We increase our productivity: we work in a rush, but at intervals

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Sometimes it seems to you that you have not done anything for the whole working day. This problem is not uncommon. The number of inboxes is growing, messages are constantly popping up, and colleagues are striving to interrupt the workflow. When we work for a few minutes here, a few minutes there, we study everything superficially, without going deep into the essence of things. I want to offer you a simple strategy that will allow you to do more work while delving into the process.

First, the question is:

How do you achieve your optimal performance level?

First of all, you need to understand how the results change in the process of working on the task. When we begin to address any issue, we get a certain return. But at some point, our performance (and therefore our productivity) starts to drop because we either start to get tired mentally and are no longer able to be productive, or we need the results of someone else's work before we can continue ours.

So it all sounds in theory, but what in practice? In life, as soon as we begin to complete the assigned task, we are necessarily distracted by something. When we can't concentrate, our productivity is reduced to zero. And so it is constantly. During the whole day. What can we do - this is our life in modern conditions.

How do you stay focused on your work?

First of all, start your day by defining what you intend to do and what needs to be done by the end of the day. Planning ensures that we dot the i's. Don't start your day by picking up mail debris. Instead, stop for a minute or two and think about what is really important and necessary - what you want to do this day. Then place your list in the task manager or just write it down in a notebook.

You need to stay focused long enough to delve into the work, get creative and get a decent result. Depending on the task, it can take 15 minutes to complete, maybe 30 or even several hours. Once you've done something meaningful, stop focusing on it, switch to another task: sort your mail, make the necessary phone calls, discuss work issues with colleagues. This collaboration is where our team productivity is realized.

Then it's time to take a break: do something that inspires and energizes you to gain strength before the next stage of focusing. If your workflow is not optimized, you will not achieve significant growth in labor productivity and no significant results and achievements. Try to follow the strategy outlined above: focusing, teamwork, entertainment.

Working impulse

The approach described above allows you to manage your work time and energy more intelligently. It activates your strengths and accumulates them to achieve results.

So switch between focus, teamwork, and relaxation. In each period, try to get into a state of flow and be as active as possible. And each such work impulse should precede and stimulate a surge in productivity in the subsequent period.