8 Things That Make You More Productive With Your Time
2 min readNov 8, 2024
- Set a time limit — Give yourself a time limit that does not allow for any more time than you set.
- Only give yourself one choice — Do it or do not do it. Period. If you miss it you can never do it again. Any more choices that exceed the number 1 will only invite excuses and denial.
- Do, don’t think — Stop thinking about all the other things going on and just work. Whatever thought there is: ignore it and just keep on grinding. You do not have to follow every procrastination thought to action…
- Block off time — Set time aside to do one task at a time and block it off. No other tasks, no other agendas, just that one thing from start to finish. Get into the habit of finishing tasks and you will be more efficient.
- Push for more — At the end of these blocks do another 5–15 minutes extra depending on how long you have already worked. Push for just a little more each time, because it is right before you get the work done that you will push for the finish.
- No white spaces — If you do not have a calendar, get one, and if you have one, fill it out. Allow no empty spaces on it. This will force you to be productive and to get a lot of work done.
- The most important 2 hours — Imagine you only have 2 hours a week to get everything done that you need to get done, what would you do for these two hours today?
- Do something incredibly fun afterwards — Combine the work with some real fun and joy. The more you laugh and the more fun you have the better. Avoid using TV or games as a reward, instead do something that makes you smile with tears of joy.
