5 Powerful Techniques to Boost Your Daily Productivity
5 Powerful Techniques to Boost Your Daily Productivity
Time management gurus have spent years developing techniques to simplify our lives and help us accomplish more in a day. These methods are practical and highly effective. While we can’t promise you’ll get everything done (especially if your to-do list is a notebook filled with tiny handwriting), even skeptics will notice a difference. Use these strategies in a way that suits you best and watch your productivity soar.
The 90-Minute Method
Neurophysiologist Nathaniel Kleitman studied human mental activity for most of his life. He found that people don’t work uniformly like robots; instead, we work in bursts. During each burst, we maintain productivity, followed by a need for a break or a simpler task. Kleitman discovered that adults have an active period of about 90 minutes, give or take 15 minutes.
Plan your tasks around this cycle: 90 minutes of focused work followed by a short break. The duration of the break depends on the activity. A walk outside can be more refreshing than a chat with colleagues. Active breaks can help you return to work more quickly. Schedule your day with a 90-minute work session followed by a break for lunch, meditation, exercise, or a hobby. Even reading a book for 15-20 minutes can rejuvenate you.
The Big Three Method
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