5 ways to be more productive
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Here’s a legit article that you should print out, copy a few hundred times, and tape up everywhere you spend time. That is, unless you like wasting time. See, this article offers five ways to get more done during your workday. The ideas are simple in principle, but challenging to implement. If you have the discipline to stick to them, you’ll reap huge rewards. Here are two of the five:
Establish office quiet hours
Early in the morning is the best time if your business allows for it. Explain to your clients and employees that you need one or two quiet hours. Enlist their support by asking them to allow you not to schedule meetings, answer calls, or reply to e-mail during that time. My experience is that colleagues often find the idea appealing and adopt the practice for themselves.
Avoid anything social for at least an hour
Start with your own work for at least 60 minutes. Do your own writing, your own planning, your own website work, your own deliverables. One hour of solid work will begin the day with pure focus. Don’t go near e-mail, the telephone, or any form of social media or social networking. Keep this time for your own work sacred.
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