Work Productivity Hacks – Have the Most Efficient Day of Your Life (Every Day!)

How to Have The Best Working Day of Your Life Every Day! All. The. Things. In modern society we often feel bogged down, like we don't have time to get everything done. itit Thing is... You can fix this! Avoid Decision Fatigue Decision fatigue refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual, after a long session of decision making. (Wikipedia) Irrational Decisions Decision Fatigue Poor Choices Did You Know? Judges are known to make less favourable decisions later in the day. So... how do we beat decision fatigue and make space to do the best work of your life? Follow Your Circadian Rhythm Managers may expect their employees to be at their best at all hours of the day, but that's unrealistic. Natural circadian rhythms (our body's internal clock) mean our energy levels and alertness vary greatly throughout the day. () 18:00 10:30 2nd Peak 1st Peak Post-Lunch Dip All Day 12 Low 6am 12 noon 6pm 12 Automate Decisions From Zuckerberg to Jobs to Obama there are people that take the hassle out of day-to-day decision making by removing everyday choices, such as which clothes to wear. "I wear only gray or blue suits... I'm trying to pare down decisions. I don't want to make decisions about what I'm eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make." ZUCKERBERG OBAMA JOBS CEO, Facebook President of the USA Ex CEO, Apple Inc. Mark Zuckerberg pretty much always wears the same grey t-shirt and jeans combo. Steve Jobs wore the same turtleneck & jeans combo every single day. Go to EXTREMES LARI AD/ ORUNCH Entrepreneur Maneesh Sethi hired someone on Steve Jobs would often only eat one type of food for weeks on end - once eating so many craigslist to slap him when he strayed from carrots his skin his task. The result? apparently turned orange! Productivity reached a massive 98%! Simplify Decisions Obama uses "Decision Memos", each one has three checkboxes at the bottom. Agree Disagree Let's Discuss Productivity Hacks HATURIN Make your lunch in batches at the start of the week. Block out your time before others do! Don't use the 1 hour default meetings in calendars. Do meetings standing up. 30min nap can lead to 34% performance boost 7-8 hrs quality sleep 12 12 12 Skimp on just 1.5hrs sleep and daytime alertness drops by 32% Optimise your sleep! Batch process your Turn off phone notifications. emails. esc Listen to ambient sounds rather than Learn keyboard shortcuts. pop music. Do What Others Don't Get up early Take chances Don't complain Dream big Alway be ready to learn Do it today not tomorrow Make your own luck Do the work – don't just talk about it Use Technology! 2 Dual Monitors: This set up Upgrade Your PC: It's fairly can boost your productivity by up to 50%. No more switching between tasks obvious that a slow computer will prevent you from working efficiently. Time and documents. to buy a new one. Talk to Your Al Assistant: Use "If This Then That": Quickly and easily plan things in your calendar, set IFTTT can automate hundreds of your monthly reminders and much more tasks, including social media interaction or email filtering. using Siri or OK Google. Sources: Air-IT slideshare.net, fastcompany.com elitedaily.com, lifehack.org mentalfloss.com, wrike.com prnewswire.com, blog.surepayroll.com homeofficehero.com, hbr.org theguardian.com, timemanagementninja.com foundersgrid.com, fourhourworkweek.com Managed IT & Comms air-it.co.uk Alertness