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Productivity Tip
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‘The greatest threat to success is not failure,
but boredom - James Clear’
How true is this? James Clear with another truth bomb!
When we think of successes or being successful, we only think about the end goal. We picture ourselves at the finish line already, when we mightn’t have even started.
In a sense, it’s great to have a vision and know where you want to be, but I feel we never consider the failures during the process. This is something that seriously needs considered in your plan of action.
I’ve discussed before when starting something, you need to be prepared to rip your perfect plan to shreds. The same applies here.
Preparing for failures is one thing, but we never consider the boring repetitive habits needed to achieve the end goal. For me, this is by far the most difficult aspect of starting a project or task.
We see everyday the blogger who disappears, an instagramer who suddenly stops posting, or an online business that hits us with a ‘we are on hiatus’ post. Is the sole cause boredom? Should they have simply posted ‘I’m bored and can’t be bothered anymore, goodbye’?
Don’t be that person!
How do we overcome the boredom aspect?
Be prepared for repetitive mundane habits (it can’t all be exciting, if it is I want in!)
Always remember the end goal
Remind yourself that everything you do is compounding to create something great!
Productivity Tip
‘If it takes 2 minutes or less to complete a task,
do it there and then’
Maybe you’ve heard this one before, but I know for a fact we all forget to use this tip.
So here you go, another reminder!
When I do remember to use this tip it’s highly effective, especially if you deal with emails on a daily basis. Some say to batch your emails and set a time aside to deal with them. The thing is for most of us when we get a notification, we’ll glance at the email anyway.
You’re already distracted and the email is open, so if it takes 2 minutes or less to reply, just do it. If it’s going to take longer, ‘mark as unread’ and go back to it.
We all work in different ways but I find this works. If you’ve got the will power to turn off notifications and set time blocks for emails, then great! Continue.
I’ve rambled on about emails but the general takeaway is; This can be applied to any part of our daily lives. Don’t build an overwhelming number of small tasks that need completed, try to mark some off as you go.
Life hack
‘Define the end of your work day’
99% of the population is working from home! (not a fact, a rough guess based on how slow the internet speed is in my area.)
Defining the end of your work day when working from anywhere can be difficult. There are those who work in offices and carry on working at home in the evening. Those who are working from home and don’t know when to stop, and feel guilty for working at home and therefore end up overworking.
Win win for your boss, but not for YOU!
I work from home and definitely feel the guilty side of it. It’s more difficult to compare your work and know if you’re ever doing enough. I’ve since learnt to define the end of the work day and this is how:
Don’t feel guilty for logging off when your supposed to
Close laptop down, avoid the temptation and don’t keep it running
Close down any work apps on your phone (also put these in a ‘Work folder’ out of the way)
Make a list of actions for the next day. You now know you have a plan in place and can rest easy
Actions for you
Be prepared to tackle boredom
Challenge tasks head on that take 2 minutes on less
End the work day when you’re supposed to/paid to
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Keith,
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