As busy people, days can often fly by and you think to yourself, “I’ve been SO busy, but I swear I haven’t got anything done!”. I find myself getting all of the small tasks done (repetitively), but my important, game-changing projects remain on my to-do list like hovering sharks. I did some research on being (and feeling) productive today. Here’s what I found:
A feeling of productivity and accomplishment allows our minds to work more smoothly, positively and creatively.
Therefore, if you FEEL that you have accomplished something, it frees up space in your mind and allows you to accomplish more. I watched a video from the guys as Basic Bananas Marketing today and they have some hot tips that I would like to share with you:
- Touch things once – these are the small things in your day, such as emails, bookings, phone calls, quick tidy-ups, etc. If you can deal with something in less than five minutes, deal with it immediately and resolve the issue. This avoids clutter ending up on your to-do list. BEWARE: do not go SEARCHING for these small things, or you could fill up your day very easily with them!
- Mentally congratulate yourself when you accomplish something – this creates a pattern in your thinking that reinforces your goal-attaining ability and you get ‘on a roll’ by constantly experiencing victories or ‘wins’. If you don’t congratulate yourself, you may feel down and unappreciated.
- Do the hardest task first! Get it done and get it off list and shoulders – more productive and creative. Otherwise,we tend to procrastinate and it grows bigger in our mental space (proportionately). By getting the hardest thing out of the way, you impress yourself, use your best energy to get this task done properly and set yourself up to achieve the ‘easier’ tasks as you ride the happiness wave for the rest of the day.
I hope this helps with your day’s productivity!
LLUMI Australia 