track Usages and reduce your online time
  • Turn off the phone for certain periods
  • No phone on the bed
  • Disable Notification
  • Remove apps that take time
  • Change your focus 
  • Meet friends offline
  • Go on social media sabbatical
  • Digital Detox Day – DDD

#3 Lack of Planning

  • Working without planning is an excellent way to waste your time.
  • It doesn’t mean that you don’t plan at all. It just means you’re forced to plan while you’re working.
  • Wasting time and energy unnecessary and hen doing the same work all over again
  • Missing Deadlines
  • Interruptions
  • Stress, Frustration, and lack of motivation

The Action Plan

  • Start a Habit of planning a day

Priyam Pal

I'm Priyam Pal a Performance Marketer

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